The Causal Model of Public Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food: An Invariance Analysis
Table 4
Descriptive statistics of the sample.
Characteristic
Classification
Number
Sample (%)
Population (%)∗
test ( value)
Gender
Male
483
44.3
51.2
0.982 (0.322)
Female
608
55.7
48.8
Age
15–29 years and below
523
47.9
42.9
0.902 (0.637)
30–50 years
447
41.0
42.3
51 years and above
121
11.1
14.8
Type of living area
Rural inhabitant
585
53.6
55.9
0.081 (0.776)
Urban inhabitant
506
46.4
44.1
Education background
Primary education
183
16.8
27.7
4.744 (0.192)
Junior high school
427
39.1
40.6
High school (including technical secondary school)
254
23.3
17.5
College degree and above (including junior college)
227
20.8
14.2
Monthly income (Chinese yuan)
<3000
843
77.3%
Not available
3001–5000
204
18.7%
Not available
>5001
44
4.0%
Not available
Knowledge
1-4 (LK)
241
22.1%
Not available
5–6
421
38.6%
7-8 (HK)
429
39.3%
Note. LK = low knowledge level group; HK = high knowledge level group. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the People’s Republic of China, 2016, 2015 national 1% population sampling survey main data bulletin, http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/zxfb/201604/t20160420_1346151.html.
