Consumers' Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants: A Case Study of Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Table 4

Frequency of purchase, eating, and harvest edible wild plants.

Frequency	Group I		Group II		Group III
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Frequency of purchase
>3 times/week	8	10.5%	3	2.8%	1	4.2%
1–3 times/week	21	27.6%	21	19.4%	5	20.8%
Several times in a year	22	28.9%	44	40.7%	12	50.0%
Never	25	32.9%	40	37.0%	6	25.0%
No response	0		0		0
Total	76	108.0%	108	24.0%	24
Frequency of eating
>3 times/week	28	36.8%	11	10.2%	4	16.7%
1–3 times/week	31	40.8%	34	31.5%	6	25.0%
Several times in a year	16	21.1%	59	54.6%	13	54.2%
Never	1	1.3%	4	3.7%	1	4.2%
No response	0		0		0
Frequency of harvest
>3 times/week	15	19.7%	4	3.7%	0	0.0%
1–3 times/week	21	27.6%	10	9.3%	2	8.3%
Several times in a year	26	34.2%	35	32.4%	7	29.2%
Never	13	17.1%	59	54.6%	15	62.5%
No response	1	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Total	76	108.0%	108	24.0%	24	100.0%