Survey of Quality Attributes of Beef from Farmers Market Vendors

Table 1

Demographic attributes of consumers that participated in the sensory panels.

Item	n	%
Gender
Male	38	47.50
Female	41	51.25
Age, yr
<20	10	12.50
21 to 25	19	23.75
26 to 35	20	25.00
36 to 45	8	10.00
46 to 55	8	10.00
56 to 65	8	10.00
≥66	7	8.75
Working status
Not employed	9	11.25
Full-time	28	35.00
Part-time	11	13.75
Student	39	48.75
Income, US$
<25,000	28	35.00
25,000 to 49,999	13	16.25
50,000 to 74,999	13	16.25
75,000 to 99,000	8	10.00
≥100,000	18	22.50
Food allergy
No	77	96.25
Yes	3	3.75
Employed by a food manufacturer
No	78	97.50
Yes	2	2.50
Ethnicity
Caucasian	64	79.01
Hispanic	8	9.88
Asian or Pacific	2	2.47
Black	4	4.94
American Indian	2	2.47
Other	1	1.23
Consume meat
No	0	0
Yes	80	100

n = number of responses.