Survey of Quality Attributes of Beef from Farmers Market Vendors

Table 2

Consumer panelists’ consumption patterns.

Item	n	%
Meat types consumed
Chicken	80	100.00
Pork	76	95.00
Beef	80	100.00
Fish	74	92.50
Overall beef consumption
Daily	11	13.75
5 or more times per wk	23	28.75
3 or more times per wk	29	36.25
1 time per wk	17	21.25
1 time every 2 wks	0	0
Less than once every 2 wks	0	0
At home beef consumption
0 times per wk	3	3.75
1 time per wk	20	25.00
2 times per wk	21	26.25
3 times per wk	17	21.25
4 times per wk	6	7.50
5 or more times per wk	11	13.75
In restaurant beef consumption
0 times per wk	1	1.25
1 time per wk	35	43.75
2 times per wk	18	22.50
3 times per wk	16	20.00
4 times per wk	5	6.25
5 or more times per wk	3	3.75
Degree of doneness
Rare	1	1.22
Medium rare	34	41.46
Medium	25	30.49
Medium well	19	23.17
Well done	3	3.66
Purchase tendencies
Grass-fed	10	12.50
Traditional	69	86.25
Aged	8	10.00
Organic	8	10.00

n = number of responses.