Table 8 Percentage distribution of the demographic variables of the participants as associated with their likeliness towards dining in a menu labeled restaurant (2020)
From: Menu labeling implementation in dine-in restaurants: the Public’s knowledge, attitude and practices
More Likely | Less Likely | Neither | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, Y | |||
18–24 | 507 (42.5%) | 315 (26.4%) | 370 (31.0%) |
25–39 | 308 (54.0%) | 120 (21.1%) | 142 (24.9%) |
40+ | 137 (57.1%) | 47 (19.6%) | 56 (23.3%) |
P-Value | 0.000 | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 395 (45.5%) | 213 (24.5%) | 260 (30.0%) |
Female | 564 (49.3%) | 271 (23.7%) | 310 (27.1%) |
P-Value | 0.217 | ||
Nationality | |||
Emirati | 205 (48.6%) | 100 (23.7%) | 117 (27.7%) |
Non Emirati Arab | 596 (48.2%) | 304 (24.6%) | 336 (27.2%) |
Non Arab | 145 (43.8%) | 72 (21.8%) | 114 (34.4%) |
P-Value | 0.135 | ||
City of Residence | |||
Abu Dhabi | 112 (42.7%) | 84 (32.1%) | 66 (25.2%) |
Dubai | 238 (49.1%) | 95 (19.6%) | 152 (31.3%) |
Sharjah | 496 (48.0%) | 241 (23.3%) | 297 (28.7%) |
Other Cities | 107 (49.8%) | 52 (26.5%) | 51 (23.7%) |
P-Value | 0.007 | ||
Education | |||
High school or less | 205 (43.0%) | 116 (24.3%) | 156 (26.7%) |
More than High school | 750 (49.3%) | 365 (24.0%) | 407 (28.2%) |
P-Value | 0.022 | ||