Research Article

Emergence of New Segments of Swiss Wine Consumers: A Comparison with a Segmentation Study from 2011

Table 5

Mean scores of the clustering variables and contrast analysis results by clusters.

Traditional (11.9%) n = 61Lowbrow (16.0%) n = 82Price-conscious (20.3%) n = 104Involved (21.9%) n = 112Local (15.2%) n = 78Relaxation-seeking (9.4%) n = 48Image-oriented (5.3%) n = 27

Involvement3.81D1.89D3.164.62D2.41D3.603.62D
Intrinsic characteristics4.23D2.13D3.54D4.56D3.69D4.00D3.76
Third-party expertise3.82D2.05D3.54D3.002.25D3.163.15
Bargain3.70D1.99D3.66D2.48D2.833.29D3.04
Sensory experience4.55D2.50D4.19D4.55D3.19D4.054.32
Image1.47D1.14D1.26D1.31D1.11D1.25D2.81D
Heritage3.68D1.60D1.79D2.62D1.84D2.00D3.03D
Introspection2.86D1.65D2.04D1.98D1.63D3.69D2.73

Notes.  < 0.001; bold = the highest score for the variable; italic = the lowest score for the variable; mean scores on a six-point Likert scale, 1 = “do not agree at all” to 6 = “agree completely”; Dindicates the distinctiveness of the cluster against all others for the selected scale.