Research Article
Food Integrity and Food Technology Concerns in Canada: Evidence from Two Public Surveys
Table 6
Marginal effects for concerns about food integrity, GM, and nanotechnology.
| | | 2016 | 2017 | | | GM concern | Nanotechnology concern | GM concern | Nanotechnology concern |
| | Food integrity concern | 0.15
(17.4) | 0.10
(11.8) | 0.17
(18.1) | 0.11
(12.4) | | Sociodemographic variables | | | | | | French | 0.04
(2.26) | −0.001
(−0.09) | 0.01
(0.82) | 0.001
(0.06) | | Age | 0.001
(2.08) | 0.001
(2.74) | −0.0002
(−0.40) | 0.0004
(1.58) | | Male | −0.01
(−0.96) | −0.02
(−1.65) | −0.02
(−1.52) | −0.01
(−1.56) | | Presence of children < 18 years | 0.06
(3.45) | 0.02
(1.38) | 0.01
(0.48) | −0.01
(−0.98) | | Education | −0.01
(−1.68) | −0.002
(−0.59) | −0.01
(−2.53) | −0.004
(−1.70) | | City | 0.03
(2.44) | 0.01
(0.55) | −0.02
(−1.14) | 0.01
(1.62) | | Church | 0.01
(2.34) | 0.005
(1.44) | 0.01
(2.77) | 0.01
(2.36) | | Farm | −0.02
(−1.27) | 0.005
(0.30) | −0.004
(−0.25) | −0.01
(−0.56) | | Income | −0.0002
(−0.83) | −0.0001
(−0.89) | −0.00001
(−0.07) | 0.0001
(0.60) | | Regular shopper | −0.01
(−0.94) | −0.001
(−0.24) | 0.002
(0.30) | −0.003
(−0.59) | | Knowledge | | | | | | Knowledge of science and technology | −0.01
(−2.74) | −0.003
(−1.10) | −0.01
(−2.89) | −0.01
(−2.30) | | Knowledge of environmental problems | −0.005
(−1.37) | −0.004
(−1.53) | −0.004
(−1.15) | 0.002
(0.95) | | Science benefit attitude | −0.01
(−4.33) | −0.01
(−3.74) | −0.02
(6.65) | −0.01
(−5.66) | | Trust | | | | | | Generalized trust in people | −0.03
(−2.39) | −0.03
(−2.78) | −0.003
(−0.27) | −0.01
(−0.86) | | Trust in government | −0.03
(−3.52) | −0.02
(−3.19) | −0.03
(−4.14) | −0.01
(−1.84) | | Trust in industry | 0.01
(0.91) | 0.03
(3.72) | 0.02
(1.55) | 0.01
(0.65) | | Trust in research organizations/universities | −0.04
(−4.37) | −0.03
(4.22) | −0.02
(−2.68) | −0.03
(−4.13) | | Trust in advocacy groups | 0.04
(4.22) | 0.02
(3.53) | 0.03
(2.87) | 0.02
(2.81) | | Environmental concerns | | | | | | NHIP | 0.003
(1.33) | 0.001
(1.02) | −0.001
(−0.73) | 0.001
(0.59) | | Myth of nature 1 | −0.02
(−0.97) | −0.02
(−0.96) | 0.05
(2.47) | 0.002
(0.12) | | Myth of nature 2 | −0.02
(−1.02) | −0.01
(−0.51) | 0.04
(1.83) | 0.01
(0.55) | | Myth of nature 3 | 0.01
(0.15) | −0.002
(−0.07) | −0.001
(−0.03) | −0.02
(−0.74) | | Health engagement | 0.003
(2.30) | 0.004
(3.92) | 0.004
(3.28) | 0.002
(1.68) |
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significant difference at the 1%, 5%, and 10% level. The marginal effects reported are for the “very high risk” category. |
