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Table 2 The study participants’ characteristics

From: Strategies to improve the quality of wheat- flour- bread chain in Iran: the perspective of different stakeholders

Participants’ characteristics of individual interviews

 

Stakeholders in the wheat and flour production & supply field

(n = 8)

Stakeholders in the standardization & quality control of wheat- flour- bread chain

(n = 3)

Stakeholders in the breadmaking & supply field

(n = 23)

Age (year) *

45.4 (11.2)

47.0 (7.6)

47.8 (9.7)

Sex**

 Women

   

3 (37.5)

2 (66.6)

-

 Men

5 (62.5)

1 (33.4)

23 (100.0)

Education**

   

 Under diploma

-

-

16 (69.6)

 Diploma

-

-

7 (30.4)

 University

8 (100.0)

3 (100.0)

-

Work experience*

16.3 (9.2)

20.0 (5.6)

29.0 (13.8)

Participants’ characteristics of focus group interviews

 

Housewives

(n = 40)

Employed women (n = 23)

Men

(n = 20)

N (%)

N (%)

 N (%)

Age (year)

   

 25–34

11 (27.5)

7 (30.4)

1 (5.0)

 35–44

15 (37.5)

8 (34.8)

10 (50.0)

 45–54

6 (15.0)

4 (17.4)

1 (5.0)

 55+

8 (20.0)

4 (17.4)

8 (40.0)

Education

 Under diploma

   

16 (40.0)

-

-

 Diploma

8 (20.0)

-

-

 University

16 (40.0)

23 (100.0)

20 (100.0)

Marital status

   

 Married

32 (80.0)

19 (82.6)

15 (75.0)

 Unmarried

8 (20.0)

4 (17.4)

5 (25.0)

Responsible for buying bread in the household

   

 Yes, always

24 (60.0)

6 (26.1)

13 (65.0)

 Yes, sometimes

12 (30.0)

14 (60.9)

4 (20.0)

 No

4 (10.0)

3 (13.0)

3 (15.0)

  1. * Mean (SD), ** N (%)