Table 2 Basic demographics of respondents.

From: Basis for fulfilling responsibilities, behavior, and professionalism of government agencies and effectiveness in public–public collaboration for food safety risk management

Item

Description

Frequency

Proportion (%)

Gender

Male

551

45.84

Female

651

54.16

Job title

Staff member

885

73.63

Section chief

302

25.12

Division chief

15

1.25

Education

High school (including vocational high school) or lower

100

8.32

Junior college

246

20.47

Bachelor’s degree

781

64.97

Master’s degree or higher

75

6.24

Age

18–30 years

257

21.38

31–39 years

429

35.69

40–49 years

325

27.04

50–54 years

121

10.07

55–60 years

70

5.82

Years of working experience

5 years or less

251

20.88

6–10 years

264

21.96

11–19 years

268

22.30

20–29 years

264

21.96

30 years or more

155

12.90

Agency type

Market regulation

502

41.76

Agriculture and rural affairs (including forestry and grassland)

44

3.66

Health

73

6.07

Customs

19

1.58

Public security

33

2.75

Procuratorate

21

1.75

Court

22

1.83

Education, science and technology, and industry and information technology

209

17.39

Food and strategic reserves

29

2.41

Civil affairs

31

2.58

Judiciary

28

2.33

People’s congress

24

2.00

Others

167

13.89