Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the respondents.

From: A study of the purchase intention of alternative foods

Sample

Category

Number

Percentage

Gender

Male

414

51.8

Female

385

48.2

Grade

Freshman

290

36.3

Sophomore

209

26.2

Junior

92

11.5

Senior

128

16.0

Graduated

80

10.0

Major

Natural sciences

88

11.0

Technology and engineering

95

11.9

Medicinal and health sciences

44

5.5

Agri-Science

25

3.1

Social sciences

145

18.1

Humanity

104

13.0

Physical

298

37.3

Hometown

The East Regions

233

29.2

The Central Regions

105

13.1

The West Regions

407

50.9

The North-east Regions

49

6.1

Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan regions

5

6