Table 12 Results regarding the impact of the third stage of the cultivated meat value chain on jobs and qualifications in Brazil (N = 35), Europe (N = 56) and the United States (N = 45) using Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), from August to October, 2021.

From: The expected impact of cultivated and plant-based meats on jobs: the views of experts from Brazil, the United States and Europe

Question: “Regarding the cultivated meat further processing/distribution/marketing stage (third stage), answer:”

Location

Mean

Median

95% confidence interval for mean

Kruskal–Wallis test (Bonferroni post-hoc test)

Lower

Upper

Sig.

Q15—Overall, this cultivated meat value chain is likely to create new job opportunities

Brazil

4.55a

5

4.26

4.83

0.003 (Europe-United States: 0.022; Europe-Brazil: 0.008)

Europe

3.96b

4

3.66

4.26

United States

4.49a

5

4.24

4.73

Overall

4.29

5

4.12

4.46

  1. Different superscript letters (a and b) indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05) between locations.