Table 6 Responses to questions regarding the impact of the first 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 suppliers of systems and services for cultivated meat production (first stage), answer:”

Location

Mean

Median

95% confidence interval for mean

Kruskal–Wallis test (Bonferroni post-hoc test)

Lower

Upper

Sig.

Q07—Cultivated meat activities may promote the creation of new jobs in the country.

Brazil

4.77a

5

4.58

4.96

0.002 (Brazil-Europe: 0.001)

Europe

4.21b

4

3.96

4.46

United States

4.42ab

5

4.13

4.72

Overall

4.43

5

4.28

4.58

Q08—To generate opportunities in the cultivated meat chain, we will have to invest more in training and developing people

Brazil

4.91a

5

4.82

5.01

0.000 (Brazil-Europe: 0.000)

Europe

4.36b

4

4.14

4.58

United States

4.60ab

5

4.37

4.83

Overall

4.59

5

4.46

4.71

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