Table 9 Responses to questions regarding the impact of the second stage of 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 growing factories (second stage), please evaluate each statement:”

Location

Mean

Median

95% confidence interval for mean

Kruskal–Wallis test (Bonferroni post-hoc test)

Lower

Upper

Sig.

Q11—The cultivated meat chain is likely to create new jobs in the country, related to their activities

Brazil

4.69a

5

4.50

4.87

0.011 (Brazil-Europe: 0.019)

Europe

4.20b

4

3.93

4.46

United States

4.50ab

5

4.21

4.79

Overall

4.43

5

4.28

4.58

Q12—To generate opportunities at this stage of the cultivated meat chain, there is a need to improve investments in training and developing people

Brazil

4.89a

5

4.77

5.00

0.000 (Brazil-Europe: 0.000)

Europe

4.31b

4

4.07

4.56

United States

4.60ab

5

4.35

4.84

Overall

4.56

5

4.43

4.70

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