Table 3 Results of logistic regression model of the willingness to adopt mealworm as poultry feed (N = 107)
Variable | B | SE | Wald | Sig | EXP (B) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | − 0.563 | 0.715 | 0.620 | 0.431 | 0.570 |
Age | − 0.592 | 0.288 | 4.228 | 0.040* | 0.553 |
Education | 1.568 | 0.506 | 9.602 | 0.002** | 4.798 |
Annual net income | 0.397 | 0.371 | 1.145 | 0.285 | 1.488 |
Flock size | 0.105 | 0.398 | 0.070 | 0.791 | 1.111 |
Starter feeds | 3.288 | 1.707 | 3.711 | 0.054 | 26.799 |
Grower feeds | 0.786 | 0.868 | 0.819 | 0.366 | 2.194 |
Finisher feeds | 1.509 | 0.723 | 4.352 | 0.037* | 4.521 |
Mixed corn feeds | 2.518 | 0.884 | 8.114 | 0.004** | 12.409 |
Knowledge about mealworms | − 0.707 | 0.876 | 0.651 | 0.420 | 0.493 |
Willing to eat insect-fed chicken | 0.743 | 0.443 | 2.815 | 0.093 | 0.493 |
Access to extension and advisory services | − 0.414 | 0.351 | 1.394 | 0.238 | 0.661 |
Distance to feed store | 0.195 | 0.350 | 0.312 | 0.577 | 1.215 |
Annual feed costs | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.734 | 0.392 | 1.000 |
Constant | − 5.028 | 2.747 | 3.351 | 0.067 | 0.007 |