From: Risk perception associated with an emerging agri-food risk in Europe: plant viruses in agriculture
Belgium | UK | Slovenia | Spain | Total | |||||
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Gender | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | |
Perceptions of risk and benefit associated with plant viruses | |||||||||
Risk and benefit perception | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 42 |
Risk perception | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
Negative affect associated with the term virus | |||||||||
Negative perceptions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Self-reported knowledge about plant viruses | |||||||||
No knowledge | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 35 |
Very knowledgeable | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
Limited knowledge | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Perceived responsibility for control of plant viruses | |||||||||
Farmers | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 61 |
Government | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 43 |
Stakeholders perceived to be the most and the least affected by plant viruses | |||||||||
Farmers, the most affected | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 66 |
National Government, the least affected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Participant interest in risk–benefit information about plant viruses | |||||||||
Yes | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 71 |
No | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |