CONSUMER PREFERENCES IN PURCHASE OF MEAT 
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Table 28. — Replies to the question: Why did you stop buying from your last meat 
dealer? 
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go 
American white: ! 
414 
64.7 
10.6 
7.9 
4.7 
9.9 
3.4 
8.8 
8.4 
10.0 
6.5 
6.7 
7.2 
5.9 
4.8 
5.2 
8.6 
4.0 
3.2 
4.5 
3.6 
9.7 
2.0 
2.4 
3.4 
3.5 
2.7 
.7 
1.1 
.8 
0.7 
1.0 
0.7 
.7 
.2 
.3 
0.7 
Middle class _ 
Well-to-do class 
420 | 61.9 
444 62. 6 
372 54.8 
.2 
.2 
.3 
Total American white 
1,650 61.2 
8.2 
7.6 
6.6 
5.8 
5.1 
2.8 
1.3 
.6 
.5 
.3 
Colored: 2 
128 
105 
70 
11 
36 
112 
101 
74 
44 
30 
69 
62.5 
43.8 
58.6 
72.7 
72.2 
68.8 
59.4 
52.7 
63.6 
63.4 
49.3 
8.6 
16.2 
2.9 
8.6 
14.3 
7.1 
5.5 
11.4 
4.3 
18.2 
2.8 
7.1 
3.0 
8.1 
~~3.T 
10.1 
12.5 
4.7 
5.7 
20.6 
1.5 
1.0 
.8 
7.6 
5.6 
2.7 
2.0 
1.0 
1.4 
Foreign: 
French ... 
5.5 
5.3 
3.9 
2.7 
~io.~6~ 
11.6 
8.3 
4.5 
10.9 
5.4 
.8.2 
~~7.T 
2.8 
5.3 
8.9 
21.6 
11.4 
2.8 
4.5 
10.9 
6.8 
4.5 
"IT 
1.0 
2.7 
2.3 
3.3 
4.4 
Jewish 4 __ 
i 
Polish 5 ._ 
20.0 
8.7 

2.9 
4.4 

1.4 
i Replies from 12 cities: Birmingham, Denver, Fargo, Grand Forks, Lincoln, Minneapolis, New Orleans, 
Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Pitttsburg, San Francisco, and Washington. 
2 Replies from Birmingham, New Orleans, and Washington. 
3 Replies from Denver, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 
4 Replies from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. 
5 Replies from Grand Forks and Minneapolis. 
Table 29. — Replies to the question: Where have you seen fresh meat advertised by 
local stores? 
Total 
number 
of 
replies 
Percentage replying— 
Group 
Posters 
in 
shops 
News- 
papers 
Hand- 
bills and 
circulars 
Street- 
car 
posters 
Motion- 
picture 
shows 
American white: l 
247 
310 
315 
271 
72.9 
75.8 
72.1 
71.2 
20.6 
12.9 
21.3 
26.2 
6.5 
10.0 
6.0 
1.5 
1.3 
.6 
.4 
Wealthy class 
0.7 
Total American white -- 
1,143 
73.1 
20.0 
6.1 
.6 
.2 
Colored: 2 
Poor Class 
74 
102 
23 
22 
34 
31 
22 
82 
44.6 
52.0 
95.6 
86.4 
61.8 
12.9 
68.2 
81.7 
12.2 
17.6 
4.4 
41.9 
29.4 
1.3 
1.0 
Foreign: 
Finnish _. 
French . 
4.5 
5.9 
3.2 
22.7 
7.3 
4.5 
4.6 
32.3 
83.9 
4.6 
11.0 
4.5 
Scandinavian .- 
1 Replies from 10 cities: Birmi ngham, Denver, Fargo, Grand Forks, Lincoln, Minneapolis, New Orleans, 
Oklahoma City, San Francisco, and Washington. 
2 Replies from Birmingham, New Orleans, and Washington. 
3 Replies from Minneapolis and San Francisco. 
4 Replies from Denver and San Francisco. 
