TABLE 1. Participant demographics and produce safety training experience (n = 819a) Characteristic Gender Female Male Other Age (yr) ≥ 66 56-65 41-55 26-40 15-25 Race or ethnicity White Hispanic, Latino Asian, Pacific Islander Black, African American Native American, American Indian Other or multiple answers Education No schooling completed Completed 8th grade High school graduate, GED Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctoral degree Other professional degree Occupation Extension educator Consultant Government employee Produce industry Farm owner, operator Other Produce safety training experience (yr) 0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 > 20 None, but other food safety training experience a Every participant did not respond to every question. 442 Food Protection Trends November/December % (no.) of participants 47 (381) 47 (389) 0.1 (1) 3 (22) 18 (148) 32 (263) 36 (302) 5 (43) 63 (517) 14 (114) 6 (52) 5 (42) 2 (19) 3 (28) 0.1 (1) 0.4 (3) 6 (50) 4 (36) 31 (252) 33 (270) 19 (159) 2 (15) 38 (312) 13 (108) 12 (98) 11 (91) 7 (56) 14 (118) 55 (423) 19 (141) 9 (65) 4 (29) 3 (23) 11 (83)