Consolidated Survey Results and Interpretation

Q1. Do you have related experiences in using the vending machine?

Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

Yes 276 73.8%

No 98 26.2%

Total 374 100%

The table shows that out of 374 respondents, only 276, or 73.8%
have experienced using a vending machine. The remaining 98 or 13% of the
respondents have not experienced using a vending machine.

Q2. Would you want to use vending machine?

Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

Yes 358 95.72%

No 16 4.28%

Total 374 100%

The table shows the responses of our respondents, 95.72% would

want to use vending machine. While the remaining 4.28% of the respondents
would not want to use vending machine.

Q3. What will attract you to the vending machine (Please check only one
answer).

Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

Design of the Vending 11 2.94%

Machine

Feature of the Vending 110 29.41%

 Machine

Products Available 253 67.65%

Total 374 100%

The table shows the responses of our respondents about what are the
things that will attract you to the vending machine. The most popular response
was “products available,” with 67.65% of the respondents. “Feature of the
Vending Machine” was the subsequent most popular response, with 29.41%
of the respondents, while 2.94% chose the “Design of the Vending Machine.”

Q4. What is the most important when deciding which food and beverages to
provide in vending machines? (Please check as many as apply).

Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

Cost of food and 302 35.32%

beverages

Availability of healthier 130 15.20%

options

Consumer preferences 59 6.90%

Taste of food and 244 28.54%

beverages

Nutritional value 120 14.04

Total 855 100%

The survey result showed the most important when deciding which
food and beverages to provide in vending machine. The cost of food and
beverages is the most preferred, at 35.32%. Next is the taste of food and
beverages, at 28.54%. Then the availability of healthier options which is
15.20%. Followed by the Nutritional Value with 14.04%. And the least is the
consumer preferences with 6.90%.

Q5. If vending machine were available at the school, what kind of drinks
would you prefer to buy? (Check as many as apply).

Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

Energy Drinks 110 8.08%

Sports Drink 98 7.20%

Unsweetened tea 52 3.83%

Diet Drinks (with artificial 73 5.36%

sweeteners)

Fruit Drinks 260 19.10%

Regular soda 181 13.30%

Sweetened tea 88 6.47%

Coffee drinks 260 19.10%

Bottled Water 239 17.56%

None - I wouldn't use it 0 0%

Total 1,361 100%

The table shows that both Fruit and Coffee drinks are the most
preferred drinks with 19.10% response. Bottled Water comes second with
17.56%, followed by Regular Soda with 13.30%, next is the Energy Drink with
8.08%, next is the Sports Drink 7.20%, then the sweetened tea with 6.47%,
Diet Drinks (with artificial sweeteners) follows with 5.36%. And the least is the
unsweetened tea with 3.83%.

Q6. Refer to question 5, how often do you think you would consume it?
 Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

Less than once per 52 13.90%

week

1 or 2 days per week 134 35.83%

3 - 4 days per week 93 24.87%

Everyday 72 19.25%

2 times per day 10 2.67%

3 or more times per day 13 3.48%

Never 0 0%

Total 374 100%

The table shows the frequency with which how often the respondents
would consume the item they purchased on vending machine. 13.90% of
respondents said they would consume it less than once per week, 35.83%
said 1 or 2 days per week, 24.87% said 3-4 days per week, 19.25% said
every day, 2.67% 2 times per day, 3.48% said 3 or more times per day, and
lastly 0% of the respondents said never.

Q7. For snacks, what kind of products would you prefer to buy? (Please
check only 2 answers).

Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

Salty Snacks: Popcorn, 223 29.81%

chips, chex mix, cheese
nibs, pretzels, peanut
butter or cheese
crackers

Sweet Pastry Snacks: 210 28.08%

Doughnuts, Pop-Tarts,
breakfast pastries,
regular cookies,
brownies, pies and
cakes

Low Fat Snacks: Chips, 169 22.59%

tortilla chips, puffs, corn
chips, cookies,
 brownies, pies and
cakes

Candies: Jellie Bellies, 68 9.09%

gummies, Life savers,
chocolate candy and
bars

Granola: Regular 67 8.96%

granola and granola
bars

None - I wouldn't use it 11 1.47%

Total 748 100%

Based on the survey results, most people would prefer to buy salty
snacks with 29.81% of the response, and it was followed by the Sweet Pastry
Snacks with 28.08% of the response, next is the Low-Fat Snacks with 22.59%
of the response, then Candies with 9.09% of the response, Granola got 8.96%
of the response, and 1.47% respond none.

Q8. Refer to question 7, how often do you think you would consume it?

Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

Less than once per 52 13.90%

week

1 or 2 days per week 171 45.72%

3 - 4 days per week 73 19.52%

Everyday 47 12.57%

2 times per day 14 3.74%

3 or more times per day 6 1.61%

Never 11 2.94%

Total 374 100%

The table shows the frequency with which how often the respondents
would consume the item they purchased on vending machine. 13.90% of
respondents said they would consume it less than once per week, 45.72%
said 1 or 2 days per week, 19.52% said 3-4 days per week, 12.57% said
every day, 3.74% 2 times per day, 1.61% said 3 or more times per day, and
lastly 2.94% of the respondents said never.

Q9. How much are you willing to spend on each item from vending machine?

Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

15-40 Pesos 193 51.61%

20-55 Pesos 109 29.14%

30-65 Pesos 72 19.25%

Total 374 100%

The respondents in this study were asked on how much would they
willing to spend on items from vending machine. The result showed that
51.61% of the respondents would spend 15-40 pesos, 29.14% would spend
20-55 pesos, and lastly 19.25% of the respondents would spend 30-65 pesos
on item from vending machine.

Q10. If we will open vending machine in the area, will you avail our services?

Possible Answer Respondents Percentage

Yes 367 98.13%

No 7 1.87%

Total 374 100%

Based on the table, 98.13% of them answered “yes” to the question

which means that most respondents would avail our services. On the other
hand, 1.87% of the respondents will not.