The objective of the study is to analyze if there is a relationship between health and environmental sustainability concerns in food choices. We used data of 300 Italian consumers collected through a vis-à-vis survey. We performed cross-tabulations and chi-square tests for a selected set of variables measuring both types of concerns, segmenting the sample by age, gender and education. Our results suggest that the association between health and environmental concerns is often statistically significant, though we observe a high variable specificity of the associations. Socio-demographic conditions seem to play a role in determining the association between the two concerns, with middle-aged and/or highly-educated respondents showing a stronger association between health and environmental concerns.
Can health and environmental concerns meet in food choices? / A. Cavaliere, E. C. Ricci, M. Solesin, A. Banterle. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - 6:12(2014 Dec 19), pp. 9494-9509. [10.3390/su6129494]
Can health and environmental concerns meet in food choices?
A. CavalierePrimo
;E.C. RicciSecondo
;M. SolesinPenultimo
;A. BanterleUltimo
2014
Abstract
The objective of the study is to analyze if there is a relationship between health and environmental sustainability concerns in food choices. We used data of 300 Italian consumers collected through a vis-à-vis survey. We performed cross-tabulations and chi-square tests for a selected set of variables measuring both types of concerns, segmenting the sample by age, gender and education. Our results suggest that the association between health and environmental concerns is often statistically significant, though we observe a high variable specificity of the associations. Socio-demographic conditions seem to play a role in determining the association between the two concerns, with middle-aged and/or highly-educated respondents showing a stronger association between health and environmental concerns.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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