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Consumer Utilization of Food Labeling as a Source of Nutrition Information
Author(s) -
WANG GUIJING,
FLETCHER STANLEY M.,
CARLEY DALE H.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of consumer affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1745-6606
pISSN - 0022-0078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00052.x
Subject(s) - marketing , government (linguistics) , consumption (sociology) , food choice , food labeling , business , food consumption , consumer information , consumer behaviour , nutrition information , econometric model , consumer choice , consumer education , environmental health , economics , food science , agricultural economics , medicine , chemistry , social science , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , sociology , econometrics
The factors which influence consumer usage of food labels are investigated by a qualitative response model using the 1987–1988 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey data. Econometric results show that economic, sociodemographic, and consumer health awareness variables are determinants of food label usage. The implications of these findings include formulating government food labeling regulations and consumer educational programs and evaluating consumer health benefits of using food labels.