Household Behavior with Respect to Meat Consumption: Differences between Households with and without Children

Abstract

Abstract:Meat consumers around the world are increasingly paying attention to product quality and safety, and are starting to reduce their meat consumption, especially with regard to red meat. This trend is prevalent in households with children who prefer health-certified meat products. Our study compares meat consumption habits in households with and without children or adolescences (0-18 years). A structured questionnaire was distributed to 401 retail purchasers at 12 different points of sales of meat in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy. Socio-demographic variables and quantitative-qualitative meat consumption habits of retail purchasers were investigated. One part of the questionnaire analyzed the relative importance of 12 meat choice purchasing attributes by employing the Best-Worst scaling methodology, a type of choice experiment. Our research found that households without children (subset B) have higher weekly meat consumption habits than those with children (subset A). Alternatively, the households with children (subset A) have a diet characterized by a greater variety of protein sources, such as legumes and fish. Both of the considered subsets preferred trusted butchers for meat buying, with supermarkets as a second choice. However, only consumers of subset A bought meat from farm butchers. Our team performed a consumer analysis to identify meat consumption patterns in the two considered subsets. Simultaneously, a Best-Worst analysis evidenced several choice attributes with different relevance for the two investigated samples segmentation in three clusters of purchase.

Exploration of the Level of Interest and Performance of Beef Attributes in Supermarket in District of South Bolaang Mongondow, Indonesia

“…This attribute, then, had low priority to be developed in purchasing decision. These findings are in accordance with previous study, arguing that packaging factor was not main determiner in purchasing decision by consumers, but beef's texture and price were deemed important to be considered by producers and marketers [20,21]. Nonetheless, this research is unlike with others investigation reporting that attribute of packaging was highly important to maintain beef's security, hygiene, and quality, so that its hygiene and security were well-protected to be consumed [22][23][24].…”

“…In addition, Table 4 explains that relation of suitability and level of interest and performance, according to consumers' perception, had been suitable with previous researcher's, arguing that if suitability percentage ranges 80-100%, performance of each attribute has been satisfied consumers' demand; however, improvement should be done further [25][26][27][28]. On the other hand, if percentage is >100%, performance of such attribute has exceeded beyond consumer's demand; and, if percentage is <80%, performance of such attributes has not met consumers' demand.…”

Meat, Meat Products and Seafood as Sources of Energy and Nutrients in the Average Polish Diet

“…In 2000–2016, the increase of poultry consumption, the decrease of beef consumption and a high-level pork consumption were observed [ 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. Due to the above mentioned conditions, the level and structure of meat consumption is the subject of many studies [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 26 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ] leading to the identification of meat consumption patterns [ 46 , 47 ], health-related aspects [ 4 , 10 , 16 , 17 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 24 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 ] and factors determining the consumer’s choice including psychological [ 30 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ], economic [ 30 , 58 ], social, health, education [ 30 ], macroeconomic (e.g., tax regulation influencing price level) and market conditions [ 27 , 59 ,…”

Segmentos de preferências na aquisição da carne bovina

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