Socioeconomic Determinants of Health‐ and Food Safety‐Related Risk Perceptions

Dosman, Donna; Adamowicz, Wiktor; Hrudey, Steve E.

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“…Some evidence suggests that households with children report greater concerns about food risks (Dosman et al 2001), but others do not find a significant effect (Miles et al 2004). Several studies find that education increases confidence about food safety, although the causal mechanism is unclear (Baiardi, Puglisi, and Scabrosetti 2016;De Jonge et al 2007).…”

Section: Public Perceptions Of Biological and Chemical/technical Foodmentioning

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Public Perceptions of Food-related Risks: A Cross-national Investigation of Individual and Contextual Influences

Meagher¹

2018

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Public concerns about food risks have grown in recent decades in response to many food-related scandals. Despite some evidence that risk concerns vary across societies and risk domains, these variations remain understudied. To address this gap, this paper conducts a multi-level analysis of public concerns about biological and chemical/technical food risks in 26 European countries. Findings confirm previous work on individual predictors of risk concern and suggest that several contextual factors contribute to cross-national variations: aggregate perceptions of risks as unnatural, retail concentration in the food sector, and media coverage. The effect of institutional trust on risk concerns varies substantially across nations. Findings also reveal important differences in public concerns about biological versus chemical/technical food risks, supporting the view that food risk perception is multi-dimensional and complex.

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Section: Public Perceptions Of Biological and Chemical/technical Foodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public Perceptions of Food-related Risks: A Cross-national Investigation of Individual and Contextual Influences

Meagher¹

2018

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“…suggests that there is a negative relationship between educational level and risk perception, implying that the less educated have higher risk perceptions (Dosman et al, 2001;Savage 1993). Moreover, Chiricos et al (2000) found that those with lower levels of education have higher levels of perceived risk of criminal victimization.…”

Section: Educational Levelmentioning

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Public Risk Perceptions of Handgun Use in the United States

Tyler

Sadiq

2017

Journal of Social Sciences

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This study explores public risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns and the influence of demographics on individuals' risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns. Data were collected from a nationally representative online survey of 2,008 individuals in the United States. The results indicate that the public views other people's use of handguns as highly risky (3.6 on a scale of 1 to 5). This result is not particularly interesting by itself, but when analyzing individuals' risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns along various demographics, interesting insights emerge. Specifically, the results indicate that women and minority groups, as well as older and more educated individuals have a significantly higher risk perception of other people's use of handguns. A better understanding of public risk perceptions of other people's use of handguns can provide critical insights needed to design appropriate gun safety policies.

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“…1;(1996, Slovic (1999), Rowe and Wright (2001) and Kellens, Zaalberg, Neutens, Vanneuville, and De Maeyer (2011), tend to judge risks as both smaller and less problematic than do females, Siegrist (2000) found that gender was a weak predictor of risks perceived. Savage (1993) and Dosman, Wiktor, and Steve (2001) explain further that females perceive only particular risks to be larger; these include house fires, road accidents, food risks, violence, radioactive waste and global warming. Educational level was found not to be an important influencer of risk perception in Jordan.…”

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Risk Perception in a Developing Country: The Case of Jordan

Alrawad¹,

Khattab²

2014

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Purpose: Recognizing the importance of risk perception and the poor understanding of the phenomenon in developing countries, this study characterizes risk perception in Jordan. Design:A mixed quantitative and qualitative survey approach was adopted. Semi-structured interviews were used to identify risks relevant to Jordanian society, then perceptions of these were examined using a questionnaire. Sampling was stratified by province and convenience sampling was adopted within each stratum. The response rate of 53.6 percent was adequate for accurate and useful results representative of the target population. The questionnaire data were analyzed using parametric statistics including principal component analysis and mean analysis.Findings: A cognitive map shows that Jordanians perceived warfare and terrorist attack as the most dreaded, catastrophic and uncontrollable risks to society. Refugee influx was also perceived as a high risk on the dreaded dimension. Although Jordan generates no nuclear electricity, nuclear power was also loaded high on the dreaded factor, confirming that risk perception can be affected by negative international events. Research Limitations/Implications:A proper interpretation of the cognitive map requires an appreciation of the plasticity of risk, as perceptions are changed by scientific knowledge, media coverage and globalization of risk issues. Future research should examine these changes and determine other possible variables influencing risk ratings at different times. While stratified sampling helped the representativeness of the sample, convenience sampling was applied within each stratum. Future research might use probability sampling instead. This study gives risk analysts and policymakers a basis for understanding and anticipating public responses to risks and improving the communication of risk information among laypeople and decision-makers.Originality: This study is one of few to develop a cognitive map and investigate factors influencing risk perception in Jordan, in the volatile Middle East. Rather than surveying mainly students, it used a representative sample from Jordan's 12 provinces.

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Socioeconomic Determinants of Health‐ and Food Safety‐Related Risk Perceptions

Cited by 317 publications

References 8 publications

Public Perceptions of Food-related Risks: A Cross-national Investigation of Individual and Contextual Influences

Public Perceptions of Food-related Risks: A Cross-national Investigation of Individual and Contextual Influences

Public Risk Perceptions of Handgun Use in the United States

Risk Perception in a Developing Country: The Case of Jordan

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