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Perceptions on Environment and Environment-Friendly Agricultural Products of College Students in Seoul and Incheon Area

경인지역 대학생의 환경과 친환경농산물에 대한 인식

  • Sung, Min-Jung (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Inha University) ;
  • Choi, Hyo-Seon (Home-Economics Education, Graduate School of Education, Inha University) ;
  • Chang, Kyung-Ja (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Inha University)
  • 성민정 (인하대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 최효선 (인하대학교 교육대학원 가정교육) ;
  • 장경자 (인하대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2008.03.31

Abstract

This study was performed in order to investigate perceptions on environment and environment-friendly agricultural products, knowledge level and opinion about these products. The subjects were 387 college students in Seoul and Incheon area. This survey was conducted by self-administered questionnaire. The statistical analysis was conducted using the SPSS 12.0 program. Male subjects were 53.2% and female subjects were 46.8%. 52.9% of the subjects have knowledge about environment-friendly agricultural products. Also 50.9% of the subjects knew certification label of environment-friendly agricultural products whereas 13.4% knew certification authority of environment-friendly agricultural products. The average scores of 'image of environment-friendly agricultural products', 'attitude towards environment', 'attitude towards agrichemical' were $3.84{\pm}0.68,\;3.51{\pm}0.73\;and\;3.58{\pm}0.87$, respectively. In regard to 'image of environment- friendly agricultural products', the scores were significantly affected by gender (p<0.05), self-recognition of health status (p<0.05) and self-knowledge about environment-friendly agricultural products (p<0.001). In regard to 'attitude towards environment', the scores were significantly affected by self-recognition of health status (p<0.05), self-knowledge about environment-friendly agricultural products (p<0.001), and information about environment friendly agricultural products certificate authority (p<0.01). In regard to 'attitude towards agrichemical', the scores were significantly affected by gender (p<0.001), self-recognition of health status (p<0.05), supplements for health (p<0.05) and self-knowledge about environment-friendly agricultural products (p<0.001). Therefore, various education programs on environment-friendly agricultural products are necessary for college students to make right food choices.

본 연구는 경인지역 대학생을 대상으로 친환경농산물에 대한 지식정도를 알아보고, 환경과 친환경농산물에 대한 인식을 5점 척도로 평가하여 일반사항, 환경농산물에 대한 지식이 환경과 친환경농산물에 대한 인식에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위해 실시되었으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 친환경농산물에 대한 자가 지식을 묻는 문항에 친환경농산물에 대해 '매우 잘 알고 있다'와 '잘 알고 있다'로 응답한 비율이 52.9%이었으며, 친환경농산물인증마크를 올바르게 선택한 학생은 50.9%이었다. 나머지 40.1%의 학생들이 오답으로 선택한 것 중 농산물품질인증마크가 65.8%로 가장 많았으며, 친환경농산물의 인증을 정부와 민간기관에서 병행하고 있는 것에 대해 87.0%가 모른다고 응답하였다. 둘째, 환경과 친환경농산물에 대한 인식을 5점 척도로 조사한 요인별 결과, 친환경농산물의 이미지에 대한 5문항의 평균 점수는 $3.84{\pm}0.68$로 높게 나타났으며, 5문항 중 '친환경 농산물은 건강에 좋은 것이다'라는 문항이 $3.95{\pm}0.84$로 가장 높은 점수를 나타내었고 '품질인증마크가 붙은 친환경농산물은 믿을 수 있다'의 평균 점수는 $3.70{\pm}0.92$로 가장 낮았다. 셋째, 환경에 대한 태도 3문항의 평균 점수는 $3.51{\pm}0.73$이었고, 3문항 중 '환경은 후세들을 위하여 최대한 보전하는 것이 원칙이다'라는 문항이 $4.16{\pm}0.90$으로 가장 높은 점수를 나타내어 이러한 환경보전 의식과 후세들을 생각하는 마음이 친환경농산물의 소비에 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 사료된다. 넷째, 농약에 대한 태도 2문항의 평균 점수는 $3.58{\pm}0.87$로 농약의 과다 사용과 잔류에 대한 불안감이 높았으며, 친환경농산물에 대한 인식에 영향을 미치는 요인 중 친환경농산물에 대한 자가 지식 정도는 친환경농산물의 이미지, 환경에 대한 태도, 농약에 대한 태도 모두에 유의한 영향을 나타내었다. 다섯째, 친환경농산물의 소비 증진을 위해 개선되어야 할 점으로는 '가격인하'에 대한 의견이 48.3%로 가장 많았고, '믿을 수 있는 생산자와 제조회사의 확립' 21.2%, '친환경농산물에 대한 홍보강화' 15.0%, '구매 장소의 다양화' 11.9%, '친환경농산물의 품질 향상' 8.3%, ‘품질인증 표시제도의 강화' 4.4% 순이었다. 이상에서 조사된 바에 의하면 대학생들은 친환경농산물을 환경과 건강에 좋은 농산물로 인식하고 있었으나 친환경농산물과 관련된 지식이 부족한 것으로 나타났다. 환경과 친환경농산물에 대한 좋은 인식은 구매 행동으로 이어질 수 있으며, 친환경농산물에 대한 올바른 지식은 구매 시 단순히 '가격'을 기준으로 판단하지 않게 해 줄 것이고, 끊임없는 유통 구조의 개선과 친환경농산물을 찾는 소비자의 증가는 친환경농산물의 '가격 인하'로까지 이어질 것이다. 소비자로서 바람직한 가치관을 가지고 올바르게 식품을 선택할 수 있도록 대중매체는 친환경농산물에 대한 적극적인 홍보를 수행하여야 하며 대학생들을 대상으로 식품 선택 및 소비자 교육을 실시하여 올바른 정보를 제공해 주어야 할 것이다.

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