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Awareness Survey of Consumers buying Companion Dog Food through Internet

인터넷을 통한 반려견 식품 구매자의 인식 조사

  • 손은심 ((주)네이처센스 농업회사법인)
  • Received : 2020.04.23
  • Accepted : 2020.06.05
  • Published : 2020.06.30
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Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the expenditure items and expenses for companion dogs and the appropriate considerations when choosing companion dog food for consumers who purchase dog food through the internet. The survey subjects consisted of 39 males (6.8%) and 532 females (93.2%), and it was found that most women purchase dog food through the internet. According to the age of dog owner, 184 (32.2%) were in their 20s and 241 (42.2%) in their 30s and 146 (25.6%) in their 40s or older. According to the age of the dogs, 200 (35%) were under 3 years old, 202 (35.4%) over 8 years old, and 169 (29.6%) were between 4 and 7 years old. The most preferred ingredient was chicken, regardless of dogs' owner or the dogs' age. Spending less than 100,000 won was most frequency reported, regardless of dog owner and the age of the dog, and major dog food was reported to be purchased in the order of online shopping malls and animal hospitals. In order to improve health function, it was determined that improvement of skin and hair is the most important, and next, was improvement of tooth bone formation and digestibility. When choosing food for companion dogs, nutritional composition of all the products was the most important consideration, followed by brand products with recognition, color, smell, shape, functional improvement products, and price of the products. Therefore, when developing a new product for companion dog food, consideration must be given not only to the nutritional components of all products, but also the brands, color, odor, shape, nutritional balance, functional improvement and price.

본 연구는 인터넷을 통하여 반려견 식품을 구매하는 소비자의 반려견을 위한 지출 품목 및 비용, 반려견 푸드 선택 시 고려사항 등을 조사하였다. 성별로는 남성 39명(6.8%) 여성 532명(93.2%)으로 반려견 식품을 구입할 때 대부분 여성들이 인터넷 구매를 한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 견주 연령대로는 20대 이하 184명(32.2%), 30대 241명(42.2%), 40대 이상 146명(25.6%)로 나타났다. 반려견의 연령을 보면 3세 이하가 200(35%)이고, 8세 이상 202(35.4%), 4~7세 169(29.6%)으로 나타났다. 반려견을 위한 구매빈도 주기는 1달 이상 주기로 구매한다고 가장 많이 답하였으며, 구매 식재료 중에서는 닭고기를 가장 많이 선호하는 것으로 나타났다. 월지출비용에서도 10만원 미만이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 반려견 푸드 주요 구입처로는 반려견 전문 온라인 쇼핑몰, 그 다음으로는 동물병원에서 구입한다고 하였다. 건강기능 향상을 위해서는 피부·모질개선을 가장 중요하게 여기고 있으며 그 다음으로 치아 뼈 형성, 소화력 개선 순으로 나타났다. 반려견 푸드 선택 시 전제품의 영양성분을 가장 고려할 사항이라고 여겼으며 그 다음으로는 인지도가 있는 브랜드 제품, 색·냄새·형상, 기능개선제품, 제품의 가격 순으로 나타났다. 따라서 반려견 푸드 신제품을 개발할 때는 전제품의 영양성분 뿐만 아니라 브랜드 제품, 색·냄새·형상, 영양밸런스, 기능개선제품, 제품의 가격 등을 고려해야 할 것으로 보여진다.

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