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http://dx.doi.org/10.9799/ksfan.2012.25.1.132

A Survey on the Effect of Consumer's Social-Economic Status on Beef Purchase Attitude  

Lee, Seong-Kap (Dept. of Food and Biotechnology, Graduate School Hoseo National University/Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information(Reseat))
Yang, Seok-Jin (Agricultural Cooperative Association-Daejeon Chungnam Pig Breeding Nonghyup)
Kim, Dong-Hoon (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Cho, Bong-Jae (Dept. of Food Science, Kongju National University)
Jang, Jung-Young (Dept. of Food Science, Kongju National University)
Lee, Hyo-Ku (Dept. of Food Science, Kongju National University)
Yoon, Bo-Ra (Dept. of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Young-Jun (Dept. of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Ok-Hwan (Dept. of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University)
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The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition / v.25, no.1, 2012 , pp. 132-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
This current survey was conducted to examine consumer attitudes toward factors determining beef purchasing and improving distribution systems. The frequency of beef purchasing was shown to reflect social and economic status, where inhabitants in large cities, such as Seoul, with higher salaries showed a higher frequency. In addition, consumers that were in their forties bought beef more frequently than consumers that were in their twenties. Consumers in Seoul and the megalopolis with a monthly income of higher than 200 million won preferred to purchase meat from department stores and discount markets. In contrast, people in small cities with lower incomes tended to buy meat from butcher shops and brand shops. In a question regarding unsatisfaction factors of retail beef, individuals that were in their thirties with a high income had concerns associated with packaging problems. For people under thirty with low income, the consistency of quality and price were the prime concerns. In regards to the beef grading system, consumer response varied between inhabitants, monthly income and age group, where consumers from small cities that were in their twenties and forties with a low income had a negative viewpoint. For the differential beef distribution system, housewives between the ages of 30 and 40 from a small city with an income higher than 200 million won had a positive response; however, a large number of consumers were not familiar with this system. The most demanding beef cuts were in the following order: loin, flank and rib. In addition, the most important factors determining purchasing beef were as follows: price, breed and portion.
Keywords
beef; purchase attitude; consumer's social-economic status; beef price; beef portion;
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