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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2008.37.3.317

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

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)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.37, no.3, 2008 , pp. 317-324 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
perception; environment; environment-friendly agricultural products; college students;
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