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http://dx.doi.org/10.7318/KJFC.2006.21.5.439

Factor Influencing on the Level of Perceived Helpfulness of Country of Origin in Predicting the Quality of Chicken  

Lee, Seong-Hee (Cooking Science, Sunchon National University)
Kang, Jong-Heon (Cooking Science, Sunchon National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture / v.21, no.5, 2006 , pp. 439-445 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to measure respondent's demographic characteristics, respondent's attitudes toward chicken, and factor influencing on the level of perceived helpfulness of country of origin in predicting the quality of chicken. The data was collected through a consumer survey during the March 2006. A total number of 250 meat consumers living in Suncheon, the eastern part of Chonnam, were randomly selected as respondents. Eleven respondents did not complete the survey instrument, resulting in a final sample size of 239. All estimations were carried out using chi-square, correlation, and logistic procedure of SAS package. The results are as follows. The level of perceived helpfulness of country of origin in predicting the quality of chicken was significantly different by age and occupation of demographic variables, and was significantly correlated with respondent informed of attitude variables. The proportional odds assumption of model was not violated at p<0.05. The effects of income, occupation and respondent informed on the level of perceived helpfulness of country of origin in predicting the quality of chicken. The results from this study could be useful in developing marketing and health promotion strategies, as well as government trade policy.
Keywords
Country of origin; proportional odds assumption; logistic procedure;
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