Factors Impacting Food Safety Risk Perceptions

Consumer Perceptions of Risk: Implications for Food Safety Policy

In the 1995 Food Marketing Institute Survey, 77 percent of shoppers were completely or mostly confident that foods in their supermarket are safe. This percentage is still lower than the 90 percent in 1985-88, or even the 82 percent in 1991, but is increasing. Respondents were asked to volunteer their concerns as to "threats" to the food supply. Spoilage was given by 52 percent (significantly hi...

Consumer Perceptions Of Food Safety

Perceptions of Factors Impacting Longevity among Hawai'i Older Adults.

With increased life expectancy, people need more education about healthy aging. This paper examines older adult perceptions regarding various factors impacting longevity, including genetics, lifestyle, and the environment. Data were collected from 733 Hawai'i adults age 50 years and older (39% Caucasian, 27% Japanese, 19% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHOPI), 9% Chinese, and 7% Filipino...

Factors impacting providers' perceptions regarding a midwestern university-based EMR.

The potential for Information Technology (IT) to enhance the healthcare provision has long been recognized. One application of IT in healthcare, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems, has generated particular interest. Technical and structural barriers are often analyzed to understand EMR deployment. This study sought to examine cultural barriers to better explain the potential success and f...

Food Safety and Fear: Factors Affecting Consumer Response to Food Safety Risk

The objective of this research was to explore the factors that affect consumers’ responses to low probability food safety risks. A survey of two thousand consumers was conducted in mid-2003, yielding a response rate of 32.0%. The analysis indicated a family-oriented response to food safety risks. Primary meal planners, women, and members of households with young children were the most likely to...