ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00048.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00049.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

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Two national surveys, with a total of 2,004 respondents, were conducted to examine comprehension of the terms “recycled” and “recyclable.” Only about five percent of respondents exhibited a thorough understanding of “recycled” and “recyclable” consistent with EPA and FTC definitions. Moreover, respondents displayed a limited understanding of “pre‐consumer waste,” assumed a high percentage of recycled content in products labeled “recycled,” and inferred widespread availability of recycling facilities whenever a “recyclable” claim was made. Less educated and lower income respondents displayed higher levels of miscomprehension than more advantaged respondents. These results suggest the need for regulation of environmental advertising and labeling clai

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00050.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The objective of this study is to investigate the internal risks and benefits from smoking over the lifetime of a male individual. It differs from many earlier studies in that it focuses on the costs borne by the individual, as opposed to external or societal costs. It also includes the benefits from smoking which play an important role in the individual's smoking decision. Risk‐benefit ratios range from 0.25 to 3.67 depending on the tar and nicotine content of cigarettes, the discount or time preference rate, the value of a life year, and the price elasticity of demand for cigarette

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00051.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The factors which influence consumer usage of food labels are investigated by a qualitative response model using the 1987–1988 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey data. Econometric results show that economic, sociodemographic, and consumer health awareness variables are determinants of food label usage. The implications of these findings include formulating government food labeling regulations and consumer educational programs and evaluating consumer health benefits of using food label

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00052.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Female‐headed households—consumer units with a female reference person, with or without children, and with no spouse—are a growing segment of the U.S. population. Data from a recent consumption survey (CSFII‐89) are used to identify the socioeconomic determinants of nutritional adequacy for this group. Nonparametric procedures are used to select a parametric model that best describes the data. The results indicate that education, health (nutrition) knowledge, income, and degree of urbanization are important predictors of the overall nutritional status of this population. Among these, health knowledge is the most significant, suggesting that improving such knowledge could lead to more informed decisions and an enhancement of diet quality. Perceptions, demographic variables, time use, and spatial indicators are found to be less important predictors of

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00053.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This paper explores the relationship between consumer unit type and expenditures on food away from home using microdata from the 1989 Consumer Expenditure Survey. A log‐linear model is used to purge the effects of income and race/ethnicity from the consumer unit type/food‐away‐from‐home expenditure relationship. The income‐and race/ethnicity‐controlled propensities to purchase food away from home among eight consumer unit types are revealed in simple percentage form. These adjusted percentages are discussed in regard to current and future business strategy designed to address industrywide declines in expenditures on food away from home. The results offer support for some existing strategies as well as provide the basis for viable alternatives. Log‐linear purging is shown to be a valuable tool for consume

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00054.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This investigation of consumers' preferences for various size description systems includes a survey of 332 men and women who assessed various sizing systems for men's and women's apparel. Subjects, in general, prefer size labels (or tags) indicating body measurements as opposed to those that did not. Preferences among six size description systems differ significantly. Subjects strongly prefer the most informative size description system over the system currently used in the United States for women's ready‐to‐wear garments. Consumers prefer a sizing system that features both pictograms and key body dimensions rather than one that uses key dimensions al

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00055.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper suggests that changes in the economic, marketing, and social environments call for alternative approaches to the traditional models of buymanship. The authors propose a shopping model that incorporates four main tenets: (1) search is conceived as a continuous process; (2) consumers take advantage of retail price competition at one point in time and over time; (3) an acceptable set of brands and stores is integral to purchase decisions; and (4) low price on an acceptable brand triggers purchase. Implications for consumer buying, research, and consumer education are identified.

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00056.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

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Data from a recent survey of department chairpersons are used to identify factors that influence forecasts of departments' futures. The analyses indicate that consumer and family economics departments predict a rather bright future despite the fact that many have experienced recent enrollment declines and budget reductions. Multivariate analysis suggests that departments with increasing enrollments, increasing budgets, and strong political support are the most likely to forecast a bright future. Somewhat surprising were the findings that current enrollment, number of faculty, and presence of a graduate program did not influence chairpersons' forecasts.

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1995.tb00057.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY