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This research examines the influence of marital status on the demand for services using a model in which the demand for market services and mothers' time spent in related household activities are jointly determined. Three specific areas of market services are investigated: meals prepared away from home, child care, and housekeeping. In multivariate systems analyses in which mothers' household work time and purchased services were simultaneously determined, families headed by single mothers were found to (a) purchase more meals prepared away from home and (b) be more likely to purchase child care and housekeeping services than their two‐parent counterparts holding income and other factors constan

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00723.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Levels and predictors of out‐of‐pocket home care expenditures for the disabled elderly are examined using a sample of users of home care with out‐of‐pocket expenditures from the 1984 National Long Term Care Survey (N = 856). Multiple regression results indicate need, specifically functional ability, adds the most explanation to out‐of‐pocket home care expenditures. Education, marital status, asset availability, prior nursing home use, and population density, while significant, add relatively little explanation to the total variance. Implications for prevention education and long‐term care policy

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00724.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper examines the determinants of household alcohol expenditures by using a nonnormal and heteroscedastic double‐hurdle model to accommodate zero observations in the sample. The model is a generalization of the double‐hurdle model estimated in previous studies of alcohol consumption. We also examine the effects of explanatory variables by calculating and decomposing the elasticities. Findings support the use of a more generalized error distribution. Income, region, education, and household demographics are among the significant determinants of alcohol expenditu

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00725.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Nutrition label format effects across different levels of product nutrition value and groups of younger (under 58 years; average 46 years) and older consumers (58 years or more; average 70 years) are examined using a 3 × 2 × 2 experimental design. Age interacts with nutrition level in affecting nutrition evaluation measures with older consumers displaying smaller differences in nutrition attitude and purchase likelihood for a low versus a high nutrition value product. Older consumers also perceive all labels as more difficult to understand. Consumer performance on judgment tasks vary across label formats and nutrition value manipulations. Implications for consumer welfare and future research are offere

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00726.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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An examination of the marketing practices and the regulation of the all terrain vehicle (ATV) industry during the 1980s is presented. This review includes a content analysis of ATV advertising, an examination of the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) regulation of the ATV industry, a study of the consent decree regulating the marketing of ATVs, and an analysis of the costs and benefits to the ATV industry of providing additional information to consumers. The paper concludes that deaths and injuries from A TV‐related accidents might have been reduced substantially if the CPSC had been more aggressive in informing the public about the safety hazards associated with ATV use. Cost/benefit analysis reveals that the profit‐maximizing strategy for ATV manufacturers was to market ATVs aggressively even when faced with the prospects of lawsuits and regulatory act

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00727.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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This study compared attitudes toward money of Mexican‐ and Anglo‐American consumers. Based on the Hispanic/Mexican‐American literature, hypotheses were generated for four dimensions of a money attitude scale (MAS) developed by Yamauchi and Templer (1982). Mexican‐Americans were found to have lower scores on a Retention/Time dimension that reflects willingness to delay spending money to achieve gratification. Contrary to previous studies, Mexican‐Americans were found to have lower scores on a Quality dimension, calling into question an assumption found in much of the literature that Hispanic consumers prefer high prestige goods/services. Hypotheses pertaining to Power/Prestige and Distrust/Anxiety dimensions were also not confirmed suggesting further reservations about Hispanic consumer characterizations found in the consumer behavior l

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00728.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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This national study of 554 adults investigated consumers' satisfaction with 32 behaviors in which other consumers may engage when in public business environments. Respondents were most pleased when other consumers demonstrated “gregarious” behaviors, but generally were displeased with “violent” or “grungy” behaviors. Satisfaction ratings also were found to vary somewhat by situational context (i.e., restaurant versus bowling center) and respondent characteristics (i.e., demographics, religion, smoking behavior, and alcohol consumption). Implications for consumers and businesses ar

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00729.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper investigates consumer sophistication and its role in the development of proactive public policy. Consumer sophistication is examined in light of several historical shifts in market structure and consumer lifestyles. These shifts create market conditions that foster the emergence of a “Corporate Dilemma” in which unsophisticated consumers reward unethical business practices and punish ethical business behavior. To reduce unethical business practices in the market, this paper proposes that the optimum level of interim government intervention should be based on the level of consumer sophistication in the mar

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00730.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Differences in ethical perceptions among individuals from varying cultures have been suggested as a source of concern for business firms involved in global activities. This study investigates a hypothesis based on the writings of Thorelli, that “lower” ethical perceptions exist among the residents of developing nations. This was accomplished by investigating the retail ethical perceptions of business students from a developing nation and comparing these perceptions with those of business students from a developed nation. The results suggest the retail ethical perceptions of students from different cultures attending collegiate institutions in their home countries differ, supporting the hypothesis. Implications are explo

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00731.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper examines the various stages and activities of consumers' management of owned possessions including acquisition, ownership, and disposition. Using a materials management perspective, more frequently found in industrial marketing, the authors develop a consumer model of management of household goods. Stages of the model are illustrated using consumer anecdotes collected as exploratory research. Implications for researchers, practitioners, educators, and policy makers are discussed in terms of how the materials management perspective can be used to help deliver better value in products and services to consumers by understanding the activities in each stage of ownership.

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00732.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY