Consumer Motivation to Buy Organic Food Depends on Lifestyle
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- RQ1: Motives for the selection of organic instead of conventional foods;
- RQ2: Barriers that consumers face when buying organic food;
- RQ3: Requirements for natural food production.
2. Material and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Motives Associated with Organic Food Selection | Model of Discriminant Analysis | Classification Function | |||
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Wilks′ Lambda: 0.563 | Declared Physical Activity | ||||
Wilks′ Lambda | F Value | p Value | Active | Inactive | |
Searching for childhood flavors | 0.563 | 15.389 | 0.001 * | 0.844 | 1.135 |
Such food is healthy | 0.602 | 9.538 | 0.001 * | 1.297 | 1.049 |
Does not contain harmful substances | 0.598 | 6.621 | 0.010 * | 1.199 | 1.065 |
I care about healthy nutrition of my relatives | 0.576 | 2.207 | 0.138 | 0.980 | 0.894 |
I care about the natural environment | 0.582 | 10.291 | 0.001 * | 0.987 | 0.662 |
Constants | 12.309 | 11.562 |
Type of food | Model of Discriminant Analysis | Classification Function | |||
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Wilks′ Lambda: 0.623 | Declared Physical Activity | ||||
Wilks′ Lambda | F Value | p Value | Active | Inactive | |
Fresh vegetables and their preserves | 0.652 | 7.553 | 0,006 * | 1.641 | 1.476 |
Cereal products | 0.638 | 8.310 | 0.004 * | 1.124 | 0.970 |
Goat’s milk and its products | 0.687 | 9.250 | 0.002 * | 1.236 | 1.085 |
Eggs | 0.659 | 4.990 | 0.025 * | 1.722 | 1.600 |
Cow’s milk and its products | 0.632 | 5.329 | 0.021 * | 1.059 | 1.184 |
Pork and its products | 0.629 | 1.270 | 0.259 | 1.541 | 1.502 |
Constants | 15.987 | 14.802 |
Type of Barriers Related to the Purchase | Model of Discriminant Analysis | Classification Function | |||
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Wilks′ Lambda: 0.583 | Declared Physical Activity | ||||
Wilks′ Lambda | F Value | p Value | Active | Inactive | |
I do not trust organic food | 0.582 | 17.025 | 0.001 * | 0.577 | 0.990 |
There are many problems with the purchase of such food | 0.562 | 5.465 | 0.019 * | 1.312 | 1.147 |
I cannot distinguish organic food | 0.591 | 11.566 | 0.001 * | 0.567 | 0.921 |
Organic food is too expensive | 0.604 | 2.282 | 0.131 | 2.328 | 2.421 |
I do not pay much attention to the purchase of such food | 0.589 | 16.289 | 0.001 * | 0.515 | 0.944 |
Constants | 8.731 | 10.077 |
Type of Requirements | Model of Discriminant Analysis | Classification Function | |||
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Wilks′ Lambda: 0.654 | Declared Physical Activity | ||||
Wilks′ Lambda | F Value | p Value | Active | Inactive | |
Low-processed, short shelf-life | 0.621 | 28.718 | 0.001 * | 1.203 | 0.856 |
It should contain low salt content | 0.658 | 16.777 | 0.001 * | 0.456 | 0.158 |
Produced in a natural way | 0.679 | 20.672 | 0.001 * | 1.472 | 1.071 |
Production on an organic farm | 0.628 | 21.452 | 0.001 * | 1.468 | 0.998 |
Environmentally friendly packaging | 0.687 | 12.569 | 0.001 * | 0.905 | 0.508 |
Rich in nutrients | 0.659 | 3.827 | 0.058 | 0.846 | 0.714 |
High taste values | 0.634 | 4.911 | 0.038 * | 1.140 | 1.356 |
It should contain low fat content | 0.639 | 1.487 | 0.226 | 0.740 | 0.644 |
Constants | 16.850 | 15.377 |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleSoroka, Andrzej, and Julia Wojciechowska-Solis. 2019. "Consumer Motivation to Buy Organic Food Depends on Lifestyle" Foods 8, no. 11: 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods8110581
APA StyleSoroka, A., & Wojciechowska-Solis, J. (2019). Consumer Motivation to Buy Organic Food Depends on Lifestyle. Foods, 8(11), 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods8110581