Profiling young consumers’ perceptions of GMO products: A case study on Italian undergraduate students

This study focuses on Italian undergraduate students to identify and to characterise distinct hypothetical consumer segments by their knowledge of GMO food. We used data from a survey of 243 undergraduate students from three Italian universities to draw profiles of groups of consumers based on their...

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Published inInternational journal of gastronomy and food science Vol. 21; p. 100224
Main Authors Palmieri, Nadia, Simeone, Mariarosaria, Russo, Carlo, Perito, Maria Angela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.10.2020
Elsevier
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Choices
Consumers profiles
Consumers' perceptions
Economics and Finance
Education effects
Genetically modified foods (GMOs)
Humanities and Social Sciences
Genetically modified foods (GMOs)
Consumers' perceptions
Consumers profiles
Choices
Education effects
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Summary:This study focuses on Italian undergraduate students to identify and to characterise distinct hypothetical consumer segments by their knowledge of GMO food. We used data from a survey of 243 undergraduate students from three Italian universities to draw profiles of groups of consumers based on their opinions about GMO products. The main findings show that type of education plays a large role in students’ perception of GMOs. In particular, students in technical and natural science programs (60.90% of the sample) differ from those enrolled in Social Sciences programs (22.63% of respondents). With the former having a better perception of GMO products than the latter.
ISSN:1878-450X
1878-4518
DOI:10.1016/j.ijgfs.2020.100224