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KMID : 1134820160450030437
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2016 Volume.45 No. 3 p.437 ~ p.444
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Consumer's Perception and Utilization of Food Labels by Age and Gender
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Jung Hyun-Young
Kim Hyun-Ah
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Abstract
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This study was carried out to investigate food label perception and utilization classified by age and sex. Questionnaires were collected from 938 male and female customers aged in their 20's to 50's from February 4th to March 30th 2014. Regarding checking food labels at the time of purchase, 73.8% of consumers checked food labels, and there was a significant difference by age and sex. Female more often checked food labels than males, and the 40's group showed a higher ratio of checking food labels than other age groups. The main reason for checking food label was ‘confirming expiration date’ (60%), ‘ingredients’ (16.4%), and ‘nutrition contents’ (13.7%). The main reason not checking food labels was ‘too small and insufficient to understand’ (50.3%), ‘too difficult to understand’ (16.4%), and ‘have no concern’ (14.9%). There was a significant difference by age, as in the 50's group showed a higher ratio of ‘too small and insufficient to understand’ than the other age groups, and 20's and 30's groups showed a higher ratio of ‘too difficult to understand’. The overall satisfaction score was 2.96, awareness score was 2.88, and reliability score was 2.93. A total of 96% answered that food labelling education is needed. Therefore, food labelling education for consumers is required to encourage consumers to purchase healthy foods.
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KEYWORD
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food labeling, perception, utilization, age, gender
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