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Health vs. Environmental Motivation in Organic Preferences and Purchases

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  • Durham, Catherine A.
  • Andrade, Diego

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Economic analyses generally incorporate environmental motivations in examining the factors that determine whether consumers will buy organic and ecolabeled foods, but have not typically considered health and wellness motivations. Market research studies, using both focus groups and surveys, have found that many consumers believe that organic foods are healthier to eat, and have segmented consumers using health and wellness concerns as a factor associated with organic buying behavior. These findings have been widely interpreted in the press as indicating that health and wellness concerns are a primary motivator for buying organic. This study compares the impact of these motivators, as well as demographic and economic factors, in determining how dedicated a consumer is to organic buying as measured by whether more than 50 percent of the consumer's produce purchases are organic. The buying level results are compared to a model of stated preferences.

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  • Durham, Catherine A. & Andrade, Diego, 2005. "Health vs. Environmental Motivation in Organic Preferences and Purchases," 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI 19221, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea05:19221
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.19221
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