scholarly journals Sociodemographic determinants of perceived influences on food choice in a nationally representative sample of Irish adults

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Kearney ◽  
JM Kearney ◽  
A Dunne ◽  
MJ Gibney
Keyword(s):  
Food Choice ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Sociodemographic Determinants ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractObjectiveTo identify the most important motivations for food choice from the point of view of the consumer in the Irish population, and to characterize those subjects who do and do not regard nutrition as a significant consideration in food choice.DesignAs part of a pan-European Union (EU) survey on consumer attitudes to food, nutrition and health, a quota-controlled, nationally representative sample of Irish adults (n = 1009) aged 15 years upwards, completed an interview-assisted, close-ended questionnaire. Subjects selected three factors, from a list of 15, which they believed had the greatest influence on their food choice.SettingThe interviews for the survey were conducted in subjects' homes.Results‘Quality/freshness of food’ was the most frequently selected food choice factor (51%) followed by ’taste‘ (43%) and ‘trying to eat a healthy diet’ (36%). Female gender, increasing age and higher levels of education were found to be independent sociodemographic factors affecting the selection of ‘trying to eat a healthy diet’ as an important factor in food choice.ConclusionsAlthough included in the top five most frequently selected factors affecting food choice, nutrition/healthy eating does not appear to have top priority for the majority of Irish adults. There are differences between the various sociodemographic groups within the population; males and younger subjects appear to require specific nutrition promotion messages.

scholarly journals The Factors of Deterioration of Natural Pastures From The View Point of Agricultural Employees in Al-Muthanna Governorate

2021 ◽  
Vol 923 (1) ◽  
pp. 012066
Author(s):  
Emad Fahad Nafeh Al-Bahli ◽  
Mahmoud Hadis Jassim Al-Jumaili
Keyword(s):  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Work Location ◽  
Natural Factors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract The research aimed to determine the impact studied factors represented by (people’s activities, government activities, natural factors) on the deterioration of natural pastures in the Governorate of Al-Muthanna the point of view of agricultural employees in the governorate. The research included all agricultural employees with a preparatory scientific qualification in agriculture and above in the governorate their number is (94) employees. A questionnaire was prepared to collect the data necessary to achieve the objectives of the research. It consisted of two parts. The first part included the factors related to the employees, which are (term of service, academic achievement, participation in extension activities, job position and work location). The second part included a measure to identify the agricultural employees’ the point of view of on the factors affecting the deterioration of natural pastures. It consists of (46) section spread over (3) field covered by the research. The results showed that government activities have the most impact on the deterioration of natural pastures, it was found a statistically significant difference in the respondents’ point of view about the influence of the studied factors according to their personal characteristics. The researchers concluded the necessity of agricultural expansion in pasture lands and industrial investments, as well as the importance of personal factors in assigning employees who can work in the development of natural pastures, and the researchers recommend activating government laws for the protection of natural pastures to prevent abuses (people’s activities, government activities) that contributed greatly to the deterioration of vegetation cover in the research area and taking into account the factors studied in the selection of workers in the development of natural pastures in the research area.

scholarly journals Cross-sectional examination of physical and social contexts of episodes of eating and drinking in a national sample of US adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 2721-2729 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Oh ◽  
Temitope Erinosho ◽  
Genevieve Dunton ◽  
Frank M Perna ◽  
David Berrigan
Keyword(s):  
Representative Sample ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nationally Representative

AbstractObjectiveThe current study characterizes associations between physical and social contexts of self-reported primary episodes of eating/drinking and sociodemographic and obesity-related variables in US adults.DesignMultinomial logistic regression was used to analyse a nationally representative sample of adults from the 2006–2008 American Time Use Survey. Models identifying physical (where) and social (whom) contexts of primary eating/drinking episodes at the population level, controlling for demographic characteristics, weight status and time of eating, were conducted.SettingUSA.SubjectsA nationally representative sample of US adults (n21 315).ResultsEating/drinking with immediate family was positively associated with age (OR = 1·15 (95 % CI 1·04, 1·27) to 1·23 (95 % CI 1·09, 1·39)), education level (OR = 1·16 (95 % CI 1·03, 1·30) to 1·36 (95 % CI 1·21, 1·54)), obesity (OR = 1·13 (95 % CI 1·04, 1·22)), children in the household (OR = 3·39 (95 % CI 3·14, 3·66)) and time of day (OR = 1·70 (95 % CI 1·39, 2·07) to 5·73 (95 % CI 4·70, 6·99)). Eating in the workplace was negatively associated with female gender (OR = 0·65 (95 % CI 0·60, 0·70)) and children in the household (OR = 0·90 (95 % CI 0·83, 0·98)), while positively associated with non-white status (OR = 1·14 (95 % CI 1·01, 1·29) to 1·47 (95 % CI 1·32, 1·65)) and time of day (OR = 0·25 (95 % CI 0·28, 0·30) to 5·65 (95 % CI 4·66, 6·85)). Women (OR = 0·80 (95 % CI 0·74, 0·86)), those aged >34 years (OR = 0·48 (95 % CI 0·43, 0·54) to 0·83 (95 % CI 0·74, 0·93)) and respondents with children (OR = 0·69 (95 % CI 0·63, 0·75)) were less likely to eat in a restaurant/bar/retail than at home. Overweight and obese respondents had a greater odds of reporting an episode of eating in social situationsv. alone (e.g. immediate family and extended family; OR = 1·13 (95 % CI 1·04, 1·22)) and episodes occurring in restaurant/bar/retail locations (OR = 1·12 (95 % CI 1·03, 1·23) to 1·14 (95 % CI 1·05, 1·24)).ConclusionsFindings underscore the multidimensional nature of describing eating/drinking episodes. Social and physical contexts for eating/drinking and their demographic correlates suggest opportunities for tailoring interventions related to diet and may inform intervention targeting and scope.

Using a National Register as a Sampling Frame from the Perspective of an Early Career Researcher

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-93
Author(s):  
A. Callanan
Keyword(s):  
Representative Sample ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Sampling Frame ◽  
National Register ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Early Career Researcher ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
General Dentists ◽  
Selection Of

Background: Selection of a sampling frame is a key component of conducting survey-based research. This article discusses the use of a national register, the Dental Register, as a sampling frame from the perspective of an early career researcher. Methods: While conducting a survey-based study of a nationally representative sample of general dentists in Ireland, I documented the difficulties I encountered while using a national register. As a research assistant and novice researcher, I recorded the advantages and disadvantages I discovered over the course of the project and its impact on the study. Conclusion: While using a national register has advantages such as a readily available sample of the target population, there are also inherent disadvantages depending on the manner in which records are recorded. Knowledge Transfer Statement: This article can be used as an informative guide to researchers in selecting a sampling frame, with particular emphasis on the use of a national register in selecting a nationally representative sample of dentists.

Emotional Reactions to Music in a Nationally Representative Sample of Swedish Adults: Prevalence and Causal Influences

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrik N. Juslin ◽  
Simon Liljeström ◽  
Petri Laukka ◽  
Daniel Västfjäll ◽  
Lars-Olov Lundqvist
Keyword(s):  
Representative Sample ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Mail Questionnaire ◽  
Multiple Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Several Variables ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
General Semantic ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Causal Variables

Empirical studies have indicated that listeners value music primarily for its ability to arouse emotions. Yet little is known about which emotions listeners normally experience when listening to music, or about the causes of these emotions. The goal of this study was therefore to explore the prevalence of emotional reactions to music in everyday life and how this is influenced by various factors in the listener, the music, and the situation. A self-administered mail questionnaire was sent to a random and nationally representative sample of 1,500 Swedish citizens between the ages of 18 and 65, and 762 participants (51%) responded to the questionnaire. Thirty-two items explored both musical emotions in general (semantic estimates) and the most recent emotion episode featuring music for each participant (episodic estimates). The results revealed several variables (e.g., personality, age, gender, listener activity) that were correlated with particular emotions. A multiple discriminant analysis indicated that three of the most common emotion categories in a set of musical episodes (i.e., happiness, sadness, nostalgia) could be predicted with a mean accuracy of 70% correct based on data obtained from the questionnaire. The results may inform theorizing about musical emotions and guide the selection of causal variables for manipulation in future experiments.

scholarly journals Psychotic Experiences and Hikikomori in a Nationally Representative Sample of Adult Community Residents in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naonori Yasuma ◽  
Kazuhiro Watanabe ◽  
Daisuke Nishi ◽  
Hanako Ishikawa ◽  
Hisateru Tachimori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Representative Sample ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Temporal Association ◽  
Psychotic Experiences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lifetime Experience ◽  
Nationally Representative

Psychotic experiences (PEs) may be associated with hikikomori. In the present study, we analyzed interview data from a community-based representative sample (N = 1,616) in Japan to know the association of PEs over a life time, as well as the two components, hallucinatory experiences (HEs) and delusional experiences (DEs), with lifetime experience of hikikomori (severe social withdrawal). Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the association between any PE, any HE, and any DE; and hikikomori, adjusting for socio-demographics and other psychopathologies (mental disorder in the past 12 months or having autistic spectrum disorder trait). Any PE was significantly associated with hikikomori [odds ratio (OR) =3.44, 95% CI = 1.14–10.33] after adjustment for sociodemographic factors, although the association attenuated after adjusting for other psychopathologies. Any DE remained significantly associated with hikikomori, even after adjustment for all the covariates (OR = 10.50, 95% CI = 1.57–70.29). Any HE was not significantly associated with hikikomori. DEs may be associated with hikikomori. However, because the study sample was small and the temporal association between DEs and hikikomori was unclear, a future study is needed to examine a causal relationship between DEs and hikikomori.

Bereavement Experience in the General Population: Incidence, Consequences, and Coping in a National Sample of Japan

2004 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Shimai
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
General Population ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
And Coping

The present study was conducted to investigate the actual status of bereavement experience in the general population of Japan. Data were collected via questionnaires from a nationally representative sample of Japanese aged 12 years and older from the National Survey of Trends of Health and Welfare by the Department of Health and Welfare of Japan in 2000. The number of valid questionnaires was 32,022 (15,217 male, 16,597 female, and 208 unidentified). Among them, 1082 people (410 males and 672 females) answered that they had experienced the death of a person close to them within the last month. This means that approximately 5% of the general population had experienced bereavement within the month prior to the survey. The bereavement experience caused modest but substantial elevation in depressive symptoms. The middle-aged population most commonly experienced bereavement, and women were more likely to be affected seriously by bereavement. These results suggested that appropriate mental health strategies for bereaved people are important from a public mental health point of view.

Emotional reactions to music in a nationally representative sample of Swedish adults

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrik N. Juslin ◽  
Simon Liljeström ◽  
Petri Laukka ◽  
Daniel Västfjäll ◽  
Lars-Olov Lundqvist
Keyword(s):  
Representative Sample ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Mail Questionnaire ◽  
Multiple Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Several Variables ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
General Semantic ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Causal Variables

Empirical studies have indicated that listeners value music primarily for its ability to arouse emotions. Yet little is known about which emotions listeners normally experience when listening to music, or about the causes of these emotions. The goal of this study was therefore to explore the prevalence of emotional reactions to music in everyday life and how this is influenced by various factors in the listener, the music, and the situation. A self-administered mail questionnaire was sent to a random and nationally representative sample of 1,500 Swedish citizens between the ages of 18 and 65, and 762 participants (51%) responded to the questionnaire. Thirty-two items explored both musical emotions in general (semantic estimates) and the most recent emotion episode featuring music for each participant (episodic estimates). The results revealed several variables (e.g., personality, age, gender, listener activity) that were correlated with particular emotions. A multiple discriminant analysis indicated that three of the most common emotion categories in a set of musical episodes (i.e., happiness, sadness, nostalgia) could be predicted with a mean accuracy of 70% correct based on data obtained from the questionnaire. The results may inform theorizing about musical emotions and guide the selection of causal variables for manipulation in future experiments.

scholarly journals Food Choice Determinants and Perceptions of a Healthy Diet among Italian Consumers

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Rungsaran Wongprawmas ◽  
Cristina Mora ◽  
Nicoletta Pellegrini ◽  
Raquel P. F. Guiné ◽  
Eleonora Carini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Choice ◽  
Emotional Eating ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Information Strategies

Healthy food choices are crucial for a healthy lifestyle. However, food choices are complex and affected by various factors. Understanding the determinant factors affecting food choices could aid policy-makers in designing better strategies to promote healthy food choices in the general public. This study aims to evaluate the food choice motivations and to segment consumer groups, according to their food choice motivations, in a sample of 531 Italian consumers (collected by convenience sampling), through offline and online survey platforms. K-means cluster analysis was applied to identify consumer groups using six food choice motivation categories (health, emotional, economic and availability, social and cultural, environmental and political, and marketing and commercial). The results suggest that the strongest determinants for the food choices of Italian consumers are Environmental factors and Health. Two consumer profiles were identified through the segmentation analysis: Emotional eating and Health-driven consumers. The respondents were found to have a good awareness of what comprises a healthy diet. There is a potential market for healthy and sustainable food products, especially products with minimal or environmentally friendly packages. Food labels and information strategies could be promoted as tools to assist consumers to make healthy food choices.

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