Analysis of factors influencing organic fruit and vegetable purchasing in Istanbul, Turkey

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 452-466

  Yasemin, Oraman ^a   GÖkhan, Unakitan ^a  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Consumer concerns; Factor analysis; Logistic model; Organic fruit and vegetable

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRUIT; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIC FOOD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD, ORGANIC; FRUIT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 78149379281     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2010.524105     Document Type: Article

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