Consumers' Perception of Food-System Vulnerability to an Agroterrorist Attack

Calum Turvey, Benjamin M. Onyango, William K. Hallman and Sarah C. Condry

Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2007, vol. 38, issue 3, 18

Abstract: This paper uses results from a 2004 survey (N=1,010) on consumer attitudes toward agroterrorism and food-system security to investigate heterogeneous attributes affecting vulnerability including risk perceptions and fear. Using 15 separate multinomial PROBIT regressions we distinguish between vulnerability on a number of aspects of food-system security including food type and position in the food-supply chain. Vulnerability is not found to be common across food groups or respondents, and a variety of distinguishing characteristics can be used to investigate how individuals might perceive vulnerability.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.46588

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