Patterns in sustainable food choices and policy support: Novel evidence from nine countries

Céline Giner, Céline Nauges () and Katherine Hassett
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Céline Giner: OCDE / OECD - Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Céline Nauges: TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Katherine Hassett: OCDE / OECD - Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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Abstract: This analysis uses OECD survey data from over 8,000 households in nine countries. The paper analyses household profiles via latent class analysis on the basis of both diet composition, as well as purchasing habits for products that are generally perceived to be environmentally sustainable. Results reveal four main household profiles that are distinguished by different broad patterns in these two behaviours. Household profiles are found to differ in terms of their socio-demographic characteristics and attitudes towards the environment, as well as with respect to their level of support for various food policies. Interestingly, results regarding the relationship between environmental attitudes and red meat consumption may suggest the existence of another "meat paradox" in the sense that one group of respondents reports high levels of environmental concern but also a high frequency of meat consumption.

Keywords: Food choices; Meat consumption; Environment-friendly products; Public policies; Cognitive dissonance; Latent-class analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-09-19
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