Author/Authors :
ERDOĞAN, Nesrin Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , ÇİÇEK, Hasan Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Hayvan Sağlığı Ekonomisi ve İşletmeciliği Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
This study aims to determine consumption status of animal foods and consumer preferences of Afyon Kocatepe University staff according to their income level. The 348 participant determined by stratified sampling method in this study were applied face to face interview method. The study was carried out between June 2012 and February 2013. Chi-square (χ^2) test was used to analyze the relationship among animal foods consumption and income level. In this study, the average number of the individuals in a family were 3,36±1,26 person, the average number of working individuals in the 1,64±0,57 person, the average income in the family 3000±1009,7 Turkish Liras (TL), and the average food expenditure were 715±342,7 TL. The annual consumption of animal foods per capita was predicted as 29,0±12,45 L for milk, 5,7±2,33 kg for cheese, 10,1±3,35 kg for yoghurt, 5,4±3,07 L for ayran, 1,75±0,83 kg for natural butter, 1,1±0,45 kg for butterfat, 18,84±6,28 kg for red meat, 15,12±4,32 kg for chicken meat, 9,42±3,73 kg for fish meat, 129,0±45,24 piece for eggs and 1,7±0,94 kg for honey. According to chi-square (χ^2) results, with the increase in household income has been found a positive correlation between milk (P 0,05), yoghurt (P 0,05), cattle-beef meat (P 0,05), fish meat (P 0,01), egg (P 0,001) and honey consumption (P 0,05). As a result, animal food consumption also increased with the increase of household income was observed in this research. Participants income and education levels were determined to be effective on animal foods consumption and preferences.
