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Table 2 The distribution of HBM variables, attitudes and other variables across categories of using food labeling (N = 513)

From: Determinants of Israeli consumers’ decision to use food label information more frequently: a national survey study

 

Entire sample

Food labels affect buying decisions

%

Rarely/ Never (%)

(N = 117)

Sometimes (%)

(N = 92)

Often/ Always (%)

(N = 304)

Benefit 1: food labels prevent cheating

 Not agree at all/agree to small or medium extent

55.9%

26.8%

20.8%

52.4%***

 Agree to a large /very large extent

441%.

15.6%

15.1%

69.3%

Benefit 2: food labels provide useful information

 Not agree at all/agree to small or medium extent

322%.

28.4%

23.5%

48.1%***

 Agree to a large /very large extent

678%.

18.8%

15.5%

65.7%

Benefit 3: food labels ensure the quality and safety of food

 Not agree at all/agree to small or medium extent

575%.

25.9%

21.7%

52.4%***

 Agree to a large /very large extent

425%.

16.1%

14.2%

69.7%

Barriers for using labels

 Not agree at all/agree to small or medium extent

64.1%

17.4%

17.1%

65.4%***

 Agree to a large /very large extent

35.9%

31.1%

19.7%

49.2%

Perceived importance of reading food labels

 Not agree at all/agree to small or medium extent

49.2%

25.7%

18.3%

56.0%

 Agree to a large /very large extent

50.8%

18.1%

18.5%

63.5%

Confidence of using labels

 Not agree at all/agree to small or medium extent

43.9%

31.5%

23.3%

45.2%***

 Agree to a large /very large extent

56.1%

13.6%

14.3%

72.1%

Importance of healthy nutrition

 Not agree at all/agree to small or medium extent

4.3%

77.3%

9.1%

13.6%***

 Agree to a large /very large extent

95.7%

20.4%

18.3%

61.3%

Response efficacy

 Not agree at all/agree to small or medium extent

16.7%

33.7%

22.9%

43.4%***

 Agree to a large /very large extent

83.3%

19.1%

16.7%

64.3%

Health motivation

 Not agree at all/agree to small or medium extent

38.0%

28.9%

18.0%

53.1%**

 Agree to a large /very large extent

62.0%

19.3%

18.0%

62.7%

Perceived risk level from unhealthy foods

 Very low/low /moderate risk

11.3%

42.1%

19.3%

38.6%***

 High /very high risk

88.7%

20.3%

17.6%

62.1%

  1. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1