USA: Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, a project of the University of Richmond supported by the Pew Charitable Trust, Washington, D.C.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: C21643
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A Project of the University of Richmaond Supported by Pew Charitable Trusts Washington D.C., 6 pages, In September 2004 the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology conducted its third comprehensive survey of U.S. consumer sentiment about the application of genetic engineering to agriculture. Similar comprehensive surveys were previously conducted by the Initiative in January 2001 and August 2003. The first survey sought to track consumer awareness of genetically modified (GM) crops, whereas the second survey continued that tracking effort and probed related issues such as regulation of GM foods and preferred applications.
This year the Pew Initiative built on its body of knowledge about consumer sentiment by conducting focus groups as well as fielding a survey. Four focus groups were conducted in Philadelphia and Des Moines on August 25th and 26th. Observations from those groups were then used to develop a survey that both tracked the issues addressed in prior surveys by the Pew Initiative and probed some of the sentiments detected in the focus groups. The resulting survey was then administered to 1000 American consumers who were interviewed by telephone September 22-26, 2004. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 3.1% at the 95% level of confidence. The margin of error is higher for subgroups.
The combined findings from the August 2004 focus groups and the September 2004 survey are summarized below and provide a robust picture of current U.S. consumer attitudes toward GM foods and genetic engineering, why those beliefs are held, and trends in those attitudes over the last three years. In addition to this summary, the Pew Initiative is making available a transcript of the focus groups and the survey results, prepared by the firms that jointly prepared and conducted them, the Melman Group and Public Opinion Strategies.
Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas (author), Marks, Leonie A. (author), and Vickner, Steven S. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Netherlands
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21742
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Pages 23-39 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Phillips, Peter W. B. (author) and Olubobokun, Simbo (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21745
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Pages 61-72 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Wahl, Thomas I. (author), McCluskey, Jill J. (author), and Grimsrud, Kristine M. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21749
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Pages 111-115 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Wolf, Marianne McGarry (author), Bertolini, Paola (author), and Parker-Garcia, Jacob (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21751
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Pages 131-141 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21752
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Pages 143-154 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Pachico, Douglas (author) and Wolf, Marianne McGarry (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Colombia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21753
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Pages 155-161 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21755
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Pages 169-187 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21756
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Pages 209-229 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Tsakiridou, Efthimia (author), Mattas, Konstadinos (author), and Zotos, Yorgos (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Greece
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21759
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Pages 37-50 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21762
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Pages 191-203 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Eves, A. (author), Lumbers, M. (author), and Morgan, J. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21763
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Pages 205-219 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
McCarthy, M. (author), O'Reilly, S. (author), O'Donovan, P. (author), and Howlett, B. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Ireland
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21764
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Pages 221-237 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Naspetti, Simona (author) and Zanoli, Raffaele (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Italy
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21765
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Pages 239-255 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21766
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Pages 257-273 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21767
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Pages 291-301 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Costa, L. (author), Sottomayor, M. (author), and Mendes, A. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Portugal
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21768
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Pages 303-320 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21769
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Pages 321-336 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
Priest, Susanna Hornig (author) and Ten Eyck, Toby A. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21777
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Pages 175-196 in Sandra Braman (ed), Biotechnology and communication: the meta-technologies of information. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey. 287 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 142 Document Number: C21821
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Gallup Organization, Princeton, New Jersey., Responses from U.S. adults to questions about the foods they include in their diets: beef and other red meat; carbohydrates; fat; fish and other seafood; fruits; grains such as bread, cereal, pasta and rice; salt; soda or pop; sugar; and vegetables
Survey sponsored by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Harvard School of Public Health.
Format:
Survey
Publication Date:
2004-11-18
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 142 Document Number: C21822
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Princeton Survey Research Associates International, Princeton, New Jersey., Response to a question for U.S. adults about how worried they are about the safety of the food they and their families eat. Results: Very worried, 13%, Somewhat worried, 27%, Not too worried, 30%, Not at all worried, 30%, Don't know/Refused, 1%.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22030
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Associated Press Worldstream, via High Beam Research. 2 pages., Describes influences of the mad cow scare, low-carb diets and other forces on the consumption of potatoes.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22038
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Public Opinion Online. 1 page., Responses in a national adult Harris Poll about the prices of packaged foods. "Fair and reasonable" - 52%; "Somewhat high" - 32%; "Unreasonably high" - 12%; "Not sure" - 3%.
USA: Roper Center at the University of Connecticut
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22040
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Public Opinion Online, Gallup Poll of November 2004. 1 page., Responses to a question in a national adult Gallup Poll. Least favorites: cranberries/cranberry sauce - 21%; sweet potatoes/yams - 11%; turkey, stuffing/dressing - 6%.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23428
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From Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology. 8 pages., Results of the third comprehensive survey by Pew Initiative of U.S. consumer sentiment about the application of genetic engineering in agriculture.
Survey and auction results reveal a lack of understanding of the label's meaning as well as a disconnect between the label's function (involving production methods) and consumers' motivations for buying organic (e.g., support for a local sustainable food system).
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23852
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From The Financial Times via Rand Corporation. 3 pages., Author comments on different perspectives of Europeans and Americans regarding food, eating and other cultural factors, as related to acceptability of genetically modified foods.
Fernandez-Cornejo, J. (author), Alexander, Corinne (author), Goodhue, Rachael E. (author), and Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24240
Notes:
Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Report 347. 44 pp.
