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An ecological analysis of factors associated with food insecurity in South Australia, 2002-7

Foley, Wendy; Ward, Paul Russell; Carter, Patricia; Coveney, John David; Tsourtos, George; Taylor, Anne (Cambridge University Press, 2010)

In order to estimate the extent of food insecurity in South Australia and its relationship with a variety of socio-economic variables, Design Data collected routinely from 2002 to 2007 by SA Health were analysed. An ...

Reconnecting Australian consumers and producers: identifying problems of distrust

Meyer, Samantha B; Coveney, John David; Henderson, Julie Anne; Ward, Paul Russell; Taylor, Anne (Elsevier, 2012)

A growing gap between the production and consumption of food has led to a decline in consumer trust in food, and a desire for increased regulation of food. The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of consumer ...

Demographic indicators of trust in federal, state and local government: implications for Australian policy makers

Meyer, Samantha B; Mamerow, Loreen; Taylor, Anne; Henderson, Julie Anne; Ward, Paul Russell; Coveney, John David (CSIRO Publishing, 2012)

Age, household size, household income, IRSD and ARIA were found to be significant indicators for trust in federal, state and local government. Trust in state government is lower for older respondents and respondents living ...

Fruit and vegetable consumption – the influence of aspects associated with trust in food and safety and quality of food

Taylor, Anne; Coveney, John David; Ward, Paul Russell; Henderson, Julie Anne; Meyer, Samantha B; Pilkington, Rhiannon; Gill, Tiffany (Cambridge University Press, 2011)

This study aims to profile adults who eat less than the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables per day. One thousand one hundred and eight interviews were conducted with respondents (49·3 % males) whose mean age was ...

The social determinants of food purchasing practices: who chooses price-before-health, taste-before-price or organic foods in Australia?

Ward, Paul Russell; Mamerow, Loreen; Henderson, Julie Anne; Taylor, Anne; Meyer, Samantha B; Coveney, John David (Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2012)

A survey of the extent to which cost, taste and health considerations impact food purchasing practices in Australia was conducted. Data were gathered from a national computer assisted telephone survey of 1109 randomly ...

Comparative examination of trust during times of a food scandal in Europe and Australia

Coveney, John David; Mamerow, Loreen; Taylor, Anne; Henderson, Julie Anne; Meyer, Samantha B; Ward, Paul Russell (Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2012)

This study compared public confidence in truth-telling by food chain actors in selected EU countries where there have been a number of food safety problems, with consumers in Australia where there have been fewer food ...