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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 ...

Does prognosis and socioeconomic status impact on trust in physicians? Interviews with patients with coronary disease in South Australia

Meyer, Samantha B; Ward, Paul Russell; Jiwa, Moyez (BMJ Group Publishing, 2012)

Older participants are more likely than their younger counterparts to be unquestioning of medical advice. Higher SES participants are more likely to question medical advice than lower SES participants. Also, unlike primary ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trust in the Australian food supply: innocent until proven guilty

Henderson, Julie Anne; Ward, Paul Russell; Coveney, John David; Meyer, Samantha B (Taylor and Francis, 2012-03-26)

International research demonstrates diminishing trust in the food supply associated with food scares which undermine trust in expert advice. Even though Australia has not experienced major food scares, there is evidence ...

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 ...

How do South Australian consumers negotiate and respond to information in the media about food and nutrition? The importance of risk, trust and uncertainty

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

The amount of information in the media about food and nutrition is increasing. As part of the risk society, consumers have a moral imperative to synthesize this information in order to manage their diet. This article ...