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Article

Perceived Risk of Genetically Modified Foods Among Residents in Xi’an, China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

by
Wenjing Zhang
1,2,
Jianhong Xue
1,*,
Henk Folmer
3 and
Khadim Hussain
4
1
Department of Agricultural Economics, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
2
Department of Management, Xi’an University of Finance and Economics, 360 Changning Road, Xi’an 710100, China
3
Faculty of Spatial Science, University of Groningen, Landleven 1, 9747 AD Groningen, The Netherlands
4
Department of Economics, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250, AJK, Pakistan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(4), 574; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040574
Submission received: 4 December 2018 / Revised: 10 February 2019 / Accepted: 13 February 2019 / Published: 16 February 2019
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Abstract

This paper applies a structural equation modeling approach to study the formation of consumers’ perceived health risk of genetically modified (GM) foods based on a cross-sectional dataset of 508 consumers in Xi’an, China. The results indicate a high percentage of respondents who believe that GM foods might threaten human health. The estimated structural equation model shows that males, older people, respondents with higher income, those with better educational attainment, and those with family members who need special care have higher perceived risks of GM foods. Effective risk communication is necessary to provide consumers with scientific information about GM foods in order to facilitate their understanding of the actual risks of GM foods.
Keywords: perceived risks; structural equation modeling; genetically-modified food; China perceived risks; structural equation modeling; genetically-modified food; China

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Zhang, W.; Xue, J.; Folmer, H.; Hussain, K. Perceived Risk of Genetically Modified Foods Among Residents in Xi’an, China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040574

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Zhang W, Xue J, Folmer H, Hussain K. Perceived Risk of Genetically Modified Foods Among Residents in Xi’an, China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(4):574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040574

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Zhang, Wenjing, Jianhong Xue, Henk Folmer, and Khadim Hussain. 2019. "Perceived Risk of Genetically Modified Foods Among Residents in Xi’an, China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 4: 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040574

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Zhang, W., Xue, J., Folmer, H., & Hussain, K. (2019). Perceived Risk of Genetically Modified Foods Among Residents in Xi’an, China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(4), 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040574

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