Environmental pollution and its influence on consumers’ perception of pork and poultry meat consumption in Calabar South, Cross River State
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This study assessed environmental pollution and its influence on consumers’ perceptions of pork and poultry meat consumption in Cross River State, Nigeria. The Multi-stage sampling procedure was used in selecting fifty (50) pork and poultry meat consumers for the study. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive/inferential statistics and a probit regression model. The
result showed that the educational level of the consumers had a negative coefficient and was statistically significant at 5%. The coefficients of age, marital status, source of market, and occupation of the consumers were positive as expected but were not statistically significant at 5%. Gender and quantity per household were negative and significant at 10%. Also, the sign of
the determinant factor and price of pork and poultry meat did not comply with a priori expectation while the coefficient of the quantity per household and religion were negative and were not significant. Hence, the study recommends the need for proper education and enlightenment since a lesser percentage of the people who attribute their non-consumption of pork and poultry to religion, tribe, and health reasons are not fully educated. It was, therefore, concluded that consumer’s perception of pork and poultry could, to a large extent, be influenced by age, marital status, and occupation.
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