This paper evaluates income variable specification and functional form issues in contingent-valuation studies using the utility-theoretic approach. Applying data from a study of willingness to pay for irradiated beef, results suggest that functional form does affect the estimates, but variable...

US consumption of poultry products has increased steadily, over the past several years. This study identifies how socio-economic and demographic factors affect the probability of consuming poultry at home and away from home, using the Nationwide Food Consumption Survey of the US Department of...

This note examines the impact of socio-economic and demographic factors on the likelihood that an individual is aware of the link between being overweight and heart disease. Results indicate that nonwhites, lower educated individuals, and those with lower income are less likely to be aware of...