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Analysis of urban consumer preferences for honey in the context of a transition economy – A case study for Albania Cover

Analysis of urban consumer preferences for honey in the context of a transition economy – A case study for Albania

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|Apr 2020

Figures & Tables

Comparison of the age structure of the survey respondents and the urban population of Tirana, 2011Tabelle 5_ Altersstruktur der Stichprobe und der gesamten Stadtbevölkerung von Tirana, 2011

Age Category (Years)FrequencySample Structure (%)Tirana Population Structure (%)
18–305823.219.2
30–404919.618.2
40–504919.618.9
50–605923.621.8
More than 603514.022.7
Total250100.0100.0

Example of a choice taskTabelle 4_ Beispiel einer Auswahlaufgabe

If these were your only options, which would you choose? Choose by putting an X under the preferred alternative.
OriginLabëriaTropojëKorçë
Floral TypeMulti-flower honeyChestnut honeyMulti-flower honey
Location/LandscapeClose to residential areasClose to residential areasIn mountainous forest and pastures
None
Price (ALL/kg)160010001300

Honey attributes and their levels in AlbaniaTabelle 3_ Eigenschaften von Honig und deren Level in Albanien

AttributesLevels
OriginTropojëKorçëLabëria
TypeChestnuts typeMulti-flower typeMulti-flower type
Location-landscapeClose to residential areasIn mountainous forests and pasturesClose to residential areas
Price (ALL3/kg )100013001600

Market segmentation for honeyTabelle 7_ Marktsegmentierung für Honig

Segment size (%)Class 1Class 2Class 3Class 4
Multi-flowerQualityMountainous Tropojë fansEconomic
26.719.215.738.4
Importance of attributes (%)
  Origin23.17.877.244.2
  Type6.736.24.812.3
  Location66.85.212.93.5
  Price3.450.85.140.0
Part Worth Utility
  Origin
  Tropojë0.56349***0.14887**3.13669***−0.34951***
  Korçë−0.049720.08934−1.83438***0.44005***
  Labëria−0.51377***−0.23821***−1.30231***−0.09054**
Type
  Chestnuts type−0.15603**−0.89917***0.152080.11046***
  Multi-flower type0.15603**0.89917***−0.15208−0.11046***
Location-landscape
  Near to residential areas−1.55979***−0.12875**−0.41545**−0.03107
  In mountainous forests and pastures1.55979***0.12875**0.41545**0.03107
Price0.08011.26277***0.16705−0.35738
None of the Options−37.3058***−4.76935***−1.29179***−5.11288***

Main indicators for honey production sector in 2001–2015Tabelle 1_ Hauptindikatoren des Sektors der Honigproduktion in den Jahren 2001–2005

Category20012005201020112012201320142015
Production (t)1,1831,8162,8862,8983,0003,0003,0003,200
Import (t)1642242134283233
Export (t)001020101300
Domestic supply (t)1,1991,8582,9002,8993,0243,0153,0323,233
Import/supply (%)1.32.30.80.71.10.91.01.0
Export/production (%)0.00.00.30.70.30.40.00.0

Class composition of respondentsTabelle 8_ Klassenaufbau der Befragten

Consumer ClassGenderAge (Years)EducationEmployment StatusFamily Monthly Income (000 ALL)
MenWomenUp to 3030–4040–5050–60Above 60ElementaryHigh schoolUniversityUnemployedStudentSelf-employedEmployedRetired0–300301–600601–900901–1,2001,201–1,6001,601–2,000
Multi-flower honey fans−4.2**4.2*2.51.9−4.1−1.81.61.2−5.0**3.8*2.70.6−0.4−5.02.12.6−3.8**2.6−3.9**1.80.7
Quality oriented class−2.32.30.11.84.8*−2.1−4.6**−2.5−0.12.5−5.5**2.20.55.9*−3.1**−1.7−2.0−4.1**6.0*0.71.1
Mountainous Tropojë fans3.7*−3.7**1.0−2.6−1.62.80.5−1.5−0.52.00.50.92.3−2.2−1.4−0.4−4.3**6.8*−0.5−0.9−0.8
Chestnuts Korçë fans2.9*−2.9**−3.5**−1.01.01.12.42.75.5*−8.3**2.3−3.8**−2.31.32.5−0.510.0*−5.3**−1.6−1.7−0.9
p0.006p0.003p0.004p0.003p0.002
z−2.73z−3.02z−2.87z−3.02z−3.08

Stages of a conjoint choice experiment and analysis carried for honeyTabelle 2_ Phasen eines diskretes Auswahlexperiments und einer Analyse für Honig

StageDescription
Selection of attributesAttributes were selected based on a focus group with stakeholders in the honey sector and an extensive literature review.
Assignment of attribute levelsAttribute levels were determined based on the literature review and a (second) focus group comprised of stakeholders in the honey sector.
Construction of choice setsThe SSI Web program using the random method that incorporated orthogonal array was used to create the profiles in the survey.
Data collectionThe survey was conducted via face-to-face interviews.
Data analysisData is analyzed with a latent class approach using Latent Gold 4.0 software.

Summary statistics of latent class analysis of honey preferences of respondents by groupTabelle 6_ Zusammenfassende Statistik der Befragten nach Gruppen

GroupsReplicationPct CertCAICChi SquareRel Chi Sq
2431.825788.182646.67203.59
3137.985338.843159.05157.95
4442.765003.863557.08131.74
5445.954801.663822.32112.42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/boku-2019-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2719-5430 | Journal ISSN: 0006-5471
Language: English
Page range: 237 - 248
Submitted on: Sep 9, 2019
Accepted on: Dec 27, 2019
Published on: Apr 21, 2020
Published by: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Alban Cela, Edvin Zhllima, Drini Imami, Engjell Skreli, Maurizio Canavari, Catherine Chan, published by Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
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