Evaluation of consumer attitudes on taste and tap water alternatives in Quebec
Evaluation of consumer attitudes on taste and tap water alternatives in Quebec
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DOI：
10.1016/s0273-1223(99)00549-1
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发表时间：
1999-01-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Gingras, S
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作者：
Levallois, P;Grondin, J;Gingras, S
1995年在魁北克大都市地区进行的一次电话调查涉及四个城市的2 009名居民。只有50.8%的消费者经常饮用自来水，42.7%的消费者经常饮用瓶装水。注意到消费者对自来水质量的不满。14%的人对气味不满意，30.6%的人对味道或风味不满意。对于消费者来说，饮用自来水的健康风险主要没有被意识到，或者仅仅被视为一个小问题。多元回归分析表明，对水源的了解不是选择自来水替代品的主要决定因素（例如，瓶装水或使用家庭治疗设备）。事实上，对水的味道不满意的消费者使用替代品的比例高出6倍（OR = 6.0，p = 0.001），如果人们连接到使用圣劳伦斯河作为供应源的分配网络，则仅高出35%（OR = 1.35，p = 0.01）。未对报告的味道问题做出解释。(C)1999由Elsevier Science Ltd代表IAWQ出版。All rights reserved.
A telephone survey carried out in 1995 in the Quebec metropolitan area reached 2009 residents of four municipalities. Tap water was consumed regularly by only 50.8 percent of the consumers and bottled water by 42.7%. Consumer dissatisfaction regarding the quality of tap water was noted. Fourteen percent were dissatisfied with the odor, and 30.6% with the taste or flavor. Health risks, regarding ingestion of tap water, were mainly not perceived or seen only as a minor issue to consumers.Multiple regression analysis indicated that knowledge of the source of the water was not a major determinant for selecting alternatives to tap water (e.g., bottled water or use of home treatment devices). Such use of alternatives was in fact six times higher in consumers dissatisfied with the taste of the water (OR = 6.0, p = 0.001) and only 35% higher if people were connected to a distribution network using the St. Lawrence River as the source of supply (OR = 1.35, p = 0.01). No explanation was given for the taste problem reported. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd on behalf of the IAWQ. All rights reserved.