View source for Talk:Goherr: Task 5.3 Determinants of fish eating habits

What should the questionnaire include?
* How often and how much do you eat:
** Salmon (Baltic sea?)
** Herring (size separated?)
*** If not eating: What are the main three reasons for you not to eat Baltic sea fish? (Or Priorities the following based on your reasons of not eating Baltic sea fish):
**** Don't like the taste
**** Not easily available
**** Difficult to cook
**** Harmful chemicals in it
**** I just prefer to eat some other fish
**** Don't like any kind of fish
**** Allergy
* Do you limit your consumption of Baltic sea fish (or fish in general?) because of the harmful chemicals in it? Yes/No
** If Yes: Do you think you would consume more Baltic sea fish (salmon and herring?) if amount of the harmful chemicals would be lower? Yes/No
* Are you familiar with the current national recommendations of eating Baltic sea fish? Yes/no
* Are you familiar with the cardiovascular benefits of eating fish? Yes/No

Pro-Kala has done in Finland (2010) a questionnaire

* 724 participants
* Questions on use frequencies, type of consumed fish foods, attitudes on herring, how fish eating is predicted to change in the future
** 70% of participants consume herring at least time to time
** 24% predicts that use of herring might increase in the near future
* Includes also question “I’ve stopped eating herring because of dioxins”
* *Seems not influence on use of herring
* Based on the questionnaire, population was divided into four groups of consumers: 23% spoiled youngsters (uusavuttomia), 14% critical hi-fi enthusiast, 37% passionate herring lovers and 26% concerned tradition treasurers