The Journal of Consumer Affairs articles from December 1994

The Journal of Consumer Affairs archives from December 1994

Consumer interest and health reform: the logic of withdrawal from managed competition.
December 22, 1994... We will talk about truth-in-mending--mending broken bones, broken budgets, and broken bargains. Mending our ailing health system is, according to a Harris poll, the number one issue on consumers' minds. At Cook County Hospital, I have...

Index of consumer expectations: food price effects and durable goods expenditures.
December 22, 1994... American consumers' subjective expectations about their current and future well-being have been captured in the Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) collected and compiled by the Michigan Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan over the...

Family food shopping: strategies used by husbands and wives.
December 22, 1994... The increasing presence of women in the workplace is redefining the roles of men and women in household management. Role sharing among husbands and wives is one approach used to relieve some of the overload experienced by women in fulfilling...

Consumer acceptance of a new experience good: a case study of vacuum packed fresh beef.
December 22, 1994... Declining red meat consumption has prompted widespread analyses of the beef industry from the farm level through retail demand. The competitive nature of food retailing, coupled with the wide variety of substitutes, point to consumer demand...

Demand for lottery products in Massachusetts.
December 22, 1994... The lottery in Massachusetts has been a phenomenal success since its inception in 1972. It is now one of the state's largest commercial enterprises with sales in fiscal year 1993 at the $2 billion level. In 1989, Massachusetts led the United...

Determinants of perceived health and safety risks of selected hazardous products and activities. (includes appendix)
December 22, 1994... There is a broad spectrum of easily obtained consumer products that could be described as hazardous to health and safety--products such as aspirin, bicycles, and tobacco. Judgments about product safety are complicated, in that a product is...

Evolution and applications of the term consumerism: theme and variations.
December 22, 1994... The word consumerism has become so commonplace that those associated with the consumer movement probably take the term for granted. In fact, however, the word is relatively new and its meaning or, more properly, its meanings have been the subject...

Effect of a class action suit on consumer repurchase intentions.
December 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION The majority of consumer purchases are potential repeat purchases. With the exception of one-time purchases, consumers buy similar products repeatedly or make repeated purchases from similar sellers. Thus, the majority of...

Ethics in advertising decisionmaking: implications for reducing the incidence of deceptive advertising.
December 22, 1994... Advertising exerts a significant impact on consumers' lives (Pollay 1986). On the positive side, advertising has discouraged participation in harmful behaviors (such as drunk driving and drug use), encouraged participation in socially beneficial...

Effects of low income families' ability and willingness to use consumer credit on subsequent outstanding credit balances.
December 22, 1994... The indebtedness of American households grew substantially in the last decade. The outstanding balance of all consumer credit, excluding mortgage debt, was $800 billion at the end of 1990. The growth of consumer credit exceeded the growth of...