Demographic Analysis of Urban Consumers’ Fruit Salad Preferences in Malang City, East Java of Indonesia

Urban consumers are increasingly exposed to health risks and dietary transitions, prompting growing interest in organic food products. However, actual purchasing behavior for organic options, such as fruit salad, remains inconsistent, particularly in emerging economies. Existing studies tend to emph...

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Main Authors: Arif Yustian Maulana Noor, Riyanti Isaskar, Khoirul Ummah, Kanissa Gita Fitri
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Published: University of Brawijaya 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://habitat.ub.ac.id/index.php/habitat/article/view/3795
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author Arif Yustian Maulana Noor
Riyanti Isaskar
Khoirul Ummah
Kanissa Gita Fitri
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description Urban consumers are increasingly exposed to health risks and dietary transitions, prompting growing interest in organic food products. However, actual purchasing behavior for organic options, such as fruit salad, remains inconsistent, particularly in emerging economies. Existing studies tend to emphasize attitudinal factors in developed markets, leaving a gap in understanding how structural demographic attributes influence organic preferences in developing urban contexts. This study aims to examine how education, marital status, income, gender, expenditure, and buying frequency shape consumer preference for organic fruit salad. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in an urban Indonesian setting, and binary logistic regression was employed to identify significant predictors. The results reveal that education and marital status are strong positive determinants of organic preference, while monthly expenditure is marginally significant. In contrast, income, gender, and buying frequency show no statistically significant effects. These findings suggest that informational access, household responsibility, and food budgeting behavior better explain organic food choices than income or habitual purchasing. The study contributes to consumer behavior and food preference literature by highlighting the socio-demographic foundations of sustainable consumption. Implications are offered for urban nutrition policy, consumer segmentation strategies, and targeted marketing to support the adoption of organic food in middle-income societies.
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spelling doaj-art-81d822904b9c44a9a87aba2c22f109822025-08-20T03:48:14ZengUniversity of BrawijayaHabitat0853-51672338-20072025-05-01361869310.21776/ub.habitat.2025.036.1.73592Demographic Analysis of Urban Consumers’ Fruit Salad Preferences in Malang City, East Java of IndonesiaArif Yustian Maulana Noor0Riyanti Isaskar1Khoirul Ummah2Kanissa Gita Fitri3Universitas Brawijaya, IndonesiaUniversitas Brawijaya, IndonesiaUniversitas Brawijaya, IndonesiaUniversitas Brawijaya, IndonesiaUrban consumers are increasingly exposed to health risks and dietary transitions, prompting growing interest in organic food products. However, actual purchasing behavior for organic options, such as fruit salad, remains inconsistent, particularly in emerging economies. Existing studies tend to emphasize attitudinal factors in developed markets, leaving a gap in understanding how structural demographic attributes influence organic preferences in developing urban contexts. This study aims to examine how education, marital status, income, gender, expenditure, and buying frequency shape consumer preference for organic fruit salad. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in an urban Indonesian setting, and binary logistic regression was employed to identify significant predictors. The results reveal that education and marital status are strong positive determinants of organic preference, while monthly expenditure is marginally significant. In contrast, income, gender, and buying frequency show no statistically significant effects. These findings suggest that informational access, household responsibility, and food budgeting behavior better explain organic food choices than income or habitual purchasing. The study contributes to consumer behavior and food preference literature by highlighting the socio-demographic foundations of sustainable consumption. Implications are offered for urban nutrition policy, consumer segmentation strategies, and targeted marketing to support the adoption of organic food in middle-income societies.https://habitat.ub.ac.id/index.php/habitat/article/view/3795organic food preferenceurban consumer behaviorsocio-demographic factorsbinary logistic regressionfruit salad consumption
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Kanissa Gita Fitri
Demographic Analysis of Urban Consumers’ Fruit Salad Preferences in Malang City, East Java of Indonesia
Habitat
organic food preference
urban consumer behavior
socio-demographic factors
binary logistic regression
fruit salad consumption
title Demographic Analysis of Urban Consumers’ Fruit Salad Preferences in Malang City, East Java of Indonesia
title_full Demographic Analysis of Urban Consumers’ Fruit Salad Preferences in Malang City, East Java of Indonesia
title_fullStr Demographic Analysis of Urban Consumers’ Fruit Salad Preferences in Malang City, East Java of Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Demographic Analysis of Urban Consumers’ Fruit Salad Preferences in Malang City, East Java of Indonesia
title_short Demographic Analysis of Urban Consumers’ Fruit Salad Preferences in Malang City, East Java of Indonesia
title_sort demographic analysis of urban consumers fruit salad preferences in malang city east java of indonesia
topic organic food preference
urban consumer behavior
socio-demographic factors
binary logistic regression
fruit salad consumption
url https://habitat.ub.ac.id/index.php/habitat/article/view/3795
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