Attitude and Willingness to Pay for Green Products

Attitude towards environmental issue is beginning to attract a lot of consumers in Malaysia. However the contribution towards environmental activities such as recycling, buying biodegradable product and buying other green products is still small. The main objectives of this research is to determine...

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Main Author: Yuhainis, Mohd. Yusoff
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
eng
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://etd.uum.edu.my/1471/1/YUHANIS_BT._MOHD._YUSOFF.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/1471/2/1.YUHANIS_BT._MOHD._YUSOFF.pdf
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Summary:Attitude towards environmental issue is beginning to attract a lot of consumers in Malaysia. However the contribution towards environmental activities such as recycling, buying biodegradable product and buying other green products is still small. The main objectives of this research is to determine the level of consumer willingness to pay for green products, to determine the differences in willingness to pay between gender and races and to determine the relationship between personality, lifestyle, attitude, income and willingness to pay. Independent variables consist of demographic factors, attitude, lifestyle and personality. Dependent variable for this research is willingness to pay for green products. Data is gathered through questionnaire containing five parts (demographic, attitude, lifestyle, personality and willingness to pay) using six point Likert scales :( l-strongly disagree to 6-strongly agree). Data is analyzed using descriptive analysis, T-test, ANOVA, correlation and regression stepwise. Results show that the level of willingness to pay for green products is high. There is also no significance difference in willingness to pay between gender and races, and there is a significant relationship on willingness to pay for attitude, personality and income. Discussion and recommendation are discussed.