According to the calculations,
2
=43,55, that is more than
2
кр
=3,8, being more
than a critical value. It confirms existence of relations between age of respondents and
influence of packaging on buying of food products.
Thus, basing on the collected and analyzed initial marketing information, it is
determined that the older group of respondents is, the less impact of packaging on
purchase of food products is. The influence is the highest in the group of young people,
particularly up to 18 years old (76,2%) and in the group of respondents of 18-30 years
old (81,8%), the least impact is observed in the group of respondents of above 60 years
old (only 50%).
Figure 3 presents results of a questionnaire concerning impact of packaging on
making a decision about purchase of food products on different groups of respondents
according to income criterion.
Figure 3. Impact of packaging on making a decision about purchase of food products
by different groups according to income criterion
Source: developed by the authors
The defined value of
2
constitutes 2,34, that is less than ніж
2
кр
. According to
the results of the survey, it is found that with the change of respondents’ income,
influence of packaging on the decision to buy food products is almost unchanged,
including 66,7% of people with income of up to 2000 UAH, 69,8% of people with
income of 2000-5000 UAH, 64,6% of people with income of 5001-10000 UAH and
62,9% of persons with income of above 10000 UAH.
Figure 4 presents results of the questionnaire concerning impact of packaging
colors on making a decision about purchase of food products by different age groups
of respondents.
66,7
69,8
64,6
62,9
18,5
19,6
22,2
20
14,8
10,6
13,2
17,1
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Up to 2000 UAH
2000-5000 UAH
5001-10000 UAH
Above 10000 UAH
Influences
Doesn't influence
Respondent has not
decided
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