現代基因科技知識與基因科技風險態度之關係探討

A Study on the Association between Knowledge of Modern Genetic Technology and Risk Attitude toward Genetic Technology among Taiwanese

陳清淵(Ching-Yuan Chen) ； 謝雨生(Yeu-Sheng Hsieh)

《調查研究-方法與應用》 26期 (2011/10) Pp. 45-80

https://doi.org/10.7014/TCYCFFYYY.201110.0040

摘要

本研究目的有三：（一）瞭解臺灣民眾的現代基因科技知識與基因科技風險態度的類型；（二）剖析臺灣民眾個人現代基因科技知識與其基因科技風險態度的關連性；（三）探討臺灣民眾不同社會經濟地位者之基因科技知識與其基因科技風險態度的關係之差異。使用中央研究院調查研究專題中心2005年所進行之臺灣地區基因體意向調查電訪第一波問卷資料為分析基礎，並採用潛在類別模式與多類別邏輯迴歸模式進行分析。分析結果顯示：臺灣民眾八成不具備現代基因科技知識，但其中的六成卻具有「安全環境都重視」的基因科技風險態度。整體而言，臺灣民眾個人的現代基因科技知識類型與其基因科技風險態度類型並沒有顯著的關連。中、高社會經濟地位者較傾向「安全環境都重視」及「只重視環境」之基因科技風險態度，但臺灣民眾現代基因科技知識與其基因科技風險態度的關係並不因個人的社會經濟地位之不同而不同。

關鍵字

基因科技風險態度 ； 現代基因科技知識 ； 社經地位 ； 潛在類別模式 ； 多類別邏輯迴歸模式

並列摘要

This study explores the association between knowledge of modern genetic technology (MGT) and risk attitude of genetic technology (RAGT) among Taiwanese and assesses the role of socioeconomic status (SES) on shaping the association. We use data with 939 respondents from the Survey of Genomic Intention in 2005 conducted by Survey Research Center of Academia Sinica in Taiwan. Latent class models are utilized to identify respondent's latent types of knowledge of modern genetic technology and multinomial logit regression is applied to examine the effects of MGT on RAGT. We also pay particular attention to assess the influence of SES on the association between MGT and RAGT. Results suggest that the majority of Taiwanese are not equipped with knowledge of MGT, but have RAGT concerning both food safety and environmental impact produced by genetic technology. We find that there is no significant effect of MGT on RAGT when controlling for respondent's gender, age, and SES. It also shows that the effect of respondent's MGT on RAGT does not differ by the level of SES.

並列關鍵字

risk attitude of genetic technology (RAGT) ； knowledgeof modern genetic technology (MGT) ； socioeconomic status (SES) ； latent class models ； multinomial logit regression models

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