Aquaculture Studies									        			
									        				2015, Vol 15, Num, 1									        				      (Pages: 073-082) 
									        			
									        	
			
			
			
													
			        							
									        			
			
												
										    	
											        			 
											        						
											        								Factors Affecting Consumer Preferences on Seafood Consumption: The Case of Ankara 
											        						
											        			
											        			 
												        				
													        					Gonca GÜL YAVUZ 1 ,Zeliha YASAN ATASEVEN 1 ,Umut GÜL 1 ,Z. Nihal GÜLAÇ 1 												        			    
 
											        			
											        			 
											        					
											        					1 Tarımsal Ekonomi ve Politika Gelistirme Enstitüsü, Ankara, Türkiye 
											        			
											        		
		
											        															        				
													        			DOI : 
													        				10.17693/yunusae.v15i21955.235746 
													        			
												        													        														        					
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											        				This study has been conducted to examine the seafood consumption level and behaviors of the consumers in Ankara. In
the determination of sample size, proportional sampling method was used and the sample size was calculated as 167.
Datas were collected from randomly selected individuals with using face to face questionnaries. In the study, secondary
datas and previous studies relevant with the subject were also used. At the results of the study, possible effects of the
socio-economic characteristics of consumers on seafood consumption determined with using nonlinear canonical
correlation analysis. At the end of the analyses, it is possible to say that, consumers with lower education level sensitive
to price while consumers with higher income level sensitive to flavor. 
											        			
											        			
		
											        			
											        			Keywords : 
											        				Seafood, Consumer preferences, Nonlinear canonical correlation analysis