scholarly journals Socio-economic pathways to diet: modelling the association between socio-economic position and food purchasing behaviour

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Turrell ◽  
Anne M Kavanagh
Keyword(s):  
Food Purchasing ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Economic Position

scholarly journals The socio-economic patterning of survey participation and non-response error in a multilevel study of food purchasing behaviour: area- and individual-level characteristics

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Turrell ◽  
Carla Patterson ◽  
Brian Oldenburg ◽  
Trish Gould ◽  
Marie-Andree Roy
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Response Error ◽  
Food Purchasing ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Survey Participation ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Economic Position ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractObjective:To undertake an assessment of survey participation and non-response error in a population-based study that examined the relationship between socio-economic position and food purchasing behaviour.Design and setting:The study was conducted in Brisbane City (Australia) in 2000. The sample was selected using a stratified two-stage cluster design. Respondents were recruited using a range of strategies that attempted to maximise the involvement of persons from disadvantaged backgrounds: respondents were contacted by personal visit and data were collected using home-based face-to-face interviews; multiple call-backs on different days and at different times were used; and a financial gratuity was provided.Participants:Non-institutionalised residents of private dwellings (n = 1003), located in 50 small areas that differed in their socio-economic characteristics.Results:Rates of survey participation – measured by non-contacts, exclusions, dropped cases, response rates and completions – were similar across areas, suggesting that residents of socio-economically advantaged and disadvantaged areas were equally likely to be recruited. Individual-level analysis, however, showed that respondents and non-respondents differed significantly in their sociodemographic and food purchasing characteristics: non-respondents were older, less educated and exhibited different purchasing behaviours. Misclassification bias probably accounted for the inconsistent pattern of association between the area- and individual-level results. Estimates of bias due to non-response indicated that although respondents and non-respondents were qualitatively different, the magnitude of error associated with this differential was minimal.Conclusions:Socio-economic position measured at the individual level is a strong and consistent predictor of survey non-participation. Future studies that set out to examine the relationship between socio-economic position and diet need to adopt sampling strategies and data collection methods that maximise the likelihood of recruiting participants from all points on the socio-economic spectrum, and particularly persons from disadvantaged backgrounds. Study designs that are not sensitive to the difficulties associated with recruiting a socio-economically representative sample are likely to produce biased estimates (underestimates) of socio-economic differences in the dietary outcome being investigated.

scholarly journals Measuring socio-economic position in dietary research: is choice of socio-economic indicator important?

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Turrell ◽  
Belinda Hewitt ◽  
Carla Patterson ◽  
Brian Oldenburg
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Economic Indicator ◽  
Food Purchasing ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Composite Indices ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Economic Position

AbstractObjectives:To examine the association between socio-economic position (SEP) and diet, by assessing the unadjusted and simultaneously adjusted (independent) contributions of education, occupation and household income to food purchasing behaviourDesign:The sample was randomly selected using a stratified two-stage cluster design, and the response rate was 66.4%. Data were collected by face-to-face interview. Food purchasing was examined on the basis of three composite indices that reflected a household's choice of grocery items (including meat and chicken), fruit and vegetablesSetting:Brisbane City, Australia, 2000Participants:Non-institutionalised residents of private dwellings (n = 1003), located in 50 small areas (Census Collectors Districts)Results:When shopping, respondents in lower socio-economic groups were less likely to purchase grocery foods that were high in fibre and low in fat, salt and sugar. Disadvantaged groups purchased fewer types of fresh fruits and vegetables, and less often, than their counterparts from more advantaged backgrounds. When the relationship between SEP and food purchasing was examined using each indicator separately, education and household income made an unadjusted contribution to purchasing behaviour for all three food indices; however, occupation was significantly related only with the purchase of grocery foods. When education and occupation were simultaneously adjusted for each other, the socio-economic patterning with food purchase remained largely unchanged, although the strength of the associations was attenuated. When household income was introduced into the analysis, the association between education, occupation and food purchasing behaviour was diminished or became non-significant; income, however, showed a strong, graded association with food choiceConclusions:The food purchasing behaviours of socio-economically disadvantaged groups were least in accord with dietary guideline recommendations, and hence are more consistent with greater risk for the development of diet-related disease. The use of separate indicators for education, occupation and household income each adds something unique to our understanding of how socio-economic position is related to diet: each indicator reflects a different underlying social process and hence they are not interchangeable, and do not serve as adequate proxies for one another

A phenomenological exploration of change towards healthier food purchasing behaviour in women from a lower socioeconomic background using a health app

Appetite ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 104566
Author(s):  
Sarah Jane Flaherty ◽  
Mary B. McCarthy ◽  
Alan M. Collins ◽  
Claire McCafferty ◽  
Fionnuala M. McAuliffe
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Food Purchasing ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Phenomenological Exploration

scholarly journals Sodium and nutrition labelling: a qualitative study exploring New Zealand consumers’ food purchasing behaviours

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1138-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael McLean ◽  
Janet Hoek
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Background Knowledge ◽  
Dietary Sodium ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
Sodium Reduction ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Food Purchasing ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour

AbstractObjectiveDietary sodium reduction is an important public health intervention that would reduce blood pressure and chronic disease. An understanding of how New Zealand consumers’ food purchasing behaviour is influenced by perceptions of dietary sodium will inform future sodium-reduction strategies.DesignThe present qualitative study used in-depth interviews of adult consumers to explore consumer knowledge, understanding of food labels and food purchasing behaviour with respect to dietary sodium.SettingNew Zealand.SubjectsA convenience sample of sixteen adult grocery shoppers.ResultsA thematic analysis of the transcripts showed New Zealand consumers lacked the background knowledge necessary to understand and regulate their own salt intake and were unable to interpret existing food labels with respect to dietary salt.ConclusionsThe findings add further weight to calls for food labels that do not require background knowledge or numerical skills and highlight the need for population-based public health interventions. Education of New Zealand consumers on the health benefits of sodium reduction and how this may be achieved would complement this approach.

scholarly journals A consumer behaviour approach to analyse the sustainability of food purchasing

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Laura Martinez-Carrasco Martínez ◽  
Margarita Brugarolas Mollá-Bauzá ◽  
Andrea Gascón Mora
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Food Purchasing ◽  
Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Behaviour Changes

<p><span lang="EN-GB">In this study, a survey has been carried out to analyse the purchase choice regarding several packaging options of four basic foods (water, milk, bread and meat). We conducted a segmentation by age to analyse whether the purchasing behaviour changes depending on this variable, and whether it is related to environmental attitudes measured on the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale and to recycling behaviour. Among the results we found that, although young people seem to be slightly more environmentally aware, this does not translate into more sustainable purchases.</span></p>

scholarly journals Can existing mobile apps support healthier food purchasing behaviour? Content analysis of nutrition content, behaviour change theory and user quality integration

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah-Jane Flaherty ◽  
Mary McCarthy ◽  
Alan Collins ◽  
Fionnuala McAuliffe
Keyword(s):  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Change Theory ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Behaviour Change Techniques ◽  
Food Purchasing ◽  
Behaviour Change Theory ◽  
User Acceptability ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the quality of nutrition content and the integration of user quality components and behaviour change theory relevant to food purchasing behaviour in a sample of existing mobile apps.DesignDescriptive comparative analysis of eleven mobile apps comprising an assessment of their alignment with existing evidence on nutrition, behaviour change and user quality, and their potential ability to support healthier food purchasing behaviour.SettingMobile apps freely available for public use in GoogePlay were assessed and scored according to agreed criteria to assess nutrition content quality and integration of behaviour change theory and user quality components.SubjectsA sample of eleven mobile apps that met predefined inclusion criteria to ensure relevance and good quality.ResultsThe quality of the nutrition content varied. Improvements to the accuracy and appropriateness of nutrition content are needed to ensure mobile apps support a healthy behaviour change process and are accessible to a wider population. There appears to be a narrow focus towards behaviour change with an overemphasis on behavioural outcomes and a small number of behaviour change techniques, which may limit effectiveness. A significant effort from the user was required to use the mobile apps appropriately which may negatively influence user acceptability and subsequent utilisation.ConclusionsExisting mobile apps may offer a potentially effective approach to supporting healthier food purchasing behaviour but improvements in mobile app design are required to maximise their potential effectiveness. Engagement of mobile app users and nutrition professionals is recommended to support effective design.

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