Food Purchase Patterns at the Supermarket and their Relationship to Family Characteristics

Socioeconomic differences in food purchasing behaviour and suggested implications for diet‐related health promotion

“…In addition, when shopping, disadvantaged groups were more likely to purchase fewer types of fruit and vegetables, and less regularly, than their higher status counterparts. The limited number of previous studies that have also examined socioeconomic differences in food purchasing, corroborate these results (Turrell, 1996;Rankin et al, 1998;Turrell, 1998). The findings of this study are based on a research design that achieved a moderate response rate of 66.4%; thus, we need to consider the likely direction and magnitude of bias associated with the 33.6% nonresponse and how these might affect this study's inferences to the wider population.…”

“…In addition, when shopping, disadvantaged groups were more likely to purchase fewer types of fruit and vegetables, and less regularly, than their higher status counterparts. The limited number of previous studies that have also examined socioeconomic differences in food purchasing, corroborate these results (Turrell, 1996; Rankin et al ., 1998; Turrell, 1998).…”

Balancing the diet and the budget: Food purchasing practices of food‐insecure families in New Zealand

“…The relation between household food purchasing behaviour and socioeconomic status has been examined in Canada, the USA, the UK and Australia . These studies highlight the disparity between low and high socioeconomic groups with respect to the absolute amount of money that is spent on food.…”

“…17 Drewnowski et al argued energy dense foods are less expensive than more healthy foods and provide low-income consumers with a cheap form of energy. 17 The relation between household food purchasing behaviour and socioeconomic status has been examined in Canada, 18,19 the USA, 20 the UK 21 and Australia. 22 These studies highlight the disparity between low and high socioeconomic groups with respect to the absolute amount of money that is spent on food.…”

Characterizing the spatial and temporal patterns of farmers' market visits

“…Lower socioeconomic status, often assessed using a combination of multiple variables including income, education and occupation, has been found to be highly correlated with purchases or consumption of less healthy food (Darmon and Drewnowski 2008;Galobardes, Morabia, & Bernstein, 2001;Hulshof et al 1991;Mishra, Ball, Arbuckle, & Crawford, 2002;Rankin et al 1998). Research also reported food access disparities among different racial/ethnic groups.…”