The impact of cost on the availability of fruits and vegetables in the homes of schoolchildren in Birmingham, Alabama.

摘要: Objectives. Fruit and vegetable cost is a presumed barrier to intake. We sought determine whether fruit consumers’ race income would predict availability of fruits vegetables in homes schoolchildren the Birmingham, Ala, area.Methods. Data on 27 items were obtained from 1355 children (32% African American) Birmingham area. costs US Department Agriculture. used discrete choice analysis with dependent variable represented as presence or absence item. Explanatory variables included price per serving; child’s gender, race, age; parent’s body mass index income.Results. Higher was inversely related availability. income, American female gender positively Cost serving stratified into 3 categories—low, medium, high. Relati...