The relationship between low income and household food expenditure patterns in Canada

Kirkpatrick, Sharon I.; Tarasuk, Valerie

doi:10.1079/phn2003517

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“…Unemployment status or paying monthly rent may lead to a cut food expenditures when there are limited resources (46)(47)(48) . Kirkpatrick and Tarasuk (46) found that among low-income households, households that paid rent or mortgages had lower food expenditures than those without housing payments. These findings imply that a multifaceted intervention approach, such as appropriate labour market programmes, unemployment benefits and housing subsidies, as well as food assistance programmes, may be helpful in alleviating food insecurity by making family resources more stable and sustainable.…”

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Factors related to household food insecurity in the Republic of Korea

Kim

Shin

et al. 2011

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To examine the prevalence of food insecurity and to identify factors that contribute to it in the Republic of Korea. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Data were selected from a secondary data set, the third Korean Welfare Panel Study. Household food insecurity was measured with a six-item Korean version of the US Household Food Security Survey Module. The differences in proportions or means of household characteristics, householder's characteristics, economic status and social benefits by food insecurity status were tested with the x 2 or t test. The independent associations of food insecurity with each characteristic were assessed with multivariate logistic regression analysis. Subjects: The sample size consisted of 6238 households. Results: The prevalence of food insecurity was 5?3 % among all households and 25?7 % among low-income households. Risk factors that were associated with a higher risk of food insecurity included living alone, unemployment, no job, low household income and living in a leased or rented home. For low-income households, living in a leased or rented home increased the risk of food insecurity. Among food-insecure households, 26?1 % of the full sample of households and 34?3 % of low-income households were participating in food assistance programmes. Conclusions: Food insecurity among the Korean population was related to household type, income, job status and housing. Food assistance programmes were not enough to completely alleviate food insecurity.

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Factors related to household food insecurity in the Republic of Korea

Kim

Shin

et al. 2011

Public Health Nutr.

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“…In France, the costs of more nutrient-dense, healthier diets have been found to be higher, whereas energy-dense diets high in fat and sugar continue to be a low-cost option (Drewnowski et al, 2004;Andrieu et al, 2006). Thus, when studying food habits including consumption of fruit and vegetables, disposable income can be assumed to have an effect, as access to, for example, fruit and vegetables may be constrained by low income (Giskes et al, 2002;Kirkpatrick and Tarasuk, 2003). This poses challenges for nutrition policies to improve the availability and supply of recommended foods for low-income people.…”

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Multiple socio-economic circumstances and healthy food habits

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Objective: To examine associations between seven indicators of socio-economic circumstances and healthy food habits, while taking into account assumed temporal order between these socio-economic indicators. Design and setting: Data were derived from cross-sectional postal questionnaires in 2000-2002. Socio-economic circumstances were assessed by parental education, childhood economic difficulties, own education, occupational class, household income, home ownership and current economic difficulties. Healthy food habits were measured by an index consisting of consumption of fresh vegetables, fruit or berries, rye bread, fish and choosing vegetable fats on bread and oil in cooking. Sequential logistic regression models were used, adjusting for age and marital status. Participants: Employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland (n ¼ 8960, aged 40-60 years). Results: Healthy food habits were reported by 28% of women and by 17% of men. Own education, occupational class, household income, home ownership and current economic difficulties were associated with healthy food habits. These associations were attenuated but mainly remained after mutual adjustments for the socio-economic indicators. Among women, a pathway was found suggesting that part of the effects of education on food habits were mediated through occupational class. Conclusions: Employees in higher and lower socio-economic positions differ in their food habits, and those in lower positions and economically disadvantaged are less likely to report healthy food habits. Health promotion programmes and food policies should encourage healthier food choices among those in lower socio-economic positions and among those with economic difficulties in particular. Sponsorship: Academy of Finland.

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“…In particular, high levels of these variables are associated to greater consumptions of low fat foods, high fibre foods, fruit and vegetables. Furthermore, low incomes and low education levels are generally related to high energetic intake (Billson, Pryer, & Nichols, 1999;Giskes, Turrell, Patterson, & Newman, 2002;Groth, Fagt, & Brondsted, 2001;Irala-Estevez et al, 2000;Kirkpatrick & Tarasuk, 2003;Ricciuto, Tarasuk, & Yatchew, 2006;Trichopoulou, Naska, & Costacou, 2002). An explanation is that low income levels can limit health-conscious behaviour.…”

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Food habits. Changes among young Italians in the last 10years

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a b s t r a c tThe study aims to identify future trends in food habits by comparing the food choices made in Italy by Generation X in the year 2000 with those of Generation Y in 2009. The analysis was conducted utilising the food expenditures surveyed by the National Statistics Institute on a representative sample of consumers. Segmentation was performed using the Latent Class Clustering in order to identify the principal food patterns and their evolution in the span of a decade. The results point out some trends of homologation in food consumptions that are potentially problematic from the viewpoint of the healthy aspects. An increase is noted among the so-called savers, characterised by a diet with a high energetic density, while a decline is noted among the young ''traditionals'' who stand out for their high consumptions of fruit, vegetables and fish. Out-of-the-home consumptions become established among singles, and there is an increase of easy to prepare and ready to eat products, especially among the young people with children of Northern Italy. These elements raise several issues with regard to social, economic and health implications. Public intervention becomes fundamental to provide information and stimulate markets in orienting producers and consumers towards virtuous models, compatible with the new demands of society.

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The relationship between low income and household food expenditure patterns in Canada

Abstract: Objectives: To compare food expenditure patterns between low

Cited by 140 publications

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Factors related to household food insecurity in the Republic of Korea

Factors related to household food insecurity in the Republic of Korea

Multiple socio-economic circumstances and healthy food habits

Food habits. Changes among young Italians in the last 10years

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