Data/hora: 10/06/2024 04:40:55

Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African American Youths
Autores: | Zhylyevskyy,   Oleksandr; Jensen,   Helen H.; Garasky,   Steven B.; Cutrona,   Carolyn E.; Gibbons,   Frederick X.
Data: | 2011-05-01
Ano: | 2011
Palavras-chave: | Social interactions; Healthy food choices; Fruit and vegetable consumption; African American youth; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; I12; J15; C35.
Resumo: | Facilitating healthy eating among young people, particularly among minorities who are at high risk for gaining excess weight, is at the forefront of current policy discussions and food program reviews. We investigate the effects of social interactions and relative prices on fruit and vegetable consumption by African American youths using rich behavioral data from the Family and Community Health Study and area-specific food prices. We find the presence of endogenous effects between a youth and parent, but not between a youth and friend. Lower relative prices of fruits and vegetables tend to increase intakes. Results suggest that health interventions targeting a family member may be an effective way to increase fruit and vegetable intake by African Americans as a result of spillover consumption effects between the youths and parents.
Tipo: | Conference Paper or Presentation
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/103411
Relação: | Agricultural and Applied Economics Association&gt;2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Formato: | 43