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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Effects of Family, Friends, and Relative Prices on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by African American Youths
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| Autores: |
Zhylyevskyy, Oleksandr
Jensen, Helen H.
Garasky, Steven B.
Cutrona, Carolyn E.
Gibbons, Frederick X.
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| Data: |
2011-06-01
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| Ano: |
2011
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| Palavras-chave: |
Fruit and vegetable consumption
Healthy food choices
Social interactions
Agricultural and Food Policy
Consumer/Household Economics
Demand and Price Analysis
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Health Economics and Policy
Institutional and Behavioral Economics
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
I12
J15
C35
Q18
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| Resumo: |
Paper for presentation at the Northeastern Agricultural & Resource Economics Association’s Workshop on Economics and Child Nutrition Programs, AAEA & NAREA Joint Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 23, 2011.
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.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/107086
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| Relação: |
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association>2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| Formato: |
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