| Expenditure dispersion and dietary quality: evidence from Canada. | |
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PMID: 18702101 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper examines links between the way in which a household spreads their food expenditure over time and the dietary quality of the food they purchase. I find that households who make more frequent, smaller food purchases buy healthier foods than households who make fewer, larger purchases. These households are more likely to purchase foods with a lower share of total calories from fats, saturated fats and a larger share of calories from fruits and vegetables. The analysis is extended using quantile regression. The effect of expenditure dispersion is found to be largest among households with poor diets i.e. those households with diets high in saturated fats and low in fruits and vegetables. |
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Authors:
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Timothy K M Beatty |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health economics Volume: 17 ISSN: 1057-9230 ISO Abbreviation: Health Econ Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-19 Completed Date: 2009-01-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9306780 Medline TA: Health Econ Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1001-14 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Economics, University of York, Heslington, York, UK. tb526@york.ac.uk |
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Budgets Canada Diet Surveys Family Characteristics Food / economics* Food Habits* Humans Nutritive Value |
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