Social determinants in food selection.
Responses of 112 low-income homemakers to questions about the food use frequency, availability, and social determinants (convenience, price, and prestige) of fifty-two food items are reported. Results indicate that foods have clear meaning profiles that can be measured on attitudinal scales. Bivariate analysis was used to illustrate the interrelationships between food-use frequency and social determinants. Significant correlations were found between food use and convenience, price, prestige, and availability for fourteen of the fifty-two food items studied.
D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005502:Food / Q000592:standards; D005518:Food Preferences; D005523:Food Supply; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D011632:Public Assistance; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors