The association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and exposure to supermarkets and fast food outlets.
This study examines whether exposure to supermarkets and fast food outlets varies with neighborhood-level socioeconomic status in Edmonton, Canada. Only market area and fast food proximity predicted supermarket exposure. For fast food outlets, the odds of exposure were greater in areas with more Aboriginals, renters, lone parents, low-income households, and public transportation commuters; and lower in those with higher median income and dwelling value. Low wealth, renter-occupied, and lone parent neighborhoods had greater exposure to fast food outlets, which was not offset by better supermarket access. The implications are troubling for fast food consumption among lone parent families in light of growing obesity rates among children.
Smoyer-Tomic
Karen E
KE
Department of Geography, University of Delaware, 216 Pearson Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USA. ktomic@udel.edu
Spence
John C
JC
Raine
Kim D
KD
Amrhein
Carl
C
Cameron
Nairne
N
Yasenovskiy
Vladimir
V
Cutumisu
Nicoleta
N
Hemphill
Eric
E
Healy
Julia
J
D000416:Alberta; D019352:Censuses; D004032:Diet; D005006:Ethnicity; D019649:Food Industry; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity; D044469:Racial Groups; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012147:Restaurants; D012923:Social Class; D014505:Urban Population