title: Corner Store Purchases in a Low-Income Urban Community in NYC.
abstract: We assessed purchases made, motivations for shopping, and frequency of shopping at four New York City corner stores (bodegas). Surveys and purchase inventories (n = 779) were collected from consumers at four bodegas in Bronx, NY. We use Chi square tests to compare types of consumers, items purchased and characteristics of purchases based on how frequently the consumer shops at the specific store and the time of day the purchase was made. Most consumers shopped at the bodega because it was close to their home (52 %). The majority (68 %) reported shopping at the bodega at least once per day. The five most commonly purchased items were sugary beverages, (29.27 %), sugary snacks (22.34 %), coffee, (13.99 %), sandwiches, (13.09 %) and non-baked potato chips (12.2 %). Nearly 60 % of bodega customers reported their purchase to be healthy. Most of the participants shopped at the bodega frequently, valued its convenient location, and purchased unhealthy items. Work is needed to discover ways to encourage healthier choices at these stores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, VZ30 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA. Kamila.Kiszko@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Kamila
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiszko
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, VZ30 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA. Jonathan.Cantor@nyumc.org.|New York University Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette St, New York, NY, 10012, USA. Jonathan.Cantor@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cantor
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, VZ30 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA. Courtney.Abrams@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.affiliation: Bronx Health REACH, Institute for Family Health, 16 East 16th Street, New York, NY, 10003, USA. cruddock@institute.org.
authors.forename: Charmaine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruddock
authors.affiliation: Bronx Health REACH, Institute for Family Health, 16 East 16th Street, New York, NY, 10003, USA. kmoltzen@institute.org.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moltzen
authors.affiliation: Bronx Health REACH, Institute for Family Health, 16 East 16th Street, New York, NY, 10003, USA. carlos.devia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Devia
authors.affiliation: Bronx Health REACH, Institute for Family Health, 16 East 16th Street, New York, NY, 10003, USA. andawiber@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bernice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McFarline
authors.affiliation: Bronx Health REACH, Institute for Family Health, 16 East 16th Street, New York, NY, 10003, USA. hardeep.s.hunjan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hardeep
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, VZ30 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA. brian.elbel@nyumc.org.|New York University Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette St, New York, NY, 10012, USA. brian.elbel@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elbel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D062409:Lunch; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D011203:Poverty; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D062410:Snacks; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Choice behavior; Diet; Food; New York City; Obesity