Journal article
How Far Do Low-Income Parents Travel to Shop for Food? Empirical Evidence from Two Urban Neighborhoods
Urban geography, v 32(5), pp 712-729
01 Jul 2011
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Abstract
Research on the impact of the built environment on obesity and access to healthful foods often fails to incorporate information about how individuals interact with their environment. A sample of 198 low-income WIC recipients from two urban neighborhoods were interviewed about where they do their food shopping and surveys were conducted of food stores in their neighborhoods to assess the availability of healthful foods. Results indicate that participants rarely shop at the closest supermarket, traveling on average 1.58 miles for non-WIC food shopping and 1.07 miles for WIC shopping. Findings suggest that access to healthful foods is not synonymous with geographic proximity.
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- Title
- How Far Do Low-Income Parents Travel to Shop for Food? Empirical Evidence from Two Urban Neighborhoods
- Creators
- Amy Hillier - University of PennsylvaniaCarolyn C. Cannuscio - University of PennsylvaniaAllison Karpyn - The Food TrustJacqueline McLaughlin - University of PennsylvaniaMariana Chilton - Drexel UniversityKaren Glanz - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Urban geography, v 32(5), pp 712-729
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000293350500005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79961212224
- Other Identifier
- 991019168821704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Geography
- Urban Studies