Journal article
Improving retrospective characterization of the food environment for a large region in the United States during a historic time period
Health & place, v 18(6), pp 1341-1347
Nov 2012
PMID: 22883050
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Abstract
Access to healthy foods has received increasing attention due to growing prevalence of obesity and diet-related health conditions yet there are major obstacles in characterizing the local food environment. This study developed a method to retrospectively characterize supermarkets for a single historic year, 2005, in 19 counties in 6 states in the USA using a supermarket chain-name list and two business databases. Data preparation, merging, overlaps, added-value amongst various approaches and differences by census tract area-level socio-demographic characteristics are described. Agreement between two food store databases was modest: 63%. Only 55% of the final list of supermarkets were identified by a single business database and selection criteria that included industry classification codes and sales revenue ≥$2 million. The added-value of using a supermarket chain-name list and second business database was identification of an additional 14% and 30% of supermarkets, respectively. These methods are particularly useful to retrospectively characterize access to supermarkets during a historic period and when field observations are not feasible and business databases are used.
► Methods identify supermarkets in a single historic year over a large area of the USA. ► Agreement between two food store databases was modest: 63%. ► 55% Of the final list of supermarkets were identified by a single business database.
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- Title
- Improving retrospective characterization of the food environment for a large region in the United States during a historic time period
- Creators
- Amy H Auchincloss - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USAKari A.B Moore - Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, Department of Epidemiology, Ann Arbor, MI, USALatetia V Moore - Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USAAna V Diez Roux - Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, Department of Epidemiology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Publication Details
- Health & place, v 18(6), pp 1341-1347
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000311140800017
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85027933530
- Other Identifier
- 991014877763604721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health