The role of economics in eating choices and weight outcomes /

This report uses data from the USDA's 1994-96 Conintuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and the 1994-196 Diet and Health Knowledge Survey to ascertain whether economic factors help explain weight differences among adults.Weight differens among demographic subgroups, and difference in spe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mancino, Lisa
Corporate Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service
Other Authors: Lin, Biing-Hwan, Ballenger, Nicole
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : Economic Research Serivce, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 2004.
Series:Agriculture information bulletin ; no. 791.
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Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS56880
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Summary:This report uses data from the USDA's 1994-96 Conintuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and the 1994-196 Diet and Health Knowledge Survey to ascertain whether economic factors help explain weight differences among adults.Weight differens among demographic subgroups, and difference in specific behaviors, health awareness, and eating patterns can be linked to weight outcomes. An economic framework helps explain how socioeconomic factors affect an individual's ability to achieve good health. Our results suggest that income, household composition, and formal education help explain variation in behaviors and attitudes that are significantly associated with weight outcomes.
Item Description:Shipping List Date: 12/20/2004
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"October 2004."
"A report from the Economic Research Service."
Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche on shipping list number: 2005-0091-M.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:iv, 18 pages : color charts.
Format:Mode of access: Internet from the ERS web site. Address as of 1/12/05: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aib791/aib791.pdf; current access is available via PURL.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-14) and appendix.