Household characteristics affect food choices

National trends in food consumption often mask the fact that the eating habits of some American households run counter to those trends. Household characteristics--such as income, type, and size--influence the type and quantities of foods used. [FOODREVIEW] USDA's Nationwide Food Consumption Sur...

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Published inFoodReview (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 12 - 18
Main Authors Lutz, S.M, Blaylock, J.R, Smallwood, D.M
Format Journal Article Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington U.S. Department of Agriculture 01.05.1993
Superintendent of Documents
Edition1482
Subjects
Bakeries
Breakfast foods
Cardiovascular disease
Cereals
Citrus fruits
CONSOMMATION ALIMENTAIRE
CONSOMMATION DES MENAGES
Consumer behavior
Consumer/Household Economics
CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOS
CONSUMO FAMILIAR
Consumption
Consumption (Economics)
Dairy products
DECISION MAKING
Diet
Eating behavior
Economic surveys
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
ETATS UNIS
Factors
FEEDING PREFERENCES
Food
Food and nutrition, Statistics
FOOD CONSUMPTION
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Food habits
Food supply
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
Households
Impacts
Meat
Milk
Nutrition
Nutrition surveys
Oils & fats
Polls & surveys
Poultry
PREFERENCE ALIMENTAIRE
PREFERENCIAS ALIMENTARIAS
PRISE DE DECISION
Shellfish
Statistical analysis
Studies
Surveys
TOMA DE DECISIONES
Trends
United States
USA
Vegetables
United States
US
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Summary:National trends in food consumption often mask the fact that the eating habits of some American households run counter to those trends. Household characteristics--such as income, type, and size--influence the type and quantities of foods used. [FOODREVIEW] USDA's Nationwide Food Consumption Survey is highlighted.
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ISSN:1056-327X
2169-8325
DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.266112