Food shopping patterns and geographic access to food : comparisons and data

Summary: The National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) is the first survey to collect unique and comprehensive data about food purchases and acquisitions for a nationally representative sample of U.S. households. This book compares shopping patterns of (1) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households to low- and higher income nonparticipant households, (2) participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to nonparticipants, and (3) food-insecure to food-secure households. Ensuring that Americans have adeq.

Record details

ISBN: 9781634831413
ISBN: 9781634831420
ISBN: 163483142X
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2015]
Copyright: �2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.20 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Mode of Transportation to Primary Food StoreDistance to Nearest and Primary Stores; Primary and Alternate Food Store Types; Conclusion; References; End Notes; Chapter 2: SNAP Participation, Food Security, and Geographic Access to Food; Executive Summary; A. What Are the Objectives?; B. How Was the Study Conducted?; C. What Did the Study Find?; 1. Retail Food Environment for SNAP Households; 2. SNAP Households' Food Purchase Behavior; 3. SNAP and Food Insecurity, by Geographic Access to Food; I. Introduction; II. DATA and METHODOLOGY; A. Study Design.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Vendor-supplied metadata.