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Neighborhood racial composition, income, and distance to grocery retailers in Seattle

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  • Ware, Brandon O.
  • Amin, Modhurima Dey
  • Jessup, Eric L.
  • McCluskey, Jill J.

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This article examines whether racial disparities exist in travel distances and travel times to grocery stores in Seattle, WA. In contrast to the findings of studies conducted in other metropolitan cities, Seattle, WA, has few food deserts. We find that disparities in travel distance and travel time to supermarkets vary with the percentage of specific racial and ethnic populations. Greater Asian populations in a census tract are associated with shorter travel distance to the grocery, low income, and low vehicle access. For the Hispanic population, a greater percentage in a census tract increases the predicted travel distances and travel times to grocery stores. Greater income in tracts with more Hispanic population is associated with a shorter distance, and those tracts with more Asian population are associated with a longer distance, possibly due to cultural differences in diet.

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  • Ware, Brandon O. & Amin, Modhurima Dey & Jessup, Eric L. & McCluskey, Jill J., 2021. "Neighborhood racial composition, income, and distance to grocery retailers in Seattle," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 50(3), pages 512-532, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:agrerw:v:50:y:2021:i:3:p:512-532_6
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    1. Jill J. McCluskey, 2022. "Nutrition access, income, and race," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 104(2), pages 493-501, March.
    2. Rebecca Cleary & Lauren Chenarides, 2022. "Food retail profits, competition, and the Great Recession," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 38(3), pages 557-578, July.

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