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US consumers' socioeconomic characteristics and consumption of grain-based foods

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  • Christèle Moutou

    (Rice Division at Louis Dreyfus Corporation, Wilton, CT)

  • Gary W. Brester

    (Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University-Bozeman, P.O. Box 172920, Bozeman, MT 59717-2920)

  • John A. Fox

    (Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University)

Abstract

A survey of US household primary grocery shoppers was used to determine the socioeconomic factors affecting the usage of grain-based foods and the differences in characteristics of consumers who choose nutritious versus less nutritious grain-based foods. Households with less educated or lower income shoppers tend to consume a narrower selection of grain-based foods. Male and lower income shoppers make poorer nutritional choices. Children positively influence purchases of white bread. Females, older shoppers, educated shoppers, and shoppers living in urban areas are heavier users of whole-wheat bread. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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  • Christèle Moutou & Gary W. Brester & John A. Fox, 1998. "US consumers' socioeconomic characteristics and consumption of grain-based foods," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(1), pages 63-72.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:agribz:v:14:y:1998:i:1:p:63-72
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199801/02)14:1<63::AID-AGR6>3.0.CO;2-J
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    1. Lin, Biing-Hwan & Yen, Steven T., 2005. "Consumer Knowledge, Food Label Use and Grain Consumption," 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI 19557, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Mancino, Lisa & Kuchler, Fred & Leibtag, Ephraim, 2008. "Getting consumers to eat more whole-grains: The role of policy, information, and food manufacturers," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 33(6), pages 489-496, December.
    3. Mancino, Lisa & Carlson, Andrea, 2005. "Factors Affecting Grain Consumption: Evidence from 1999-2002 NHANES Survey Data," 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI 19529, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    4. Batres-Marquez, S. Patricia, 2010. "Rice Consumption in the United States: Evidence from Food Consumption Surveys," Staff General Research Papers Archive 31309, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.

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