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Relationships between income, food expenditures and purchasing choices in African American churchgoers in Baltimore City
Author(s) -
Graham Karlene,
Martins Paula,
Rikoon Amy,
Mahendraratnam Nirosha,
Frick Kevin,
Rowan Megan,
Gittelsohn Joel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.971.36
Subject(s) - waist , purchasing , psychosocial , environmental health , gerontology , african american , medicine , demography , socioeconomics , body mass index , business , marketing , economics , sociology , ethnology , pathology , psychiatry
Healthy Bodies Healthy Souls, a church‐based diabetes prevention program, will be evaluated in a sample of 375 non‐diabetic adult respondents, using psychosocial (knowledge, self‐efficacy, intentions), behavioral (diet, physical activity) and health (BMI, blood pressure, waist circumference) measures. Analysis of the baseline data on the first 138 respondents showed that over 78% have a high school degree and 73% have household incomes more than $30,000. Using the Chi‐Squared test, an association was found between having an annual income greater than $30,000 and monthly grocery expenditures greater than $180 (p=0.004). Expenditures on single meals at carry out, fast food, and sit down restaurants did not vary significantly with household income. Respondents from households that grossed more than $30,000 annually were more likely to purchase 100% whole wheat bread at least once (p=0.03) and fresh fruit greater than three times (p=0.045) in the 30 days prior to responding to the questionnaire. However, no association was observed between the purchasing frequency of high fiber cereals, multigrain bread, brown rice, and cooking spray. These findings can help guide future programs aimed at influencing food purchasing decisions in African American communities. Grant Funding Source : American Diabetes Association