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Janda KM, Salvo D, Ranjit N, Hoelscher DM, Nielsen A, Lemoine P, Casnovsky J, van den Berg A. Who shops at their nearest grocery store? A cross-sectional exploration of disparities in geographic food access among a low-income, racially/ethnically diverse cohort in Central Texas. JOURNAL OF HUNGER & ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION 2022; 19:355-375. [PMID: 38800668 PMCID: PMC11114093 DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2022.2128962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2022]
Abstract
We examined whether Central Texans shop at their nearest supermarket, how far they travel for groceries, and explored differences by race/ethnicity, urbanicity, motivations for store selection and other demographic characteristics. Using cross-sectional data and GIS, continuous network distances from participants' homes to nearest and usual supermarkets were calculated and multivariate linear regression assessed differences. <19% shopped at their nearest supermarket. Regression models found that urbanicity played a large role in distance traveled to preferred supermarket, but other factors varied by race/ethnicity. Our findings demonstrate racial/ethnic and urbanicity disparities in food access and multiple domains of food access need greater consideration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kathryn M. Janda
- UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
- Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
- Baylor University, Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, One Bear Place #97343, Waco, TX, 76798, USA
| | - Deborah Salvo
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 1212 Speedway Stop D5000, Austin, Texas 78712
| | - Nalini Ranjit
- UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
- Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
| | - Deanna M. Hoelscher
- UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
- Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
| | - Aida Nielsen
- UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
- Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
| | - Pablo Lemoine
- Centro Nacional de Consultoría, Calle 82 651 Bogotá, D.C., 801, Colombia
| | - Joy Casnovsky
- Sustainable Food Center, 2921 E. 17 Street, Building C, Austin, Texas, 78702, USA
| | - Alexandra van den Berg
- UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
- Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, Texas, 78701, USA
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