What “Price” Means When Buying Food

Insights From a Multisite Qualitative Study With Black Americans

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ID11035263
AutoresKatherine Isselmann Disantis (0000-0001-8319-7192, At the time of the study, Katherine Isselmann DiSantis was with and Vikki Lassiter and Shiriki Kumanyika are with the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Sonya A. Grier is with the Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, DC. Angela Odoms-Young is with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago. Monica L....), Sonya A Grier (0000-0002-2091-8412, At the time of the study, Katherine Isselmann DiSantis was with and Vikki Lassiter and Shiriki Kumanyika are with the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Sonya A. Grier is with the Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, DC. Angela Odoms-Young is with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago. Monica L....), Angela Odoms-Young (0000-0002-7131-9735, At the time of the study, Katherine Isselmann DiSantis was with and Vikki Lassiter and Shiriki Kumanyika are with the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Sonya A. Grier is with the Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, DC. Angela Odoms-Young is with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago. Monica L....), Monica L Baskin (0000-0002-5544-0412, At the time of the study, Katherine Isselmann DiSantis was with and Vikki Lassiter and Shiriki Kumanyika are with the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Sonya A. Grier is with the Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, DC. Angela Odoms-Young is with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago. Monica L....), Lori Carter-Edwards (At the time of the study, Katherine Isselmann DiSantis was with and Vikki Lassiter and Shiriki Kumanyika are with the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Sonya A. Grier is with the Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, DC. Angela Odoms-Young is with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago. Monica L....), Lori Carter‐Edwards (0000-0002-5552-136X, American University), Deborah Rohm Young (0000-0002-8335-7851, At the time of the study, Katherine Isselmann DiSantis was with and Vikki Lassiter and Shiriki Kumanyika are with the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Sonya A. Grier is with the Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, DC. Angela Odoms-Young is with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago. Monica L....), Vikki Lassiter (At the time of the study, Katherine Isselmann DiSantis was with and Vikki Lassiter and Shiriki Kumanyika are with the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Sonya A. Grier is with the Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, DC. Angela Odoms-Young is with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago. Monica L....), Shiriki Kumanyika (0000-0002-7798-4306, American University), Shiriki K Kumanyika (At the time of the study, Katherine Isselmann DiSantis was with and Vikki Lassiter and Shiriki Kumanyika are with the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Sonya A. Grier is with the Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington, DC. Angela Odoms-Young is with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago. Monica L....)
Ano2013
Volume103
Fascículo3
Páginas516-522
Data de publicação2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.301149
PMID23327261
PMCIDPMC3673516
OpenAlexW2111961494
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas46

Objectives. We explored the role of price in the food purchasing patterns of Black adults and youths. Methods. We analyzed qualitative data from interviews and focus groups with socioeconomically diverse, primarily female, Black adults or parents (n = 75) and youths (n = 42) in 4 US cities. Interview protocols were locality specific, but all were designed to elicit broad discussion of food marketing variables. We performed a conventional qualitative content analysis by coding and analyzing data from each site to identify common salient themes. Results. Price emerged as a primary influence on food purchases across all sites. Other value considerations (e.g., convenience, food quality, healthfulness of product, and family preferences) were discussed, providing a more complex picture of how participants considered the price of a product. Conclusions. Food pricing strategies that encourage consumption of healthful foods may have high relevance for Black persons across income or education levels. Accounting for how price intersects with other value considerations may improve the effectiveness of these strategies

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