Variation in Food Purchases
A Study of Inter‐Ethnic and Intra‐Ethnic Group Patterns Involving the Hispanic Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7773291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey D Paulin, Geoffrey Paulin (Bureau of Labor Statistics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 336-381 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-727X • E-ISSN: 1552-3934 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077727x01294003 |
| OpenAlex | W2033662122 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
The Hispanic community in the United States is growing rapidly. Understanding food expenditure patterns for this group is of increasing importance. Yet, as implied by the term Hispanic community , most literature treats Hispanics as one group rather than as a collection of diverse cultures with some common linguistic and other characteristics. This article uses data from the 1995 and 1996 U.S. Consumer Expenditure Diary Surveys to examine food expenditure patterns for Hispanics as a group compared to non‐Hispanics and for subgroups within the Hispanic community (i.e., families of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, or other Spanish origin). The data show not only that Hispanics in general have different food expenditure patterns than non‐Hispanics, but also, and perhaps more important, that the subgroups within the Hispanic community are not homogeneous in their food expenditure patterns. Researchers should recognize the diversity in the Hispanic population when considering goals for nutritional and related policies
Cultural diversity · Ethnic group · Ethnically diverse · Ethnology · Geography · Homogeneous · Political science · Population · Puerto rican · Sociology · Demography · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2009 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |