Community measures of low-fat milk consumption: Comparing store shelves with households

B.D. Fisher and D.S. Strogatz

American Journal of Public Health, 1999, vol. 89, issue 2, 235-237

Abstract: Objectives. This study examined the relationship between the proportion of milk in food stores that is low-fat and consumption of low-fat milk in the community. Methods. Data were gathered from 503 stores: across 53 New York State zip codes. In 19 zip codes, a telephone survey measured household low- fat milk use. Census data were obtained to examine sociodemographic predictors of the percentage of low-fat milk in stores. Results. The proportion of low-fat milk in stores was directly related to low-fat milk consumption in households and to the median income and urban level of the zip code. Conclusions. These results support using food store shelf-space observations to estimate low-fat milk consumption.

Date: 1999
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