Distance to Grocery Stores and Vehicle Access Influence Food Spending by Low-Income Households at Convenience Stores

Elizabeth Larimore and Michele Ver Ploeg ()

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2018, vol. March 2018, issue 02

Abstract: Low-income households with more difficult access to large grocery stores spent a similar share of their food budgets at these stores—but a greater share at convenience, dollar, and drugstores—compared with households with easier access.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302574

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