US consumers' socioeconomic characteristics and consumption of grain-based foods

Christèle Moutou, Gary W. Brester and John Fox
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Christèle Moutou: Rice Division at Louis Dreyfus Corporation, Wilton, CT, Postal: Rice Division at Louis Dreyfus Corporation, Wilton, CT
Gary W. Brester: Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University-Bozeman, P.O. Box 172920, Bozeman, MT 59717-2920, Postal: Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University-Bozeman, P.O. Box 172920, Bozeman, MT 59717-2920

Agribusiness, 1998, vol. 14, issue 1, 63-72

Abstract: A survey of US household primary grocery shoppers was used to determine the socioeconomic factors affecting the usage of grain-based foods and the differences in characteristics of consumers who choose nutritious versus less nutritious grain-based foods. Households with less educated or lower income shoppers tend to consume a narrower selection of grain-based foods. Male and lower income shoppers make poorer nutritional choices. Children positively influence purchases of white bread. Females, older shoppers, educated shoppers, and shoppers living in urban areas are heavier users of whole-wheat bread. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199801/02)14:1<63::AID-AGR6>3.0.CO;2-J

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