TY - JOUR
T1 - What "price" means when buying food
T2 - Insights from a multisite qualitative study with Black Americans
AU - DiSantis, Katherine Isselmann
AU - Grier, Sonya A.
AU - Odoms-Young, Angela
AU - Baskin, Monica L.
AU - Carter-Edwards, Lori
AU - Young, Deborah Rohm
AU - Lassiter, Vikki
AU - Kumanyika, Shiriki K.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301149
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301149
M3 - Article
C2 - 23327261
AN - SCOPUS:84874080452
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 103
SP - 516
EP - 522
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 3
ER -