Grant D K, Maxwell S
Centre for Consumer Education and Research, Liverpool John Moores University, School of Education and Community Studies.
Nutr Health. 1999;13(2):45-60. doi: 10.1177/026010609901300201.
The objectives of this study were to update Rowntree's food estimates to bring them into line with contemporary food habits and changing lifestyles; to determine whether food budgeting/ coping strategies of low income households observed by Rowntree at the turn of the century were still prevalent in low income groups today: and to evaluate whether expenditure by low income households on food was sufficient to meet minimum dietary recommendations. Two hundred questionnaires were completed face to face with the interviewer within the Merseyside boundary and included only those households who were in the Post code area. Many low income households are unable to access a healthier diet due to income limitations. Many used a variety of coping strategies to stretch their incomes and were also found to rely on help from outside the immediate family such as extended family and friends and voluntary agencies. Households with children were found to be spending slightly more on food than the reconstructed Rowntree minimum dietary. There are thus two issues; firstly that there are households spending slightly more than the minimum yet that are unable to achieve a healthy diet. Secondly all the low income households are spending much less per person than the average person in the United Kingdom. It is concluded that whilst sterling work is being achieved within health promotion departments and within community health settings there is still a great deal to be undertaken. The value of Home Economics teaching in schools should be better recognised, and Home Economics should be reinstated in the National Curriculum. Secondly it is recommended that a standard approach be adopted to inform both welfare benefit payments and in-work top up payments, thus allowing households on low incomes to make informed choices within a budget that will accommodate healthier eating strategies.
本研究的目的是更新朗特里的食物估算，使其与当代饮食习惯和不断变化的生活方式保持一致；确定朗特里在世纪之交观察到的低收入家庭的食物预算/应对策略在如今的低收入群体中是否仍然普遍存在；以及评估低收入家庭在食物上的支出是否足以满足最低饮食建议。在默西塞德郡范围内，与采访者面对面完成了200份调查问卷，且仅包括邮政编码区域内的家庭。由于收入限制，许多低收入家庭无法获得更健康的饮食。许多家庭采用了各种应对策略来增加收入，还发现他们依赖直系家庭以外的帮助，如大家庭、朋友和志愿机构。有孩子的家庭在食物上的支出比重新构建的朗特里最低饮食标准略高。因此存在两个问题：首先，有些家庭支出略高于最低标准，但仍无法实现健康饮食。其次，所有低收入家庭人均支出远低于英国平均水平。结论是，虽然在健康促进部门和社区卫生环境中正在取得出色的工作成果，但仍有大量工作要做。学校家政学教学的价值应得到更好的认可，家政学应重新纳入国家课程。其次，建议采用一种标准方法来为福利金支付和在职补充支付提供信息，从而使低收入家庭能够在预算范围内做出明智的选择，该预算将适应更健康的饮食策略。
