Dannefer Rachel, Adjoian Tamar, Brathwaite Chantelle, Walsh Rhonda
Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Tobacco Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Center for Health Equity, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
AIMS Public Health. 2015 Dec 24;3(1):1-12. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2016.1.1. eCollection 2016.
Numerous researchers have documented associations between neighborhood food environments and residents' diets. However, few quantitative studies have examined the food shopping behaviors of residents in low-income neighborhoods, including the types of stores patronized and frequency of visits. This study presents findings on the food shopping behaviors of residents in the Bronx neighborhoods of West Farms and Fordham.
Street-intercept surveys were conducted in spring 2012 with residents of West Farms and Fordham as part of a broader program evaluation. The survey included questions on general food shopping behaviors including visits to neighborhood bodegas (corner stores) and supermarkets, mode of transportation to the supermarket most commonly frequented, and the primary source for purchases of fruits and vegetables.
The survey was conducted with 505 respondents. The sample was 59% Hispanic and 34% black, with a median age of 45 years. Thirty-four percent of respondents had less than a high school education, 30% were high school graduates or had their GED, and 36% had attended some college. Almost all respondents (97%) shopped at supermarkets in their neighborhood; 84% usually shopped at a supermarket within their neighborhood, and 16% usually shopped at a supermarket outside of their neighborhood. Most respondents (95%) shopped at bodegas in their neighborhood, and 65% did so once per day or more.
Residents of these neighborhoods have high exposure to local food stores, with the vast majority of respondents shopping at neighborhood supermarkets and bodegas and almost 2 in 3 respondents going to bodegas every day. These findings demonstrate the important role of supermarkets and bodegas in local residents' shopping patterns and support the inclusion of these stores in efforts to create food environments that support and promote healthy eating.
众多研究人员记录了邻里食物环境与居民饮食之间的关联。然而，很少有定量研究考察低收入社区居民的食品购物行为，包括光顾的商店类型和光顾频率。本研究呈现了西农场和福特汉姆这两个布朗克斯社区居民食品购物行为的研究结果。
2012年春季，作为一项更广泛项目评估的一部分，对西农场和福特汉姆的居民进行了街头拦截式调查。该调查包括有关一般食品购物行为的问题，如光顾邻里杂货店（街角商店）和超市的情况、前往最常光顾超市的交通方式，以及购买水果和蔬菜的主要来源。
共对505名受访者进行了调查。样本中59%为西班牙裔，34%为黑人，中位年龄为45岁。34%的受访者受教育程度低于高中，30%为高中毕业生或持有同等学历证书，36%上过一些大学。几乎所有受访者（97%）在其社区的超市购物；84%的人通常在社区内的超市购物，16%的人通常在社区外的超市购物。大多数受访者（95%）在其社区的杂货店购物，65%的人每天或更频繁地光顾。
这些社区的居民与当地食品店接触频繁，绝大多数受访者在社区超市和杂货店购物，近三分之二的受访者每天都去杂货店。这些发现表明超市和杂货店在当地居民购物模式中发挥着重要作用，并支持将这些商店纳入创建支持和促进健康饮食的食物环境的努力中。
