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Gender and Race are Significant Determinants of Students' Food Choices on a College Campus.
- Source :
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Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior . Jul/Aug2012, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p372-378. 7p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Objective: To examine the roles of gender and race in students' determinants of food choices on a college campus. Methods: A total of 405 college students participated in a survey entitled "Campus Food: You Tell Us!" Chi-square and logistic regression were used to examine associations between demographics and food choice determinants. Results: Gender and race appeared to play a significant role in determinants of students' food dislikes. Males were significantly more likely to choose cost, taste, and poor quality over poor nutrition as determinants. White students were significantly less likely to choose cost, inconvenience, and taste over poor nutrition than students of other races. Gender was also a significant factor associated with student preferences for campus dining location and determinants of unhealthful food. Conclusions and Implications: Future marketing may be more effective if tailored to gender and race. Nutrition educators should consider addressing taste and convenience when attempting to influence students' food choices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *FOOD
*ASIANS
*BLACK people
*CHI-squared test
*COLLEGE students
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*STATISTICAL correlation
*DECISION making
*DIET
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
*EXPERIMENTAL design
*FISHER exact test
*FOOD service
*HISPANIC Americans
*RESEARCH methodology
*NATURAL foods
*NUTRITION
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RACE
*READABILITY (Literary style)
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SEX distribution
*SURVEYS
*TASTE
*UNIVERSITIES & colleges
*WHITE people
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*STATISTICAL power analysis
*DATA analysis
*STATISTICAL significance
*CROSS-sectional method
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ECONOMICS
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14994046
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 77510585
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2011.12.007