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ERIC Number: EJ551082
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1084-6603
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Limited Financial Resources Constrain Families' Food Choices. Nutrition, Health and Safety.
Center for Nutrition and Policy Promotion
Journal of Early Education and Family Review, v5 n1 p27-28 Sep-Oct 1997
Personal income is a key factor affecting not only the amount American families spend for food but also the types of food they buy. This article presents results from an analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey, the latest data available on household food consumption for the entire population and for low-income U.S. households. (Author/LPP)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Eating Habits, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Financial Resources, Food, Low Income Groups, Nutrition, Purchasing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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