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Perceived value in food selection when dining out: Comparison of African Americans and Euro-Americans
Perceptual and motor skills, Vol.104(3 Pt 2), pp.1088-1096
06/2007
PMID: 17879642
Web of Science ID: WOS:000249136300006
Abstract
This descriptive study compares African Americans' and Euro-Americans' perceived value of food selection pertaining to cost, portion size, and meal satisfaction when eating away from home. A stratified sample was drawn from a southern U.S. metropolitan area (N= 1,011; 486 African American, 525 Euro-American). Analysis showed no difference between African-American and Euro-American adults by sex or how often they dined out. These two groups significantly differed across years of education, age, and answering 14 of 18 rated statements on value perceptions. African-Americans' value perceptions were influenced more by lower cost foods and larger portion sizes than those of Euro-Americans. For meal satisfaction, African Americans were more likely to agree with statements that indicate preferring foods high in energy and low in essential micronutrient density. This study supports the need for more investigation.
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- Title
- Perceived value in food selection when dining out
- Publication Details
- Perceptual and motor skills, Vol.104(3 Pt 2), pp.1088-1096
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Copyright
- © 2007 SAGE Publications.
- Identifiers
- WOS:000249136300006; 99380459696206600
- Academic Unit
- Movement Sciences and Health; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English