Social class differences in food consumption: The explanatory value of permissiveness and health and cost considerations

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-113

  Hupkens, Christianne L H ^a,b   Knibbe, Ronald A ^a   Drop, Maria J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Costs; Food consumption; Health considerations; Permissiveness; Social class

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COST; EATING HABIT; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0033945526     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/10.2.108     Document Type: Article

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