Qualitative perspectives on the use of traditional and nontraditional food venues among middle- and low-income women in eastern North Carolina

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 373-389

  Jilcott, Stephanie B ^a   Hurwitz, Jennie ^a   Moore, Justin B ^a   Blake, Christine ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food environment; Low income women; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CATERING SERVICE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEGRO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COMMERCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NORTH CAROLINA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956472308     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2010.507438     Document Type: Article

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