Gender and Race are Significant Determinants of Students' Food Choices on a College Campus

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 372-378

  Boek, Stacey ^a   Bianco Simeral, Stephanie ^a   Chan, Kenny ^a   Goto, Keiko ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campus food; College students; Food preferences; Gender; Race; University dining

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862768015     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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