There's more to food store choice than proximity: a questionnaire development study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Proximity of food stores is associated with dietary intake and obesity; however, individuals frequently shop at stores that are not the most proximal. Little is known about other factors that influence food store choice. The current research describes the development of the Food Store Selection Questionnaire (FSSQ) and describes preliminary results of field testing the questionnaire.

Methods

Development of the FSSQ involved a multidisciplinary literature review, qualitative analysis of focus group transcripts, and expert and community reviews. Field testing consisted of 100 primary household food shoppers (93% female, 64% African American), in rural and urban Arkansas communities, rating FSSQ items as to their importance in store choice and indicating their top tw

SUBMITTER: Krukowski RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3686698 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature