European household spending and socio-economic impacts on food behavior during the first wave of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: This paper provides a European-level analysis using a large-scale survey of 13 countries to examine the power of relevant economic and socio-demographic characteristics to account for changes in food consumption and purchasing behavior during COVID-19. This was done by focusing on a two-level analysis of subject-related predictors highlighted in many existing country-level studies to test the generality of their significance. The Level 1 predictors relate to the individual households participating in the survey consisting of household composition, education, and location, as well as three types of perceived COVID-19 risks of infection, severity, and anxiety. Level 2 relates to the national level, and especially to the financial situation measured by the mean national Actual Individual Cons

SUBMITTER: Hristov H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382126 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature