An Economic Analysis of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Implications for Overweight and Obesity among Higher- and Lower-Income Consumers



Table 3. (continued)

Dependent Variablesa

_________Soft

Fruit___________

________Bananas__________

_______Me

dons_________

Store Variables

Store 2

-.226

(2.156)**

.032

(1.078)

-3.55*

(-2.100)**

Store 3

.001

(.007)

.074

(3.264)*

-.327

(-2.731)*

Store 4

-1.329

(4.411)*

-1.440

(-8.355)*

-1.445

(-3.588)*

Store 5

-1.238

(3.782)*

-1.564

(-8.911)*

-1.497

(-3.461)*

Store 6_________________

-1.379

(4.169)*

-1.605**

(-9.157)*

-1.246

(-2.934)*

Other Variables

Produce Sales

1.153

(7.212)*

.537

(11.029)*

1.396

(5.586)*

Quantity Lagged

.053

(2.558)*

.014

(2.661)*

.117

(5.354)*

Constant_______________

-5.283*

(-2.579)*

2.615*

(4.022)*

-13.809

(-4.420)*

Price Variables

Citrus Ab

.288

(3.941)*

.037

(1.567)

.332

(2.424)**

Citrus Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Apples Ab

.292

(2.018)**

-.108

(-2.511)*

.397

(1.878)**

Apples Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Berries Ab

.058

(.885)

.024

(1.238)

-.074

(-.798)

Berries Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Soft Fruit Ab

-1.254

(-11.546)*

-.056

(-1.929)**

-.294

(-2.033)**

Soft Fruit Bc

-.353

(-3.273)*

-----

-----

-----

-----

Bananas Ab

.125

(1.149)

-.568

(-14.995)*

-.013

(-.083)

Bananas Bc

-----

-----

-.429

(-8.985)*

-----

-----

Melons Ab

-.109

(-2.029)**

-.004

(-.260)

-1.987**

(-17.804)*

Melons Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-.271

(-2.508)*

Grapes Ab

-.124

(-2.004)**

-.021

(-1.169)

.030

(.329)

Grapes Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Fresh-cut Fruit Ab

-.134

(-1.620)**

-.123

(-4.722)*

-.044

(-.407)

Fresh-cut Fruit Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Greens Ab

-.292

(3.647)*

-.029

(-1.088)

-.228

(-1.606)**

Greens Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Fresh-cut Salad Ab

-.109

(-.628)

-.032

(-.562)

-.308

(-1.140)

Fresh-cut Salad Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Salad Vegetables Ab

.087

(.301)

-.199

(-2.342)**

-1.183

(-2.771)*

Salad Vegetables Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Major Vegetables Ab

-.367

(-2.575)*

.139

(3.178)*

-.354

(-1.721)**

Major Vegetables Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Chinese Vegetables Ab

.077

(.725)

-.009

(-.262)

-.012

(-.068)

Chinese Vegetables Bc

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

Yellow Vegetables Ab

.085

(.807)

-.043

(-1.406)

.453

(3.442)*

Yellow Vegetables Bc

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a Numbers in parentheses are t-ratios for the associated parameters.

b Indicates the price elasticity estimate for all stores.

c Indicates the difference between the price elasticity for lower income stores and all stores.

* Indicates statistical significance at the .01 level.

** Indicates statistical significance at the .10 level.



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