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

Fresh-cu

it Salad_________

Salad Vegetables

Major Vegetables

Store Variables

Store 2

.030

(.866)

.026

(.709)*

.040

(.655)

Store 3

.179

(6.655)*

.087

(3.248)*

.740

(1.739)**

Store 4

-.492

(-3.141)*

-.074

(-.264)

.580

(2.426)**

Store 5

-.730

(-4.511)*

-.276

(-.982)

.414

(1.653)**

Store 6_________________

-.497

(-3.017)*

-.138

(-.493)

.519

(2.066)**

Other Variables

Produce Sales

.635

(11.327)*

.805

(15.331)*

.986

(10.095)*

Quantity Lagged

.007

(1.002)

-.006

(-1.015)

-.048

(-3.741)*

Constant_______________

2.019**

(2.750)*

1.172

(1.730)**

-.742

(-.569)

Price Variables

Citrus A^b

Citrus B^c

-.102

-----

(-4.068)*
-----

.024

-----

(.742)

-----

.005

-----

(.111)

-----

Apples A^b

Apples B^c

-.131

-----

(-2.868)*
-----

.028

-----

(.653)

-----

-.219

-----

(-2.622)*
-----

Berries A^b

Berries B^c

.031

-----

(1.481)
-----

.048

-----

(2.251)**
-----

.095

-----

(2.456)*
-----

Soft Fruit A^b
Soft Fruit B^c

.006

-----

(-.192)
-----

.066

-----

(.187)

-----

-.124

-----

(-2.194)**
-----

Bananas A^b

Bananas B^c

.008

-----

(.238)

-----

.019

-----

(.580)

-----

-.021

-----

(-.319)
-----

Melons A^b

Melons B^c

.057

-----

(3.159)*
-----

.039

-----

(2.065)**
-----

.109

-----

(3.206)*
-----

Grapes A^b

Grapes B^c

.005

-----

(.252)

-----

.006

-----

(.314)

-----

.091

-----

(2.268)**
-----

Fresh-cut Fruit A^b

Fresh-cut Fruit B^c

.101

-----

(3.94)*
-----

-.011

-----

(-.437)
-----

.023

-----

(.549)

-----

Greens A^b

Greens B^c

-.024

-----

(-.832)
-----

-.026

-----

(-.832)
-----

.088

-----

(1.804)**
-----

Fresh-cut Salad A^b

-.907

(-12.217)*

.102

(1.819)**

-.284

(-2.527)*

Fresh-cut Salad B^c

-.205

(-2.192)**

-----

-----

-----

-----

Salad Vegetables A^b

.140

(1.473)

-.938

(-8.496)*

.135

(.739)

Salad Vegetables B^c

-----

-----

-.043

(-.389)

-----

-----

Major Vegetables A^b

.005

(.109)

.035

(.764)

-1.323

(-12.740)*

Major Vegetables B^c

-----

-----

-----

-----

.098

(1.035)

Chinese Vegetables A^b

Chinese Vegetables B^c

.027

-----

(.697)

-----

-.007

-----

(-.185)
-----

-.072

-----

(-1.088)
-----

Yellow Vegetables A^b

Yellow Vegetables B^c

.066

------

(2.059)**

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-.019

—

(-5.95)*
------

.261

—

(4.127)*

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