Household Snack-Food Purchases: Does Nutrition Matter?

dc.creator	Rimal, Arbindra
dc.creator	Fletcher, Stanley M.
dc.date	2017-04-01T18:11:44Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-07-09T03:58:03Z
dc.description	Purchase patterns for two types of snack foods--pretzels and popcorn, and potato, corn, and tortilla chips--were analyzed using the data from a national survey. The study examined the effect of socio-economic and lifestyle factors including nutritional awareness and exercise habits of household respondents on snack-food purchase. A geometric-hurdle count-data model that distinguished between market-participation and purchase-frequency decisions revealed that the decision to participate in the market for snack food was separate from the purchase-level decision. Pretzels and popcorn consumers were unaffected by nutrition consideration of any kind. However, respondents who were overly concerned about desirable nutritional factors were unlikely to be buyers or potential buyers of snacks such as potato, corn, and tortilla chips.
dc.identifier	doi:10.22004/ag.econ.27324
dc.identifier	https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/27324/files/34020053.pdf
dc.identifier	http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/27324
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/542738
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher
dc.source	http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/27324
dc.title	Household Snack-Food Purchases: Does Nutrition Matter?
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