An Evaluation of Ethnicity and Linguistic Backgrounds as WIC Food Selection Determinants
Опубликовано на портале: 13-04-2005
Journal of Food Distribution Research.
2000.
Vol. 31.
No. 1.
P. 145-151.
Тематический раздел:
The federally funded Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program issues redeemable
food instruments (or
vouchers) to low-income mothers and their small children who demonstrate nutritional
need. Not all such food
instruments are actually redeemed. Both ethnicity and home language preferences were
found to be significantly
correlated with individuals’ WIC food instrument redemption likelihood, However,
these correlations provided
little indication that any food type (except cheese for Asians) is more or less culturally
acceptable to any
particular ethnic or language group. Regardless of ethnicity, persons who show English
as their family language
preference tend to have lower food instrument redemption rates than do those who
prefer to speak any other
language, at least among family members. This redemption rate disparity indicates
that, to induce participants to
follow dietary guidelines consistent with general public health goals, even a food
assistance program such as
WIC, needs to employ some marketing techniques. Use of the English language should
be a major consideration
in segmenting WIC markets.
Ключевые слова
аграрная экономика потребление программы поддержки матерей с низким доходом продукты питания сельское хозяйство
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