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Can Low-Income Americans Afford a Healthy Diet?

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  • Golan, Elise H.
  • Stewart, Hayden
  • Kuchler, Fred
  • Dong, Diansheng

Abstract

Low-income households that receive maximum food assistance benefits usually can afford a healthy diet; others may have more difficulty.

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  • Golan, Elise H. & Stewart, Hayden & Kuchler, Fred & Dong, Diansheng, 2008. "Can Low-Income Americans Afford a Healthy Diet?," Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, pages 1-8, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersaw:122581
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.122581
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    1. Young, Jeffrey S. & Binkley, James K., 2020. "Low Income and Access to Healthy Food: The Case of Milk," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304539, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    2. Binkley, James K., 2010. "Low Income And Poor Health Choices: The Example Of Smoking," Working papers 58419, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics.
    3. James Binkley & Alla Golub, 2010. "Household Food Choice In Four Food Categories:Healthy Or Unhealthy?," Working Papers 10-2, Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics.
    4. Binkley, James K. & Young, Jeffrey S., 2022. "Deficient Dietary Behavior in Low-Income Americans: Assessing the Role of Diet Costs," 2022 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Anaheim, California 322055, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    5. Carlson, Andrea & Dong, Diansheng & Lino, Mark, 2014. "Association between Total Diet Cost and Diet Quality Is Limited," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 39(1), pages 1-22, April.
    6. Carlson, Andrea & Frazao, Elizabeth, 2012. "Are Healthy Foods Really More Expensive? It Depends on How You Measure the Price," Economic Information Bulletin 142357, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    7. Chen, Susan E. & Liu, Jing & Binkley, James K., 2012. "An Exploration of the Relationship Between Income and Eating Behavior," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 41(1), pages 1-10, April.
    8. Todd, Jessica E. & Mancino, Lisa & Leibtag, Ephraim S. & Tripodo, Christina, 2010. "Methodology Behind Quarterly Food- at- Home Price Database," Technical Bulletins 184309, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    9. Dimitri, Carolyn & Oberholtzer, Lydia & Zive, Michelle & Sandolo, Cristina, 2015. "Enhancing food security of low-income consumers: An investigation of financial incentives for use at farmers markets," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 64-70.
    10. Todd, Jessica E. & Mancino, Lisa & Leibtag, Ephraim S. & Tripodo, Christina, 2010. "Methodology Behind the Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database," Technical Bulletins 97799, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    11. Carlson, Andrea & Lino, Mark & Fungwe, Thomas V. & Guenther, Patricia M., 2009. "Eating a Healthy Diet: Is Cost a Major Factor?," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49259, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    12. Carlson, Andrea & Dong, Diansheng & Lino, Mark, 2010. "Are The Total Daily Cost Of Food And Diet Quality Related: A Random Effects Panel Data Analysis," 115th Joint EAAE/AAEA Seminar, September 15-17, 2010, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany 116395, European Association of Agricultural Economists.

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