Data to accompany Longitudinal Fruit and Vegetable Sales in Small Food Retailers: Response to a Novel Local Food Policy and Variation by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status

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https://hdl.handle.net/11299/214932

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healthy food availability

fruits and vegetables

corner stores

store managers

customer purchases

food policy

neighborhood socioeconomic status

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2014
2017

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2017

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Data to accompany Longitudinal Fruit and Vegetable Sales in Small Food Retailers: Response to a Novel Local Food Policy and Variation by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status

Published Date

2020-08-11

Authors

Winkler, Megan R

Lenk, Kathleen M

Erickson, Darin J

Caspi, Caitlin E

Laska, Melissa N

Group

University of Minnesota Healthy Weight Research Center (U of M HWRC)

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Winkler, Megan R
mwinkler@umn.edu

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Observational Data

Abstract

Small food retailers, including corner/convenience stores, pharmacies, gas-marts, and dollar stores, have historically stocked limited fruits and vegetables, though this may be changing. We examined increases in sales, customer purchasing, and stocking of fresh and/or frozen fruits and vegetables in small food stores over time and in relation to: (a) a local food policy (the Minneapolis Staple Foods Ordinance) and (b) neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES). We used longitudinal data (2014–2017) from 147 randomly-sampled stores in Minneapolis/St. Paul, USA, collected using interviewer-administered manager surveys (measuring sales and stocking) and customer intercepts/ observations (measuring purchasing, n = 3039). The local policy required Minneapolis stores to meet minimum stocking standards for fresh/frozen produce and other healthy foods. No ordinance existed in St. Paul. Mixed regression models examined overall change over time and change by city and neighborhood SES. We observed significant increases over time (p < 0.05) in sales and purchasing of fresh fruit and in stocking of fresh fruit, frozen fruit, and frozen vegetables. We did not identify consistent statistical evidence for differential change in sales, purchasing, or stocking by city or neighborhood SES. Key study findings suggest limited differential effects of the local ordinance and/or neighborhood SES. However, findings also indicate significant time trends for some products, including consistent improvements in sales, customer purchasing, and stocking of fresh fruit. Given the ready-to-eat convenience of many fresh fruits and their broad appeal, fresh fruit appears a promising target for advancing the healthfulness of small food retailers.

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Winkler MR, Lenk KM, Erickson DJ, Caspi CE, Laska MN. Longitudinal Fruit and Vegetable Sales in Small Food Retailers: Response to a Novel Local Food Policy and Variation by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020 Jul 29; 17(15):5480.
http://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155480

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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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Data Repository for U of M (DRUM)

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Sponsorship: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK104348); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U48DP005022); National Institutes of Health (5R25CA163184); National Center for Advancing Translational Science (UL1TR000114); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, grant number K99HL144824

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Winkler, Megan R; Lenk, Kathleen M; Erickson, Darin J; Caspi, Caitlin E; Laska, Melissa N. (2020). Data to accompany Longitudinal Fruit and Vegetable Sales in Small Food Retailers: Response to a Novel Local Food Policy and Variation by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://doi.org/10.13020/adr6-3542.

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