Grocery Store Acess Patterns in Rural Food Deserts
Grocery Store Acess Patterns in Rural Food Deserts
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农村食品荒漠中的杂货店进出模式
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2003
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Mary Sand
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Ella Annette Bitto;L. Morton;Mary Jan Oakland;Mary Sand
许多乡村小镇失去了当地的杂货店，取而代之的是更大、更集中的城镇。因此，它们变成了食物沙漠，没有或很少有食物储存的地方。这项研究考察了农村食物沙漠居民之间的差异以及他们对杂货店模式的获取。我们发现爱荷华州两个农村县的家庭每周定期去两家杂货店购物，单程大约需要18分钟。虽然这些县的大多数居民使用自己的车辆获取食物，但老年人和收入有限的人更有可能依赖家人、朋友、邻居和其他人。16%的农村居民经常在超市、折扣和批发食品商店购买国外食品，而11%的农村城镇居民经常在超市、折扣和批发食品商店购买国外食品。随着零售食品整合的继续，越来越多的农村老龄化人口表明流动性较低、孤立和未来获得食品商店的担忧。政策制定者需要审查农村运输系统，并发展基础设施，将老年人和低收入个人与零售食品来源定期联系起来。
Many small rural towns have lost local grocery stores to larger, more centralized towns. As a result they become food deserts, places with no or few proximate food stores. This study examines differences among rural food desert residents and their access to grocery store patterns. We find that households in two rural lowa counties regularly shop two grocery stores weekly and travel about 18 minutes each way. While most residents of these counties use their own vehicle to obtain food, older persons and those with limited incomes are more likely to be dependent on family, friends, neighbors and others. Sixteen percent of open country compared to 11 percent of rural town residents regularly shop for food out-of-county at supercenters, discount and wholesale food stores. An increasingly rural aging population suggests lower mobility, isolation, and future access to food store concerns as retail food consolidation continues. Policy makers need to examine rural transportation systems and develop an infra-structure that links elderly and low-income individuals to retail food sources on a regular basis.