Price Changes and Hypothetical Food Purchases in Adult Grocery Shoppers
- Conditions
- Effect of Taxes and Subsides on Food Purchases in Mothers
- Registration Number
- NCT01619787
- Lead Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Brief Summary
The goal of the proposed study is to apply experimental economics in an online grocery store shopping model to examine the effects of pricing on hypothetical food purchases
- Detailed Description
Participants will be lean and overweight primary grocery shoppers aged 18 years and older. Participants will be considered lean if their body mass index (BMI = kg/m2) is less than 29.9, overweight if their BMI is greater than or equal to 30.12 To meet eligibility for the study, participants must be the guardian of a child at least 2 years or older, do the primary grocery shopping for the family, they must also report being weekly household grocery shoppers, and purchase the majority of their household's groceries once a week.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 217
18 or older primary shopper in the household, at least one child over 2 years of age
eating disorders, not liking study foods
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Energy Purchased as a Result of Taxes. Study Completion Change in total calories as a result of taxes of 12.5% and 25%.
Change in Energy Purchased as a Result of Subsidies Study Completion Change in total calories as a result of subsidies of 12.5% and 25%.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University at Buffalo
🇺🇸Buffalo, New York, United States