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- Title
Factors Influencing Lunchtime Food Choices Among Working Americans.
- Authors
Blanck, Heidi M.; Yaroch, Amy L.; Atienza, Audie A.; Yi, Sarah L.; Jian Zhang; Mâsse, Louise C.
- Abstract
There is growing interest in the usefulness of the workplace as a site for promotion of healthful food choices. The authors therefore analyzed data of U.S. adults (N = 1,918) who reported working outside the home and eating lunch. The majority (84.0%) of workers had a break room. About one half (54.0%) purchased lunch ≥ 2 times/week, with higher percentages for males, Blacks, younger (age 18-34 years) versus older adults (age 55 years or older), and obese versus normal-weight persons. The most important lunch food choice value was convenience (34.3%), followed by taste (27.8%), cost (20.8%), and health (17.1%). The typical source for purchasing lunch was a fast-food restaurant (43.4%), followed by on-site cafeteria/snack shop (25.3%), full-service restaurant (16.9%), supermarket (5.2%), vending machine (4.4%), and convenience store (4.0%); younger adults and those less educated relied more on fast-food places. This study identifies individual factors and values that may influence future dietary health initiatives in the work site.
- Subjects
UNITED States; FOOD; HEALTH promotion; WORK environment; FAST food restaurants; LUNCHEONS; NUTRITION; EMPLOYEES; AMERICANS
- Publication
Health Education & Behavior, 2009, Vol 36, Issue 2, p289
- ISSN
1090-1981
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1090198107303308