The Differences in Characteristics Among Households With and Without Obese Children: Findings From USDA’s FoodAPS

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英文名称：

The Differences in Characteristics Among Households With and Without Obese Children: Findings From USDA’s FoodAPS

作者：

Young Jo

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=85027

关键词：

FoodAPS;  National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey;  obesity;  children;  food environment;  Healthy Eating Index; 

年份：

2017

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

39 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

Though the obesity rate for children in the United States has reached an unprecedented level, not all children face the same risk. Using data from USDA’s 2012 National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS), this study examines characteristics of households with and without obese children to understand potential reasons behind the dissimilar risks of child obesity.