To characterize participants of a statewide healthy food incentive program in terms of shopping behaviors, surveys were collected at farmers markets (N = 436) and grocery stores (N = 131). Farmers market and grocery store respondents were mostly forty-five to fifty-four years old (21 percent to 24 percent) and female (72 to 82 percent). Grocery store respondents were more diverse. Farmers market participants were more likely to be female (p =.011), not have children (p =.006), and traveled further compared to grocery store participants. As healthy food incentive programs expand, participant characteristics should inform tailored outreach to expand to diverse populations to have a greater public health impact.
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Parks, C. A., Jaskiewicz, L. J., Dombrowski, R. D., Fricke, H. E., Hortman, S. B., Trumbull, E., … Yaroch, A. L. (2020, December 1). What Characteristics Define Participants of Michigan’s Healthy Food Incentive Program? Journal of Planning Education and Research. SAGE Publications Inc. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X18772081
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