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Nothing beats taste or convenience: a national survey of where and why people buy sugary drinks in Australia
- Source :
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 44, Iss 4, Pp 291-294 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- Objective: There is limited knowledge of what influences sugary drink purchasing decisions in the Australian population. This study aimed to identify the most common locations and reasons across different demographic groups for purchasing sugary drinks in Australia. Methods: A total of 891 respondents (who purchased sugary drinks for personal consumption at least occasionally) from a broader national population telephone survey of Australian adults conducted in 2017 (n=3,430) were included in the analysis. Results: ‘Taste’ was a ubiquitous reason for purchase (94%) and the majority also agreed with ‘easily available’ (76%). Males, younger people and people of lower socioeconomic status (SES) were significantly more likely to agree that sugary drinks were ‘cheap’ and ‘better value than water’. Furthermore, males and younger people were more likely to report buying sugary drinks because they were ‘part of a meal deal’. The most common purchase locations were supermarkets (56%), followed by convenience stores (19%) and food or entertainment venues (17%). Conclusion: Taste is paramount in decisions to purchase sugary drinks, and widespread availability and value for money support consumption. Implications for public health: Policies and interventions targeting point‐of‐sale sugary drink purchasing decisions among the most ‘at risk’ consumers are warranted.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
sugary drinks
Adolescent
030309 nutrition & dietetics
media_common.quotation_subject
Population
Psychological intervention
Carbonated Beverages
Choice Behavior
Beverages
03 medical and health sciences
Food Preferences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Personal consumption expenditures price index
Environmental health
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Socioeconomic status
media_common
Aged
Consumption (economics)
Aged, 80 and over
0303 health sciences
education.field_of_study
Motivation
Public health
Taste (sociology)
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Australia
Commerce
purchasing behaviour
lcsh:RA1-1270
Consumer Behavior
Middle Aged
Purchasing
Taste
Female
Psychology
policy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13260200 and 17536405
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8a123851a4ac596264c347f1b1bf2fb8