Table 2.
Marginal effects results.
| Fruit and vegetables | Milk | Fast food | Sugar-sweetened beverages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own-price effects | −0.82** (0.29) | −0.67** (0.20) | 0.21** (0.08) | 0.10 (0.17) |
| Cross-price effects | ||||
| - Fruit/vegetables | - | −1.07** (0.16) | 0.13* (0.06) | 0.13 (0.15) |
| -Dairy | −0.08 (0.38) | − | 0.10 (0.07) | 0.05 (0.15) |
| -Meat | 0.78 (0.42) | 1.20 ** (0.21) | −0.24** (0.08) | −0.43* (0.17) |
| -Fast food | −0.88* (0.39) | −0.12 (0.22) | - | 0.29 (0.15) |
| -Sugar-sweetened beverages | −0.07 (0.40) | 0.30 (0.25) | −0.14 (0.08) | - |
| Individual characteristics | ||||
| Age in months | 0.02 (0.05) | 0.003 (0.02) | −0.01 (0.01) | 0.001 (0.02) |
| Family income (continuous) | 0.01 (0.007) | −0.000 (0.003) | −0.000 (0.001) | −0.005 (0.003) |
| Income <25,000 indicator | 2.87** (1.07) | 0.051 (0.52) | 0.27 (0.20) | 0.40 (0.36) |
| Income >75,000 indicator | −0.52 (0.77) | 0.72 (0.41) | −0.09 (0.14) | 0.11 (0.31) |
| Girl | 1.18* (0.52) | −1.04** (0.27) | −0.40** (0.10) | −0.89** (0.19) |
| Black | 1.81 (1.12) | −3.18** (0.52) | 1.46** (0.30) | −0.19 (0.41) |
| Hispanic | 2.30** (0.84) | −1.09** (0.41) | 0.60** (0.18) | 0.13 (0.31) |
| Asian | 2.99 * (1.19) | −2.13** (0.51) | −0.25 (0.22) | −2.09** (0.31) |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| -Less than high school | 1.23 (1.25) | −0.12 (0.61) | 0.40 (0.24) | −0.18 (0.42) |
| -Some college | 0.20 (0.72) | −0.45 (0.38) | −0.21 (0.13) | −0.54* (0.25) |
| -Bachelor’s degree or higher | 1.06 (0.79) | 0.82* (0.40) | −0.78** (0.14) | −1.58** (0.28) |
| Days/week child takes part in vigorous exercise | 0.32* (0.15) | −0.01 (0.08) | −0.02 (0.03) | 0.13* (0.05) |
| Participates in free/reduced school lunch programme | 1.17 (0.83) | −0.01 (0.44) | 0.34* (0.17) | −0.13 (0.31) |
| Hours/week child watches television | −0.20** (0.07) | −0.08 (0.04) | 0.04** (0.01) | 0.16** (0.02) |
| Homework help | 0.21* (0.08) | 0.003 (0.05) | 0.08** (0.02) | 0.03 (0.03) |
| Talk about friends | 0.64 (0.28) | 0.12 (0.16) | 0.10 (0.06) | 0.17 (0.12) |
| Private school | 0.53 (0.64) | −.050 (0.41) | −0.06 (0.15) | −0.31 (0.38) |
| Urban centre | 0.01 (0.78) | −0.28 (0.46) | 0.35 (0.17) | −0.11 (0.32) |
| Suburban | −0.99 (0.74) | −0.77 (0.43) | 0.17 (0.15) | −0.20 (0.29) |
Note: individually significant coefficients at P<0.01 in bold.
*
Significant at P<0.05.
**
Significant at P<0.01.
Boy, mother without high school diploma, non-Hispanic White and other, town/rural are reference groups. n=4896.