The role of socio-economic status and spatial effects on fresh food access: Two case studies in Canada |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati, 2825 Academia Way, BRN 401E, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0131, United States;2. Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada;3. Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;4. Department of Geography, The Florida State University, 323 Bellamy Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2190, United States;1. Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Westfield State University, 577 Western Avenue, PO Box 1630, Westfield, MA 01086-1630, USA;2. Department of Geography, Michigan State University, 118 Geography Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;1. Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210131, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0131, USA;2. Department of Geography, University of Georgia, 210 Field St., Rm. 204, Athens, GA 30602, USA;1. Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;2. Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan, Canada;3. Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Abstract: | This article comprehensively explores the effects of socio-economic status on residents' fresh food access in Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Spatial effects potentially resulting from agglomeration of food retailers and clustering of neighborhoods with similar characteristics have been integrated into analysis using spatial regression models. Key findings include: areas with a larger percentage of population density, single-parent households, senior populations, higher educational populations, and minority groups tend to have higher access to supermarkets and local grocery stores, although the effects vary by city. Areas with higher private car access are more inclined to be farther from these food retailers, meanwhile the influence of public transportation is found to be insignificant in both cities. Regression results demonstrate that ignoring spatial interaction leads to overestimates of the true disparities when investigating food-access inequality among residents with different socio-economic status. |
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| Keywords: | Fresh food access Food desert Spatial effect Socio-economic status Transportation mode |
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