Comparison of Food Consumption Concepts and Behaviors between Beijing's Urban and Suburban Residents / 中国慢性病预防与控制

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate and compare the food consumption concepts and behaviors of Beijing's urban and suburban residents. Methods Intercept questionnaire surveys were conducted on 287 urban customers shopping at a Jingkelong supermarket located in Chaoyang district and 307 suburban customers shopping at a Meilianmei supermarket located in town of Changping, Changping district at 2 randomly chosen times (all between 100PM and 500PM) from October to December 2007 in each supermarket. Results 93.1% of Beijing residents went to supermarket as their primary place for food shopping. 47.8% and 38.2% of residents thought the most important factors considered for their food shopping were "food hygiene and safety" and "its effects on health" respectively. Suburban residents were concerned more about "food hygiene and safety", while urban residents more about "effects on health" (P