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Pushing or clicking the grocery cart? Health and economic concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Xu, Yilan; Heo, Wookjae; Kiss, Diane Elizabeth; Cho, Soo Hyun; Gutter, Michael S.
  • Xu Y; Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana Illinois USA.
  • Heo W; Division of Consumer Sciences Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA.
  • Kiss DE; Department of Personal Financial Planning Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USA.
  • Cho SH; Department of Family and Consumer Sciences California State University Long Beach Long Beach California USA.
  • Gutter MS; Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA.
J Consum Aff ; 2022 Aug 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2019464
ABSTRACT
Online Grocery Shopping (OGS) has grown dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is unknown, however, how consumers weighed pandemic situational factors versus household production considerations of timesaving and cost. We collect and analyze survey data from a nationally representative sample to examine how consumers with different health and socio-demographic profiles consider these factors for OGS choices and how their choices changed in the first seven months of the pandemic. We find that consumers with moderate-to-high income, white, having insurance, and not in the labor force value the timesaving and convenience of OGS more than pandemic situational factors. Still, some consumers with health risks choose to shop in person because of the cost of OGS. Lung disease, diabetes, mental health conditions, age, income, and college degree explain the dynamics of OGS choice as the pandemic evolved. Our findings shed light on the development of technology-assisted adaptation to future public health emergencies.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article