000205770 001__ 205770 000205770 005__ 20180123001030.0 000205770 037__ $$a330-2016-13726 000205770 041__ $$aen_US 000205770 245__ $$aThe Evolving Role of Food Sourced Outside the Home on Diets in the U.S.: 1977-2010 000205770 260__ $$c2015-05-27 000205770 269__ $$a2015-05-27 000205770 270__ $$mtasmith@uga.edu$$pSmith, Travis A. 000205770 270__ $$mblin@ers.usda.gov$$pLin, Biing-Hwan 000205770 270__ $$mellen.coats25@uga.edu$$pCoats, Ellen 000205770 300__ $$a29 000205770 336__ $$aConference Paper/ Presentation 000205770 520__ $$aFood away from home (FAFH) is known to be of poorer nutritional quality. Given the increased prominence of FAFH over the past 35 years, some policymakers and health advocates seek to further regulate this market. This policy approach is only as strong as its expected impact. Using an individual fixed effects approach, we first document how FAFH (both fast food and restaurants) has had a relatively stable negative impact on dietary quality over 1977-2010. Yet, overall levels of dietary quality have increased over 20% during this period. To this end, we use an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition approach to understand how changes in FAFH choices and observable characteristics of individuals have impacted the trajectory of dietary improvements. We find that increased consumption of FAFH plays a very small role in explaining changes in dietary quality (about 4%) as compared to changes in demographics (e.g., age and race/ethnicity -- about 5%) and human capital (e.g., education -- about 7.5%). We attribute the substantial residual, or unexplained, improvement to changes in unobservable factors (e.g., consumer preferences, the food environment, and overlapping nutrition policy initiatives). 000205770 542__ $$fLicense granted by Travis Smith (tasmith@uga.edu) on 2015-05-28T01:14:23Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“University”), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000205770 650__ $$aAgricultural and Food Policy 000205770 650__ $$aConsumer/Household Economics 000205770 650__ $$aHealth Economics and Policy 000205770 6531_ $$adietary quality 000205770 6531_ $$aOaxaca-Blinder decomposition 000205770 6531_ $$afixed effects 000205770 700__ $$aSmith, Travis A. 000205770 700__ $$aLin, Biing-Hwan 000205770 700__ $$aCoats, Ellen 000205770 773__ $$d2015 000205770 8564_ $$s353646$$uhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/205770/files/FoodSourcesDiets_TS.pdf 000205770 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/205770 000205770 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:205770$$pGLOBAL_SET 000205770 912__ $$nSubmitted by Travis Smith (tasmith@uga.edu) on 2015-05-28T01:18:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 FoodSourcesDiets_TS.pdf: 353646 bytes, checksum: f1c88a8f7797a3e44ce82175e5672847 (MD5) 000205770 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2015-05-28T01:18:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FoodSourcesDiets_TS.pdf: 353646 bytes, checksum: f1c88a8f7797a3e44ce82175e5672847 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05-27 000205770 982__ $$gAgricultural and Applied Economics Association>2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California 000205770 980__ $$a330