TY - CPAPER AB - Complex causal relationships among a large set of variables that affect the U.S. households’ food acquisition and purchase decisions were estimated using machine learning algorithms and directed acyclic graphs. Asians and Hispanics live in an environment with high concentrations of fast- and non-fast food restaurants. Obesity is less prevalent among Asians. Being Hispanic makes one to be more food insecure. Those with higher incomes are food secure and obesity is less prevalent among them. Being Black positively causes to be a SNAP participant and food insecure. Obesity is positively caused by fair/poor health and diet status. AU - Senia, Mark C. AU - Dharmasena, Senarath AU - Todd, Jessica E. DA - 2018-01-15 DA - 2018 DO - 10.22004/ag.econ.266536 DO - doi ID - 266536 KW - Consumer/Household Economics KW - Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety KW - Directed Acyclic Graphs KW - National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey KW - Food Environment KW - Food Insecurity KW - Obesity L1 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf L1 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf?subformat=pdfa L2 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf L2 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf?subformat=pdfa L4 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf L4 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf?subformat=pdfa LA - eng LA - English LK - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf LK - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf?subformat=pdfa N2 - Complex causal relationships among a large set of variables that affect the U.S. households’ food acquisition and purchase decisions were estimated using machine learning algorithms and directed acyclic graphs. Asians and Hispanics live in an environment with high concentrations of fast- and non-fast food restaurants. Obesity is less prevalent among Asians. Being Hispanic makes one to be more food insecure. Those with higher incomes are food secure and obesity is less prevalent among them. Being Black positively causes to be a SNAP participant and food insecure. Obesity is positively caused by fair/poor health and diet status. PY - 2018-01-15 PY - 2018 T1 - A Complex Model of Consumer Food Acquisitions: Applying Machine Learning and Directed Acyclic Graphs to the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) TI - A Complex Model of Consumer Food Acquisitions: Applying Machine Learning and Directed Acyclic Graphs to the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) UR - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf UR - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/266536/files/Senia%20Dharmasena%20Todd%20FoodAPS%20SAEA%202018.pdf?subformat=pdfa Y1 - 2018-01-15 T2 - Paper 147 ER -