Food consumed outside the home in Brazil according to places of purchase

Authors

  • Ilana Nogueira Bezerra Universidade Estadual do Ceará; Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Tyciane Maria Vieira Moreira Universidade de Fortaleza; Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Jessica Brito Cavalcante Universidade de Fortaleza; Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Amanda de Moura Souza Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva; Departamento de Epidemiologia e Bioestatística
  • Rosely Sichieri Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Medicina Social; Departamento de Epidemiologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006750

Keywords:

Food Habits, Food Consumption, Food Services, Street Food, Collective Feeding, Consumer Behavior, Socioeconomic Factors, Diet Surveys

Abstract

OBJECTIVE This study aims to describe the places of purchase of food consumed outside the home, characterize consumers according to the places of consumption, and identify the food purchased by place of consumption in Brazil. METHODS We have used data from the Pesquisa de Orçamento Familiar (Household Budget Survey) of 2008-2009 with a sample of 152,895 subjects over 10 years of age. The purchase of food outside the home was collected from the records of all expenditures made in seven days. The places of purchase were grouped according to their characteristics: supermarket, bakery, street food, restaurant, snack bar, fruit shop, and other places. The types of food were grouped into nine categories, considering the nutritional aspects and the marketing characteristics of the item. We have estimated the frequency of purchase in the seven groups of places in Brazil and according to gender and type of food purchased per place. We have calculated the average age, income and years of education, as well as the per capita expenditure according to places of purchase of food consumed outside the home. RESULTS The purchase of food outside the home was reported by 41.2% of the subjects, being it greater among men than women (44% versus 38.5%). Adults had a higher frequency (46%) than teenagers (37.7%) and older adults (24.2%). The highest frequency of places of purchase were snack bar (16.9%) and restaurant (16.4%), while the fruit shop (1.2%) presented the lowest frequency. Sweets, snack chips and soft drinks were the most purchased items in most places. Average expenditure was higher for restaurant (R$33.20) and lower for fruit shop (R$4.10) and street food (R$5.00). CONCLUSIONS The highest percentage of food consumed outside the home comes from snack bars and restaurants, pointing to important places for the development of public policies focused on promoting healthy eating.

Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Food consumed outside the home in Brazil according to places of purchase. (2017). Revista De Saúde Pública, 51, 15. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006750