Abstract
We assessed the consumer food environment in rural areas by using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS-S) to measure the availability, price, and quality of fruits and vegetables. We randomly selected 20 grocery stores (17 rural, 3 urban) in 12 Montana counties using the 2013 US Department of Agriculture's rural-urban continuum codes. We found significant differences in NEMS-S scores for quality of fruits and vegetables; of 6 possible points, the mean quality score was 4.5; of rural stores, the least rural stores had the highest mean quality scores (6.0). Intervention strategies should aim to increase fruit and vegetable quality in rural areas.
Publication types
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Multicenter Study
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Observational Study
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Analysis of Variance
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Chronic Disease / prevention & control
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Commerce / statistics & numerical data
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Food Assistance / statistics & numerical data
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Food Supply / classification
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Food Supply / economics
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Food Supply / standards*
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Fruit / economics
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Fruit / standards*
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Fruit / supply & distribution
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Humans
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Montana
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Nutrition Surveys / methods
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Nutritive Value
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Poverty / statistics & numerical data
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Rural Population / classification
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Rural Population / statistics & numerical data*
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Socioeconomic Factors
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United States
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Urban Population / classification
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Urban Population / statistics & numerical data*
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Vegetables / economics
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Vegetables / standards*
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Vegetables / supply & distribution