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Bellevue Hospital Experimental Corner Store Dataset

UID: 10140
Author(s): Brian Elbel
Description
This dataset includes transaction and survey data from a researcher-opened store at Bellevue Hospital, a large hospital in New York City. The store sold a healthier and less-health foods and beverages under five conditions:(1) a baseline condition with no special labeling or taxation; (2) highlighting "less healthy" in red capital letters on the price tag; (3) 30% non-itemized tax on less-healthy items; (4) a 30% non-itemized tax on less-healthy items and highlighting "less healthy;" and (5) a 30% itemized, explicit tax on less-healthy items plus highlighting the "less healthy" signage. Each condition was tested for 8-9 days, for a total of 41.5 days. Researchers also collected survey data about what consumers noticed about the various conditions of the experimental store, why they made the purchases they made, and key demographic information.
Timeframe
2011
Geographic Coverage
New York (State) - New York City
Subject of Study
Homo sapiens
Subject Domain
Health Status
Risk Factors
Keywords
Diet
Health Behavior
Health Status
New York City
Nutrition
Obesity
Public Health Surveillance
Social Determinants of Health
Taxes

Access

Restrictions
Application Required
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Instructions
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Associated Publications
Elbel B, Taksler GB, Mijanovich T, Abrams CB, Dixon LB. Promotion of health eating through public policy: a controlled experiment. AM J Prev Med. 2013 Jul;45(1):49-55.
Study Type
Interventional
Dataset Format(s)
SAS, Stata
Grant Support
R01 HL095935/NHLBI NIH