Online grocery shoppers due to the Covid-19 pandemic - An analysis of demographic and household characteristics

The rapid growth in online shopping and associated parcel deliveries prompts investigation of the factors that contribute to parcel delivery demand. In this study, we evaluated the influence of locational and household characteristics on e-commerce home delivery demand. While past research has largely focused on the impacts of the adoption of online shopping using individual/household survey data, we made use of data from an e-commerce carrier. A linear regression model was estimated considering factors such as degree of urbanization, transit and shopping accessibility, and household attributes. The results both confirm and contradict prior research findings, highlighting the potential for a non-negligible influence of the local context on demand for parcel deliveries.

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House Prices, Open Space, and Household Characteristics

Journal of Real Estate Research ◽

10.1080/08965803.2021.1925498 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Tracy M. Turner ◽

Youngme Seo

Keyword(s):

Open Space ◽

House Prices ◽

Household Characteristics

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Association of Living Arrangement Conditions and Socioeconomic Differentials with Anemia Status among Women in Rural Bangladesh

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2016/4571686 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ghose Bishwajit ◽

Sanni Yaya ◽

Shangfeng Tang ◽

Akmal Hossain ◽

Yang Fan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dietary Habits ◽

Living Arrangement ◽

Health Concern ◽

Adult Women ◽

Household Characteristics ◽

Significant Public Health Concern ◽

Significant Public Health ◽

Women And Children ◽

Health Survey Data ◽

Socioeconomic Differentials

In Bangladesh, iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia and remains a significant public health concern. Being a high anemia prevalent country, numerous efforts have been made to confront the issue especially among women and children by both local and international actors. Though the situation has substantially improved in recent years, a staggering number of adult women are currently living with anemia. The etiology of anemia is a multifactorial problem and has been proposed to be associated with various household, societal, economic, cultural factors apart from dietary habits. However, evidence regarding the household arrangements and socioeconomic determinants of anemia is scarce, especially in the context of Bangladesh. To this end, we utilized the 2011 demographic and health survey data to explore the association between anemia status and selected demographic, socioeconomic, and household characteristics. Our result showed significant correlation of anemia with both sociodemographic and household characteristics. Among the sociodemographic variables the following were found to be significantly associated with anemia status: age (p=0.014; OR = 1.195; 95% CI = 1.036–1.378) and microcredit membership (p=0.014; OR = 1.19; 95% CI = 1.037–1.386). Regarding the household arrangements, women utilizing biomass fuel for cooking (p<0.019; OR = 1.82; 95% CI = 0.981–2.460) were more likely to be anemic.

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