Barriers and Facilitators to Online Grocery Shopping Among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participants: A Mixed Method Study

Elizabeth Anderson Steeves, Rachel Gillespie, Emily DeWitt, Makenzie Barr, Brittany Cox, Travis Hudson, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Angela C.B. Trude, Alison Gustafson

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Abstract

This mixed methods study explored online grocery shopping perceptions by surveying individuals who do and do not receive SNAP benefits (n = 129) and by conducting interviews with SNAP recipients (n = 26) who have grocery shopped online. T-tests assessed survey findings, codebook thematic analysis was used to identify qualitative themes, and results were interpreted collectively. Survey results found no differences in perceptions of online grocery shopping between SNAP and non-SNAP recipients (p-values = 0.2-1.0) and that 97% of SNAP recipients felt comfortable using SNAP online. Five qualitative themes were identified and provided context to the survey results. The study findings can inform policy actions within SNAP.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)585-604
Number of pages20
JournalEcology of Food and Nutrition
Volume63
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

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Keywords

  • Food retail
  • grocery shopping
  • mixed methods
  • online
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Food Science
  • Ecology

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