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Volume
7: No. 2, March 2010
COMMUNITY CASE STUDY
Availability, Affordability, and
Accessibility of a Healthful Diet in a Low-Income Community, Central Falls, Rhode Island, 2007-2008
| Location |
Family Composition/Market Basket Cost (US$) |
| Woman (aged >71) |
Family of 4 with Young Children |
Family of 4 with School-aged Children |
| Store A |
43.34 |
143.19 |
176.65 |
| Store B |
46.18 |
157.99 |
192.03 |
| Store C |
29.81 |
92.59 |
114.62 |
| Central Falls aggregate |
45.67 |
158.19 |
192.58 |
| Nationwide average, December 2007 |
32.60 |
112.60 |
129.60 |
Figure. Comparison of Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) market basket costs in US dollars by store type and family composition,
Rhode Island, 2007-2008. Stores A and B are grocery stores in Central Falls.
Store C is a discount supermarket in neighboring Pawtucket.
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