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| Title |
Effects of a price increase on purchases of sugar sweetened beverages. Results from a randomized controlled trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Appetite, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.appet.2014.03.012 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Wilma Elzeline Waterlander, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Ingrid H.M. Steenhuis |
| Abstract |
Sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes are receiving increased political interest. However, there have been no experimental studies of the effects of price increases on SSBs or the effects on close substitutes such as diet drinks, alcohol or sugary snacks. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of a price increase on SSBs on beverage and snack purchases using a randomized controlled design within a three-dimensional web-based supermarket. The trial contained two conditions: experimental condition with a 19% tax on SSBs (to reflect an increase in Dutch value added tax from 6% to 19%); and a control condition with regular prices. N = 102 participants were randomized and purchased groceries on a single occasion at a three-dimensional Virtual Supermarket. Data were analysed using independent t-tests and regression analysis. Results showed that participants in the price increase condition purchased significantly less SSBs than the control group (B = -.90; 95% CI = -1.70 to -.10 L per household per week). There were no significant effects on purchases in other beverage or snack food categories. This means that the higher VAT rate was effective in reducing SSB purchases and had no negative side-effects. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 41 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 7 | 17% |
| New Zealand | 5 | 12% |
| United States | 3 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 15 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 24 | 59% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 10 | 24% |
| Scientists | 7 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 278 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2 | <1% |
| Hungary | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 270 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 58 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 14% |
| Researcher | 36 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 5% |
| Other | 44 | 16% |
| Unknown | 59 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 28 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 10% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 24 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 56 | 20% |
| Unknown | 72 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 55. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 June 2023.
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#493
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#7,177
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Altmetric has tracked 25,373,627 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 96th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 4,784 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 24.0. This one has done well, scoring higher than 89% of its peers.
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