ArticleFood and nutrition bulletin2021
Caste-Based Inequality in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in India.
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- Mapping Concurrent Wasting and Stunting Among Children Under Five in India: A Multilevel Analysis.International journal of public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveFruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption is of central importance to many diet-related health outcomes. In India, caste is a major basis of socioeconomic inequality. Recent analysis shows that more disadvantaged "lower" castes consume less F&V than the rest. This article explores whether this consumption gap arises due to differential distribution of drivers of consumption such as income and education across castes, or whether behavioral differences or discrimination may be at play.
designThe Oaxaca-Blinder regression decomposition is applied to explain the gap in F&V consumption between "upper" castes and "lower" castes, using data from the 68th (2011-2012) round of the National Sample Survey Organization household survey.
resultsDifferences in the distribution of F&V drivers account for all of the 50 grams/person/day consumption gap between upper and lower castes. In particular, much of the gap is explained by income differential across castes.
conclusionsIn the long run, India's positive discrimination policies in education and employment that seek to equalize income across castes are also likely to help close the F&V consumption gap, leading to health benefits. In the medium run, interventions acting to boost lower caste income, such as cash transfers targeting lower castes, may be effective.
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