Can Households Earning Minimum Wage in Nova Scotia Afford a Nutritious Diet?
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Can households earning minimum wage in Nova Scotia afford a nutritious diet?
OBJECTIVE To assess the affordability of a nutritious diet for households earning minimum wage in Nova Scotia. METHODS Food costing data were collected in 43 randomly selected grocery stores throughout NS in 2002 using the National Nutritious Food Basket (NNFB). To estimate the affordability of a nutritious diet for households earning minimum wage, average monthly costs for essential expenses...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405222