Based on data gathered through a questionnaire survey with 3,544 respondents in six largest cities in China, the clothing expenditures of Chinese consumers and influential factors are investigated in this paper. It wa...Based on data gathered through a questionnaire survey with 3,544 respondents in six largest cities in China, the clothing expenditures of Chinese consumers and influential factors are investigated in this paper. It was found that regional differences exist sig nificantly among the cities, possibly due to differences in economy,customs, culture and other factors It was also found that the demographic and soionomic factors including age, gender, marital staus , education level,occupation, and household income have a significant influence on clothing expenditures. Further, the interactive influences of geographic variable with demographic and socioeconomic variables on the clothing expenditures were ex amined. The findings should have useful implications for segmenting Chinese consumers and developing marketing strategies in China.展开更多
Background: Increasing levels of obesity are likely associated with obesogenic behaviors such as physical activity (PA) and media time. Examination of regional and state differences in meeting recommendations for obes...Background: Increasing levels of obesity are likely associated with obesogenic behaviors such as physical activity (PA) and media time. Examination of regional and state differences in meeting recommendations for obesogenic behaviors would be useful for understanding con- current variations in prevalence of childhood obesity. Therefore the purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of boys and girls meeting vigorous physical activity (VPA), daily media (TV/video viewing/video game playing) recommendations, and association with over-weight and obesity across regions of the U.S. between 2003 and 2007. Methods: Data from the 2003 and 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health (n = 109,151;55,540 in 2003 and 53,611 in 2007;51.3% boys, mean (SE) age 11.5 (0.02) years) were used. Prevalence of meeting weekday media (≤ 2 hr/day) and VPA (≥ 3 days/week of minimum 20 minutes) recommendations were calculated. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine differences across regions, dates, sexes, and obesity status. Results: In 2007, the range for met the recommendations among regions was 74.2% - 82.1% for VPA and 77.2% - 83.7% for media viewing. The regions with the highest positive behavior levels were Alaska and Hawaii for VPA and both the Northeast and West regions for media viewing. In 2007 fewer children met media viewing recom- mendations than in 2003 (78.3% versus 83.6%, respectively, p 2hr/day versus ≤ 2 hr/day of media time. Further, the interaction between media time and VPA had a significant (p < 0.0001) association with being overweight or obese. Conclusions: Obesogenic behaviors vary by region in the U.S., appear to be changing over time, and are associated overweight and obesity status, though differences between boys and girls are stable.展开更多
文摘Based on data gathered through a questionnaire survey with 3,544 respondents in six largest cities in China, the clothing expenditures of Chinese consumers and influential factors are investigated in this paper. It was found that regional differences exist sig nificantly among the cities, possibly due to differences in economy,customs, culture and other factors It was also found that the demographic and soionomic factors including age, gender, marital staus , education level,occupation, and household income have a significant influence on clothing expenditures. Further, the interactive influences of geographic variable with demographic and socioeconomic variables on the clothing expenditures were ex amined. The findings should have useful implications for segmenting Chinese consumers and developing marketing strategies in China.
文摘Background: Increasing levels of obesity are likely associated with obesogenic behaviors such as physical activity (PA) and media time. Examination of regional and state differences in meeting recommendations for obesogenic behaviors would be useful for understanding con- current variations in prevalence of childhood obesity. Therefore the purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of boys and girls meeting vigorous physical activity (VPA), daily media (TV/video viewing/video game playing) recommendations, and association with over-weight and obesity across regions of the U.S. between 2003 and 2007. Methods: Data from the 2003 and 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health (n = 109,151;55,540 in 2003 and 53,611 in 2007;51.3% boys, mean (SE) age 11.5 (0.02) years) were used. Prevalence of meeting weekday media (≤ 2 hr/day) and VPA (≥ 3 days/week of minimum 20 minutes) recommendations were calculated. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine differences across regions, dates, sexes, and obesity status. Results: In 2007, the range for met the recommendations among regions was 74.2% - 82.1% for VPA and 77.2% - 83.7% for media viewing. The regions with the highest positive behavior levels were Alaska and Hawaii for VPA and both the Northeast and West regions for media viewing. In 2007 fewer children met media viewing recom- mendations than in 2003 (78.3% versus 83.6%, respectively, p 2hr/day versus ≤ 2 hr/day of media time. Further, the interaction between media time and VPA had a significant (p < 0.0001) association with being overweight or obese. Conclusions: Obesogenic behaviors vary by region in the U.S., appear to be changing over time, and are associated overweight and obesity status, though differences between boys and girls are stable.
