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Title: Association between hourly wages and dietary intake after the first phase of implementation of the Minneapolis minimum wage ordinance

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

ISSN: 1368-9800

DOI: 10.1017/S1368980021000707

Abstract: Objective: In 2018, Minneapolis began phased implementation of an ordinance to increase the local minimum wage to $15/hour. We sought to determine whether the first phase of implementation was associated with changes in frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole grain-rich foods, and foods high in added sugars among low-wage workers. Design: Natural experiment. Setting: The Wages Study is a prospective cohort study of 974 low-wage workers followed throughout the phased implementation of the ordinance (2018-2022). We used difference-in-difference analysis to compare outcomes among workers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to those in a comparison city (Raleigh, North Carolina). We assessed wages using participants’ pay stubs and dietary intake using the National Cancer Institute Dietary Screener Questionnaire. Participants: Analyses use the first two waves of Wages data (2018 [baseline], 2019) and includes 267 and 336 low-wage workers in Minneapolis and Raleigh (respectively). Results: After the first phase of implementation, wages increased in both cities, but the increase was $0.82 greater in Minneapolis (p=0.02). However, the first phase of the policy’s implementation was not associated with changes in daily frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables (IRR=1.03, 95% CI: 0.86-1.24, p=0.73), whole grain-rich foods (IRR=1.23, 95% CI: 0.89-1.70, p=0.20), or foods high in added sugars (IRR=1.13, 95% CI: 0.86-1.47, p=0.38) among workers in Minneapolis compared to Raleigh. Conclusions: The first phase of implementation of the Minneapolis minimum wage policy was associated with increased wages, but not with changes in dietary intake. Future research should examine whether full implementation is associated dietary changes.

Url: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980021000707/type/journal_article

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Authors: Chapman, Leah Elizabeth; Berkowitz, Seth A.; Ammerman, Alice S.; De Marco, Molly; Ng, Shu Wen; Zimmer, Catherine; Caspi, Caitlin Eicher

Periodical (Full): Public Health Nutrition

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Pages: 1-31

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