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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents

From: Developing an agenda for research about policies to improve access to healthy foods in rural communities: a concept mapping study

 

Brainstorming phase

Rating phase

Sorting phase

n = 75

n = 71

n = 30

Region

   

  Northwest/West

26

24

10

  Midwest

7

6

2

  South/Southeast

18

21

10

  Northeast

11

7

3

  Nationwide

11

13

5

  No Response

2

0

0

Field of Expertise

   

  Agriculture/food production

4

5

2

  Public health/nutrition

29

35

14

  Food retail

1

0

0

  Community/economic development

5

2

1

  Food security/hunger

11

12

6

  Schools/child care

1

3

0

  Food system development

14

7

4

  Other

8

7

3

  No response

2

0

0

Role

   

  Cooperative Extension Staff/Researcher

6

10

1

  Non-extension researcher

27

29

13

  Non-extension program director/staff

18

14

6

  Policy advocate

10

9

3

  Other

12

9

7

  No response

2

0

0