by Bob Burkhardt
P.O. Box 426164
Cambridge, MA 02142-0021
bobwb@juno.com
Last revision May 17, 2005.
This is an analysis of survey data I did for the Arlington Food Co-op back when I was on its board of directors in 1981. I had gotten a job teaching econometrics at Tufts University and was looking for a community activity where I could apply my econometrics. This dropped in my lap and stayed there for awhile.
A version in PDF format is available.
| Chapter 1: | Introduction |
| Chapter 2: | Expenditures and Satisfaction |
| Chapter 3: | Expenditures and Other Household Characteristics |
| Chapter 4: | The Impact of Stock Deficiencies |
| Chapter 5: | Conclusion |
| Appendix A: | Detailed Statistical Relationships |
| Appendix B: | Detailed Responses |
| Appendix C: | Supplement |
Tables
| Table 2.1: | Types of Reasons Items Purchased Outside |
| Table 2.2: | Types of Items Purchased Outside |
| Table 2.3: | Types of Items Often Found Out of Stock |
| Table 2.4: | Types of Items Requested for Addition to Inventory |
| Table 2.5: | Types of Improvements Suggested |
| Table 3.1: | Types of Reasons for Belonging |
| Table 3.2: | Types of Advantages of the Co-op |
| Table 3.3: | Percentage of Household Members Who Shop AFC |
| Table 3.4: | Mean Expenditures at the Co-op By Location of Household |
| Table 4.1: | Relation of Satisfaction to Whether Household Wants Items Added to Inventory |
| Table 4.2: | Relation of Whether Items in an Area Bought
Outside to Whether Household Wants Items Added to Inventory in that Area |
| Table A.1: | Expenditures and Satisfaction: Detailed Relationships |
| Table A.2: | Expenditures and Types of Reasons Items Purchased Outside: Detailed Relationships |
| Table A.3: | Expenditures and Types of Items Purchased Outside: Detailed Relationships |
| Table A.4: | Expenditures and Types of Items Found Out of Stock: Detailed Relationships |
| Table A.5: | Expenditures and Types of Items Requested for Inventory: Detailed Relationships |
| Table A.6: | Expenditures and Types of Improvements Suggested: Detailed Relationships |
| Table A.7: | Expenditures and Types of Reasons for Belonging: Detailed Relationships |
| Table A.8: | Expenditures and Types of Advantages of the Co-op: Detailed Relationships |
| Table B.1: | Reasons Items Purchased Outside: Detailed Responses |
| Table B.2: | Items Purchased Outside: Detailed Responses |
| Table B.3: | Items Often Found Out of Stock: Detailed Responses |
| Table B.4: | Items Requested for Addition to Inventory: Detailed Responses |
| Table B.5: | Improvements Suggested: Detailed Responses |
| Table B.6: | Reasons for Belonging: Detailed Responses |
| Table B.7: | Advantages of the Co-op: Detailed Responses |
| Table C.1: | How Long Respondent Had Been In Co-op |
| Table C.2: | Whether Respondent Looked In Back For Items Not Found On Floor |