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Categories Indicators

Vendor Types and characteristics of food outlets
properties - Characteristics of food outlet types
- Number of food outlets per 10,000 inhabitants (by
different types: traditional markets, supermarkets,
convenience stores, etc.)
- Number of registered markets, supermarkets (per 10,000
inhabitants)

Food messaging Promotion, advertising, and information about food
- Percentage of food establishments with healthy food
promotion
- Information (if any) on the implementation of food-based
dietary guidelines, policies on mandatory nutrition labeling
for packaged foods, the implementation of policies on
marketing of junk foods to children

Notes: * From the Food System Dashboard for Vietnam

ANNEX 4.3. Individual factors and consumer behavior

Individual factors encompass a person’s economic status, overall life situation, thought
process, and behavior. These factors influence how individuals interact with their food
environment and ultimately determine their food choices, preparation, and consumption.

Consumer behavior encompasses all the choices and decisions made by consumers,
both at the household and individual levels, regarding the acquisition of food, the selec-
tion of food stores, the preparation, cooking, and consumption of purchased food, and
the allocation of food within the household.

Group of indicators and indicators for individual factors and consumer behavior

Categories Indicators

Economic Prices and purchasing power
- Food prices
- Household expenditure on food (by food groups)

Income
- Average income per capita or Average household income
- Rate of households with more than one income source
- Share of household expenditure on some food groups in the
month prior to the survey (Vietnam Household Living Standard
Survey)

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