Consumer support for restrictive policies on unhealthy food and beverage delivery via drones

V Farrar; L Booth; X Feng; J Thompson; B Godic; R Vidanaarachchi; S Pettigrew

Journal article

Consumer support for restrictive policies on unhealthy food and beverage delivery via drones

V Farrar, L Booth, X Feng, J Thompson, B Godic, R Vidanaarachchi, S Pettigrew

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100193

Abstract

Objective: Drone delivery services are set to increase unhealthy food and alcohol accessibility. The aim of this study was to evaluate public receptiveness to various options for regulating drone food and beverage deliveries and to identify sociodemographic differences in receptiveness. Methods: In total, 1079 adults were surveyed to assess total support and differences in support between population subgroups (e.g. age, sex, location, existing habits) for nine potential drone policies covering curfews, quotas, and product bans. Support was measured on five-point agreement scales, with mean individual policy support (M) and grand mean support calculated for all assessed policies (grand M). Re..

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Jason Thompson Author

Branislava Godic Author

Rajith Vidanaarachchi Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (Grant Number APP2002905) . Jason Thompson receives salary support from the Australian Research Council (Future Fellowship FT 220100650) .