Individual- and environmental-level determinants of fruit and vegetable intakes in rural Georgia.

Objective: To investigate the ways in which food insecurity, food acquisition behaviors, and perceived and objective food access influence fruit and vegetable intakes among rural Georgians.

Design: A population-based survey was merged with USDA's Food Access Research Atlas, and multilevel modeling was used to determine individual-level (eg, food insecurity, food acquisition behaviors, perceived access) and environmental-level (eg, census tract food access) predictors of fruit and vegetable intakes.

Setting: Twenty-four rural census tracts in 6 counties in Georgia, USA.