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Use of 12 groups of foods in households differing in size, income and receipt of food stamps
Author(s) -
MORGAN KAREN J.,
JOHNSON S. R.,
LEE YOUNG Y.,
GOUNGETAS BASILE
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1985.tb00448.x
Subject(s) - receipt , per capita , ordinary least squares , food consumption , agricultural economics , consumption (sociology) , food group , economics , food stamp program , household income , food stamps , socioeconomics , geography , environmental health , medicine , econometrics , population , social science , accounting , sociology , market economy , archaeology , welfare
Using data from the Nationwide Food Consumption Surrey, 1977–78, this study assessed the influence of household size and composition, household income, and eligibility/participation in the Food Stamp Programme (FSP) on the weekly money value of specified food groups used from the household food supply. Mean money values of foods by food groups were calculated for various sample partitions and proportions of total food value allocated to the 12 specified food groups were analysed using ordinary least squares regression. Results indicated that household size had a statistically significant impact on household food consumption patterns. As per capita household income increased, percentage allocations to high‐cost meats and beverages generally increased while percentage allocations for the other 10 food groups decreased. The money value of food used per equivalent food energy need increased with decreasing household size and with increasing per capita household income. These relationships occurred for total food and for most of the specified food groups. Households that participated in the FSP used food with higher money value per‐equivalent food energy need than did households who were eligible but did not participate in the FSP.