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Economic Analysis of Quarterly Household Expenditures on Apparel
Author(s) -
Norum Pamela S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x8901700303
Subject(s) - clothing , consumer expenditure survey , socioeconomic status , economics , demographic economics , marital status , consumer expenditure , affect (linguistics) , consumer demand , agricultural economics , public economics , geography , demography , psychology , aggregate expenditure , sociology , microeconomics , population , archaeology , communication
This study provides an updated view of factors affecting U.S. clothing demand. The effects of various socioeconomic and demographic variables on household expenditures for apparel were examined. A theoretical model explicitly acknowl edging the durable nature of clothing was presented. In addition, quarterly ex penditures over a one‐year period were examined, accounting for variations due to seasonality. Data from the 1980–81 Consumer Expenditure Survey were used to estimate the expenditure functions. Income, the age and sex composition of the household, marital status, education, occupation, and sewing activity were found to significantly affect household apparel expenditures.