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Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Consumption of Selected Food Nutrients in the United States
Author(s) -
Adrian John,
Daniel Raymond
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1238574
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , consumption (sociology) , nutrient , thiamine , educational attainment , vitamin , family income , socioeconomics , economics , environmental health , biology , economic growth , medicine , sociology , population , biochemistry , ecology , social science
The impacts of socioeconomic characteristics of the household and its constituents on consumption of protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamin A, calcium, iron, thiamine, and vitamin C were estimated. Data from 6,950 households located in the contiguous states were utilized to specify consumption relationships. Socioeconomic factors considered were: income, degree of urbanization, race, educational attainment of the homemaker, stage of the household in the family life cycle, family size, meal adjustment, and employment status of the homemaker. Income had a positive impact on the consumption of all nutrients except carbohydrate. However, nutrient consumption responsiveness to income was relatively small.