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Modeling the Decision to Produce Vegetables at Home
Author(s) -
Blaylock James R.,
Gallo Anthony E.
Publication year - 1983
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 - 10.2307/1240460
Subject(s) - residence , household income , agricultural economics , race (biology) , geography , low income , socioeconomics , economics , agricultural science , business , demographic economics , environmental science , sociology , gender studies , archaeology
The household decision to produce vegetables at home was found to be influenced significantly by the area of household residence, homeownership, race, source of income, the number and ages of adults in the household, and the potential for saving money. It was estimated that an average gardening household saved approximately $‐40 per year on vegetables. This is approximately twenty percent of the average amount spent on vegetables in 1977 by nongardening households. A simultaneous equation model was estimated to derive these results.