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Taste Changes in the Demand for Food by Demographic Groups in the United States: A Nonparametric Empirical Analysis
Author(s) -
Cortez Rafael,
Senauer Ben
Publication year - 1996
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 - 10.2307/1243702
Subject(s) - nonparametric statistics , spouse , taste , population , preference , economics , test (biology) , age groups , revealed preference , demographic economics , demography , econometrics , psychology , sociology , microeconomics , paleontology , neuroscience , anthropology , biology
This study uses nonparametric techniques to analyze the stability of demand for nineteen major food categories among various demographic groups in the United States. Households are divided into population groups by income, the head's age, and the spouse's education level. The data used are from the 1980–90 “Diary” portion of the Bureau of Labor Statistics's annual Consumer Expenditure Survey. The programming model developed by Sakong and Hayes, with the modifications suggested by Chalfant and Zhang, is used to test for and measure taste changes. Substantial differences in preference trends between population groups are found for many of the food commodities.