Food Spending by Female-Headed Households
| dc.creator | Frazão, Elizabeth | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:07:54Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T07:26:23Z | |
| dc.description | The results of this study suggest that, on a per person basis, female-headed households spend less for food than do similar two-parent households. The presence of a male head influences food expenditures less than household income and education level of the female head. Low income and low education levels are two characteristics associated· with female-headed households. Female-headed households constitute a growing proportion of the total population, particularly of the population receiving food assistance. Identifying the causes for lower food expenditures among female-headed households should help programs aimed at increasing food expenditures among female-headed households. Analysis of expenditure patterns among 15 food categories reveals that the factors that influence a household's decision to purchase a particular food category differ from the factors that influence the decision of how much to spend for that food category. For this reason, the tobit model is rejected, and a two-step decision model is recommended. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.157029 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/157029/files/tb1806.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/157029/files/tb1806.pdf?subformat=pdfa | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/157029 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/588290 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/157029 | |
| dc.title | Food Spending by Female-Headed Households | |
| dc.type | Text |