2026-07-09http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/530252Food expenditure patterns were examined for Hispanic households in the U.S. Engel curves for three food categories: food eaten at-home, food eaten away-from-home, and for total food, were estimated using four different functional forms. Confidence intervals for income and household elasticities were computed and results compared with previous research.FOOD EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF THE HISPANIC POPULATION IN THE U.S.Text