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Statystyczna analiza wydatków żywnościowych gospodarstw domowych 50+
Statistical analysis of food expenditure of households 50+

Author(s): Iwona Bąk
Subject(s): Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: households 50+; expenditure on food; econometric modeling

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research conducted in the article is a statistical analysis and modeling of expenditure for food and drinks of households in which the head of house-hold was 50 years old and more. To describe the impact of selected variables on expendi-ture of households, the power-exponential model was used. The study includes the year 2014 and the integrated data set of 20,607 households. The analysis of income and ex-penditure was carried out on the basis of a set of individual non-identifiable data of household budgets, which was made available for consideration by the CSO. The analysis of expenditure for food showed a significant positive impact of total expenditure per capita and a negative impact of number of people in households. Statistically significant was also an impact of the class of place of living, the socio-economic group, subjective assessment of the financial situation of households, education and age of the head of the household.

  • Issue Year: 21/2017
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 251-264
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish