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Food away from home in Brazil: the role of sociodemographic factors and family structure

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  • Pedro Queiroz
  • Alexandre B. Coelho

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to estimate the determinants of per capita expenditures with disaggregate food away from home (FAFH) including variables such as family structure. Design/methodology/approach - The authors estimated a system of expenditure equations (SUR method) with data from the latest Consumer Expenditure Survey of 2008–2009 – (orPesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares– POF), considering the complex sample design in estimation procedures. Findings - The authors found a positive relationship between woman’s opportunity cost of time and FAFH spending only when the authors considered the effects of wife’s education in higher income class. Hiring domestic help diminishes FAFH spending, mostly for lunch and dinner time meals. The presence of children in the household decreases the consumption of most FAFH categories. Social implications - Even though, Brazilian FAFH consumption has been increasing, the presence of women in the labor market seems to play a small role in the determining this type of food consumption. Family structure plays an important role in determining FAFH. Originality/value - The contribution of the paper is to estimate FAFH expenditures at the disaggregate level and by income class for Brazil. The authors also included alternative family structure specifications as determinants in the model. The authors considered the sample design characteristics in estimation.

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  • Pedro Queiroz & Alexandre B. Coelho, 2018. "Food away from home in Brazil: the role of sociodemographic factors and family structure," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 46(4), pages 503-522, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:ijse-03-2018-0113
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-03-2018-0113
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    Keywords

    Consumer expenditure survey (POF); Family structure; Food away from home (FAFH); D12; C25; R22;
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    JEL classification:

    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
    • R22 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Other Demand

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