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Factors Affecting Households’ Expenditure on Food Away from Home (in Thai)

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  • Pravilada Wigraiphat

    (Agribusiness Graduate Program, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand)

  • Visit Limsombunchai

    (Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand)

  • Teerat Kittiveja

    (Marketing Moves Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand)

Abstract

The paper examines factors affecting the households’ expenditure on food away from home in Bangkok area. In this paper, the expenditure is the proportion between the total household expenditure on food away from home and the total household income. The data are from the Household Socio-economic Survey Data in 2009 collected by the National Statistical Office. In total, the data set covers about 2,502 sample households in Bangkok and is analyzed by tobit model. The results show that the average household expenditure on food away from home to the total household income is 0.12. The age of household head, total household income, household size, tenure of residence, household head’s marital status and occupation are the factors affecting the expenditure. Gender of household head, period of education of household head, type of residence, household debt and household head’s hours of participation in the workforce have no influence on the expenditure. The results indicate that the food business in Bangkok area still has a good opportunity for growth because households’ expenditure on food away from home is increasing.

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  • Pravilada Wigraiphat & Visit Limsombunchai & Teerat Kittiveja, 2012. "Factors Affecting Households’ Expenditure on Food Away from Home (in Thai)," Applied Economics Journal, Kasetsart University, Faculty of Economics, Center for Applied Economic Research, vol. 19(2), pages 37-49, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aej:apecjn:v:19:y:2012:i:2:p:37-49
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    Keywords

    tobit model; expenditure on food away from home;

    JEL classification:

    • C24 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Truncated and Censored Models; Switching Regression Models; Threshold Regression Models
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth

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