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Incorporating Subsistence into a Probit Analysis of Household Nutrition Levels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2017

Cristanna M. Cook ,
David B. Eastwood  and
Ty Cheng
Cristanna M. Cook
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Maine
David B. Eastwood
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Tennessee
Ty Cheng
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Maine
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Abstract

Previous nutrient demand and consumption analyses show that several economic and sociodemographic variables are often associated with intakes. However, most of the literature does not account for differences among individuals within households. This study reviewed possible definitions of nutrient differences with respect to nutritional needs. Nutrient levels defined by the Thrifty Food Plan were used as subsistence levels for households in the 1977-78 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey. Probit analysis showed that the usual variables found related to nutrient intakes did not differentiate among subsistence groups. Household life cycle and working female heads influenced whether the household was under its requirement level.

Keywords

characteristics modeldemandfoodnutrientsprobit regressionsubsistence
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , July 1991 , pp. 195 - 202
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1991

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