Examining Malaysian Household Expenditure Patterns on Food-Away-From-Home

Helen Lee Siew Heng and Andrew Tan Khee Guan

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 2007, vol. 04, issue 01, 14

Abstract: The censored Tobit model is applied on data from the Malaysian Household Expenditure Survey (1998/99) to examine household expenditure patterns on food-away-from-home (FAFH). Results indicate that the Chinese population, the urban residents, or those with higher monthly household income have significantly higher FAFH expenditures than their non-Chinese, rural, or lower household income cohorts, ceteris paribus. In addition, other socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, household size, or even education do not affect total monthly household expenditures on FAFH in a statistically significant manner. Based on these findings, several observations are noted to provide policymakers and food industry analysts with a better understanding of the habits and attitudes of Malaysian households vis-à-vis FAFH.

Keywords: Consumer/Household; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.165852

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