Impact of Household Income on Rice Expenditure and the Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Choice of Rice Type in Sokoto North

Sule Muhammed, Vicent Chuks Okafor, Itodo Christian Itodo and Azuka Florence Nwokocha
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Sule Muhammed: PMB 5025, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria , Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Vicent Chuks Okafor: PMB 5025, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria , Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Itodo Christian Itodo: PMB 5025, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria , Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Azuka Florence Nwokocha: PMB 5025, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria , Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 5, 918-930

Abstract: The research work analysed the impact of household income on rice expenditures and the influence of socio economic status on the choice of rice in Sokoto north local government area of Sokoto state, Nigeria. Primary data were sourced using quota sampling technique to select 120 respondents from the study area with the aid of questionnaires. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data presentation. The use of tables, percentages and frequency counts form parts of the descriptive statistics while the ANOVA and Chi-Square are used for data analysis . The ANOVA results showed a significant difference in the household’s portion of the income spent on rice. The output of SPSS cross tabulation showed the Pearson Chi-square value to be significant at 1%. The likelihood ratio and the linear by linear association values are respectively shown to be significant at 1%. The study found out that the size of household, household income level and level of education of the respondents hadgreat influence in their choice for foreign rice. It recommended human capital development and domestic production and milling of local rice and value addition be encouraged with a view to discouraging importation of rice, saving foreign exchange and improving consumers’ real income among others.

Date: 2023
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