Consumption and Nutrition:Age - Intake Profiles for Czechoslovakia

Ruth Miquel and Francois Laisney

Working Papers of BETA from Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg

Abstract: This paper provides non-parametric estimates of the relation between nutrient intake and age for Czechoslovak individuals, as a function of characteristics of both the individual and the household she lives in, on the basis of household purchases. Results show no significant difference between the age - energy intake profiles of men and women. The decomposition of this intake between carbohydrates, lipids (i.e. fats) and proteins shows a lack of balance in the diet in Czechoslovakia, but significant progress toward a more balance diet has taken place over the period. Finally, household characteristics such as the woman’s level of education, or household income, have at most a marginal impact on these profiles.

Keywords: Nutrition; Household Budget Data; Demand Analysis; Penalised Least Squares (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 D12 I12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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