父子世帯と母子世帯における食料消費の比較分析

抄録

The objective of this study is to compare the characteristics of food consumption in fatherless and motherless households by examining expenditure elasticities of their household food consumption. Expenditure elasticities are estimated with Engel functions using corresponding data from the National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure. The main finding of this study suggests that motherless households spend relatively more money for eating out, so as to save time. In other words, motherless households deeply depend on outsourcing their meals. On the other hand, fatherless households tend to eat homemade meals mainly for the purpose of saving money.