Expenditures for food away from home
1992
Dinkins, J.M. | Edlow, M.D.
Consumer units spent an average of $4,267 for food in 1989, with $1,204 spent for food away from home. All types of consumer units, however, may not be participating in the trend toward increased spending for food away from home. Food expenditure data from various Federal sources were compared, and data from the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey were used to describe socioeconomic characteristics and provide profiles of consumer units with and without expenditures for food away from home. Fifteen percent of the consumer units had zero expenditures for food away from home during the 3-month interview period. Their total mean expenditure (for housing, food, transportation, and all other goods and services) was $13,195. They spent an average of $2,510 annually for food. Compared with consumer units with food-away-from-home expenditures, those without expenditures for food away from home were more likely to have a before-tax family income of less than $15,000, be composed of one person, and have a reference person who was black, over 60 years old, had less than 9 years of education, and did not work. Information on the socioeconomic characteristics of consumer units that have no expenditures for food away from home will be useful to those interested in food trends.
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