Demographic determinants of the consumption of food away from home.

Title: Demographic determinants of the consumption of food away from home.
Identifier: AAI9304709
identifier: 9304709
Creator: Murphy, Joseph Raymond.
Contributor: Adviser: Michael Grossman
Date: 1992
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Economics, General | Economics, Agricultural | Sociology, Demography
Abstract: A major trend in food expenditures over the past two decades has been the decline of food at home expenditures relative to food away from home expenditures. This dissertation identifies and examines the underlying demographic trends which are driving this consumer movement toward eating away from home. The methods employed are a variety of segmented regression analyses of panel data for several variables, including the percentage of women in the labor force and average family size. The primary result indicates that the driving force behind the expanding food away from home markets is a major demographic shift concerning the role of women in society and a changing family structure. A secondary result identifies fast food demand as a substitute for at home food consumption, while restaurant demand is associated with leisure.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.