TY - JOUR
T1 - Consumption of food away from home in Bangladesh
T2 - Do rich households spend more?
AU - Mottaleb, Khondoker A.
AU - Rahut, Dil Bahadur
AU - Mishra, Ashok K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank the reviewers and the editor for their suggestions in the preparation of the current manuscript. Mishra's time on this project was supported by the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Chair.
Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank the reviewers and the editor for their suggestions in the preparation of the current manuscript. Mishra's time on this project was supported by the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Chair .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - While consumption of food away from home (FAFH) is an established phenomenon among households in the developed countries, FAFH is a growing phenomenon in many middle-income and rapidly growing developing countries. Although, studies are available on the factors affecting consumption of FAFH in developed countries, there is a paucity of such studies in developing countries. This study examines households’ choice of and expenditures on FAFH. We used information from Bangladeshi households and applied a double-hurdle regression model estimation procedure. Findings show that, in general, rich households are spending proportionately less on FAFH and, over time, the trend is continuing. Although households with female members who work in the non-farm sector are more likely to consume FAFH, educated household heads and spouses, and particularly urban households are less likely to consume and spend on FAFH. As the problem of food adulteration by dishonest sellers is rampant in Bangladesh, perhaps it discourages rich, urban and households headed by educated heads and spouses to consume and spend more on FAFH. Based on the findings, some points of interventions are also prescribed in this study.
AB - While consumption of food away from home (FAFH) is an established phenomenon among households in the developed countries, FAFH is a growing phenomenon in many middle-income and rapidly growing developing countries. Although, studies are available on the factors affecting consumption of FAFH in developed countries, there is a paucity of such studies in developing countries. This study examines households’ choice of and expenditures on FAFH. We used information from Bangladeshi households and applied a double-hurdle regression model estimation procedure. Findings show that, in general, rich households are spending proportionately less on FAFH and, over time, the trend is continuing. Although households with female members who work in the non-farm sector are more likely to consume FAFH, educated household heads and spouses, and particularly urban households are less likely to consume and spend on FAFH. As the problem of food adulteration by dishonest sellers is rampant in Bangladesh, perhaps it discourages rich, urban and households headed by educated heads and spouses to consume and spend more on FAFH. Based on the findings, some points of interventions are also prescribed in this study.
KW - Double-hurdle model
KW - Food safety
KW - Food-away-from-home
KW - Household behavior
KW - Income
KW - Schooling
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U2 - 10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.030
DO - 10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 28347779
AN - SCOPUS:85016419321
SN - 0195-6663
VL - 119
SP - 54
EP - 63
JO - Appetite
JF - Appetite
ER -