This paper provides an explanation for the observed persistence in income inequality across households in terms limited …

Higher income households likely spend less per person on whole and canned milk than do lower income households, but … on dairy purchases. For example, a 10-percent increase in income generates a 1.3-percent decline in fresh whole milk …

Higher income households spend more per person on most food groups, especially beef, fish, cheese, vegetables, butter …, and alcoholic beverages, than do lower income households. Elderly Americans spend less than younger people on food away … Statistics to measure effects of income and other demographic factors on per person spending for 28 food groups and alcoholic …

Household income, size, composition, location of residence, race, education, and employment status determine the … percentage of income a household spends for food. This study develops a model that measures and reveals relationships among these …

By 2020, the effects of demographic changes and income growth will increase per capita spending on food 7.1 percent …. Income growth alone, which will effect spending increases of almost 10 percent on away-from-home foods and 3 percent on at …

. Our results suggest that income, household composition, and formal education help explain variation in behaviors and …

safety in food. Food expenditures grow faster than quantities purchased as income rises, suggesting that consumers with … income elasticity of demand for quantity of most foods is near zero. China’s food market is becoming segmented. The demand … for quality by high-income households has fueled recent growth in modern food retail and sales of premium-priced food and …