A variety of censored dependent variable models are used to identify the impacts of social and economic variables on the decision to consume and the amount of expenditure on tobacco in Turkey. Using data from the Turkish Household Expenditure Survey, the odds of smoking and spending level on...

We investigate the influence of selected socioeconomic characteristics and communication behavior on maize adoption among Kahramanmaras farm operators. A sample of 264 operators selected by stratified sampling technique is used. Early adopters, late adopters, and nonadopters of maize are...

The objective of this study is to investigate unpacked and packed fluid milk consumption patterns and preferences among Turkish households by using cross-sectional survey data from 18,278 households. Based on the data, 47.8% of the households consume unpacked milk, 29.3% consume sterilized milk,...

Nationwide food consumption surveys often find no difference in the diets of lower and higher income Americans, while studies of particular food commodities find major differences. These contrasting results represent a consumption paradox. We attempt to gain an understanding of this paradox by...