Alcohol Consumption in Family Budgets: Effects of Purchasing Power and Households Demographic Composition
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consumption, alcohol, households, Engel curves, Santa Fe - Argentina.
Abstract
Among the problems associated with family alcohol consumption is the effect on household resource distribution, with a larger incidence in those households that are socially more vulnerable. This study examines the influence that household socioeconomic and demographic characteristics have on the share of alcoholic beverages in the household budget, using data from Santa Fe, Argentina for the period 2004-2005. Engel parametric curves are estimated using a sample selection model (Tobit type II). The sample is subdivided using the poverty line as the criterion. The results show that the most relevant characteristics differ depending on whether the household is poor or not. In non-poor households, variables such as the age of the household head, the share of women and the number of minors have a statistically significant effect on alcohol’s share of expenditures. In contrast, only characteristics related to purchasing power are relevant in poor households.
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Cleveland, W. S. (1979). Robust Locally Weighted Fitting and Smoothing Scatterplots. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 74, 829-36.
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Heckman, J. (1979). Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error. Econometrica, 47, 153-61.
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Instituto Provincial de Estadística y Censos (IPEC)-Santa Fe (2010). Encuesta Nacional de Gastos de Hogares 2004/05 para la provincia de Santa Fe. Convenio IPEC-Universidad Nacional del Litoral.
Lee, C., Chongsuvivatwong, V., Geater, A., & Apakupakul, N. (2009). Contextual and Individual Demographic Determinants of Alcohol Consumption and Smoking: A Comparative Study in Southwestern China y Southern Thailan. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 40, 2, 270-79.
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Madden, D. (2008). Sample Selection versus Two Part Models Revisited: the Case of Female Smoking and
Drinking. Journal of Health Economics, 27(2), 300-07.
McNeill, A. (1999). Alcohol en la familia. Adicciones, 11, 1, 3-6.
Menon, M., Perali, F., & Piccoli, L. (2008). The Pasive Dinking Effect: Evidence from Italy. W-P 33, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques Laboratoire d’Economie Appliquée - INRA.
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Pan, S., Fang, C., & Malaga, J. (2006). Alcoholic Beverage Consumption in China: A Censored Demand System Approach. Applied Economics Letters, 13, 975-79.
Peele, S. (1997). Utilizing Culture and Behavior in Epidemiological Models of Alcohol Consumption and Consequences for Western nations. Alcohol, 32, 51-64.
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Slapak, S., & Grigoravicius, M. (2005). Estudio exploratorio sobre la presencia del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en niños entre 10 y 12 años y en sus padres o adultos responsables. Anuario de Investigaciones, 12, 153-59. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
Sriboonchitta, S., Wiboonpongnse A., & Chaovanapoonphol, Y. (2007). Modeling Abstention of and Expenditure Shares on Alcohol and Tobacco in Thailand. ASIMMOD. Chiang Mai, Tailandia.
Tan, A., Yen, S., & Nayga, R. Jr. (2009a). Factors Affecting Alcohol Purchase Decisions and Expenditures: A Sample Selection Analysis by Ethnicity in Malaysia. Journal of Family Economic Issues, 30, 149-59.
Tan, A., Yen, S., & Nayga, R. Jr. (2009b). Rol of Education in Cigarette Smoking: An Analysis of Malaysian Household Survey Data. Asian Economic Journal, 23, 1, 1-17.
Unayama, T. (2006). The Engel Curve for Alcohol and The Rank of Demand System. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 21(7), 1019-2038.
Wilsnack, R., Wilsnack, S., & Obot, I. (2005). Why Study Gender, Alcohol and Culture? Alcohol, Gender and Drinking Problems. Perspective from Low and Middle Income Countries. Organización Mundial de la Salud, Ch. 11-23.
Wolfinger, N. (1998). The Effects of Parental Divorce on Adult Tabacco and Alcohol Consumption. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 39, 3, 254-69.
Working, H. (1943). Statistical Laws of Family Expenditure. Journal of American Statistical Associations, 38, 43-56.
Yen, S. (2005). A Multivariate Sample-Selection Model: Estimating Cigarette and Alcohol demands with Zero Observation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87, 453-66.
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Zao, X., & Harris, H. (2004). Demand for Marijuana, Alcohol and Tobacco: Participation Levels of Consumption and Cross-Equation Correlations. The Economic Record, 80, 394-410.