Expenditure patterns of older and younger consumers

The major purpose of this study was to find if significant differences exist in patterns of consumption expenditures between elderly and younger consumers in the United States. Cluster analysis was used to identify consumption patterns, and then multiple logit analysis was used to test the relationship between consumption patterns and socio-economic factors. The data were taken from the 1986 Consumer Expenditure Survey. The sample consisted of 1,717 households. Households were grouped into clusters on the basis of the proportion of total annual expenditure allocated to each of 17 consumption categories.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Resources and Family Studies

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Chung, Young Sook

Contributors dc:contributor

• Magrabi, Frances M.

• Human Resources and Family Studies

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Chung, Young Sook

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9026161
(UMI)AAI9026161

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19049