Date Available
4-29-2017
Year of Publication
2016
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Agricultural Economics
Advisor
Dr. Yuqing Zheng
Abstract
In this thesis, I conducted an analysis of the consumption patterns associated with demographic and socio-economic characteristics, using Tobit and double-hurdle models. Data were collected for 11,574 households from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for the year of 2014. Specific determinants included household size, age, income, gender, education, race, region, marital status, and whether the household lived in a coastal state. The results reveal that seafood expenditures are sequential decisions. Asian racial groups, households headed by married couples, a large number of members in households, higher income households, and households residing in the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts were variables that significantly impacted seafood expenditures.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2016.084
Recommended Citation
Almojel, Suliman, "Characteristics of United States Seafood Consumers" (2016). Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics. 38.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/agecon_etds/38
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