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Food Spending in American Households, 1980-88.: documentation

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FOOD SPENDING IN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS (Updated 10/94) Stock #90005 
Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
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Data files on these diskettes supplement and extend the data tables
published in FOOD SPENDING IN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS, 1980-92 (Statistical
Bulletin No. 888), by David M. Smallwood, Noel Blisard, James R.
Blaylock, and Steven M. Lutz, Commodity Economics Division, Economic
Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Copies of this report
are available as indicated below. 

The Lotus 1-2-3 (Release 2) worksheet files on this diskette are named
T-**-yr.WK1, where ** is the appropriate table number from the report
and yr is the year.  These tables are:

  Table           Title
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  Annual average per person food expenditures of urban households, by
  selected demographics, 1980-92

   T-01     Total food expenditures (dollars)
   T-02     Total food expenditures index (1980=100)
   T-03     Total food quantity index (1980=100)
   T-04     Food at home expenditures (dollars)
   T-05     Food at home expenditure index (1980=100)
   T-06     Food at home quantity index (1980=100)
   T-07     Food away from home expenditures (dollars)
   T-08     Food away from home expenditure index (1980=100)
   T-09     Food away from home quantity index (1980=100)
   T-10     Food expenditures by survey year
   T-11     Food item expenditure indices by survey year (1980=100)
   T-12     Food item quantity indices by survey year (1980=100)

  Consumer price index

   T-13     Food item consumer price index (1980=100)

  Average annual per person food expenditures of urban households,
  dollars


  Household type
   T-14-92    1992
   T-14-91    1991
   T-14-90    1990
   T-14-89    1989

  Household size
   T-15-92    1992
   T-15-91    1991
   T-15-90    1990
   T-15-89    1989

  Region and city size
   T-16-92    1992
   T-16-91    1991
   T-16-90    1990
   T-16-89    1989

  Season
   T-17-92    1992
   T-17-91    1991
   T-17-90    1990
   T-17-89    1989

  Housing tenure
   T-18-92    1992
   T-18-91    1991
   T-18-90    1990
   T-18-89    1989

  Income quintile
   T-19-92    1992
   T-19-91    1991
   T-19-90    1990
   T-19-89    1898

  Income class
   T-20-92    1992
   T-20-91    1991
   T-20-90    1990
   T-20-89    1989

  Race
   T-21-92    1992
   T-21-91    1991
   T-21-90    1990
   T-21-89    1989

  Householder's age
   T-22-92    1992
   T-22-91    1991
   T-22-90    1990
   T-22-89    1989

  Number of earners
   T-23-92    1992
   T-23-91    1991
   T-23-90    1990
   T-23-89    1989

  Average annual per person food expenditures of all households
   T-24     Urbanization, 1989-92

  Coefficients of variation for average annual per person food
  expenditures of all urban households
   T-25     Sampling variability, 1989-92

The text file for SB-888 is included in WordPerfect 5.2 format
(SB888.WP5). WordPerfect 5.2 text for SB-888 provides a description of
the data, its uses, limitations, and comparisons to other data.




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