2016
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-016-1230-8
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Estimates of Household Consumption Expenditure at Provincial Level in Italy by Using Small Area Estimation Methods: “Real” Comparisons Using Purchasing Power Parities

Abstract: Household consumption expenditure represents a crucial measure to be used for assessing individuals’ material living conditions and well-being. Indeed, the analysis of household conditions can provide policy makers with a clear picture of the economic and social situation of the area in which they are operating. However, official sample surveys which are generally used for this purpose, such as the Household Budget Survey in Italy carried out by the National Institute of Statistics, do not allow for reliable d… Show more

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“…A negative effect indicates that an increase in the number of family members will decrease the expenditure share of commodity groups. This was consistent with previous research, which stated that the number of household members would affect the level of consumption and household expenditure (Marchetti & Secondi, 2017;Firdaus et al, 2015).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 93%
“…A negative effect indicates that an increase in the number of family members will decrease the expenditure share of commodity groups. This was consistent with previous research, which stated that the number of household members would affect the level of consumption and household expenditure (Marchetti & Secondi, 2017;Firdaus et al, 2015).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Given that food consumption behaviour varies significantly between and within Italian regions (Marchetti & Secondi, 2017 ; Secondi, 2021 ), we decided to compute the food poverty line at regional as suggested by Biggeri and Pratesi ( 2017 ) and Biggeri et al ( 2018 ), in order to account for sub-national diversity (Alaimo & Maggino, 2020 ) in line with the study by Campiglio and Rovati ( 2009 ).…”
Section: The Proposed Analytical Approachmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Household Consumption Expenditure represents a crucial measure for assessing households' living conditions both at national or at more detailed geographical level (Marchetti and Secondi, 2016). The primary source of data on households' expenditure in Italy is the Household Budget Survey (HBS) carried out annually by ISTAT.…”
Section: Description Of the Datamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using small area methodologies, Marchetti and Secondi (2016) produced reliable estimates of the monthly equivalised 1 Household Consumption Expenditure in Italian provinces in 2012, also taking into account the local differences in the prices by using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs).…”
Section: Description Of the Datamentioning
confidence: 99%