Although studies of housing tenure choice are numerous, none found discuss how tenure is related to consumer expenditures. Using data from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey, this study investigates whether differences observed in selected expenditures across tenure are due to dissimilar demographics alone, or to underlying differences in consumers which are reflected in their choice of tenure. Expenditures by homeowners and renters are examined and compared.
The Hispanic community in the United States is growing rapidly. Understanding food expenditure patterns for this group is of increasing importance. Yet, as implied by the term Hispanic community, most literature treats Hispanics as one group rather than as a collection of diverse cultures with some common linguistic and other characteristics. This article uses data from the 1995 and 1996 U.S. Consumer Expenditure Diary Surveys to examine food expenditure patterns for Hispanics as a group compared to non‐Hispanics and for subgroups within the Hispanic community (i.e., families of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, or other Spanish origin). The data show not only that Hispanics in general have different food expenditure patterns than non‐Hispanics, but also, and perhaps more important, that the subgroups within the Hispanic community are not homogeneous in their food expenditure patterns. Researchers should recognize the diversity in the Hispanic population when considering goals for nutritional and related policies.
Using data from the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey, this article examines travel expenditures-both in general and for specific expense categories-on domestic and international trips for the 2005-2013 period. It describes patterns of spending, along with trip characteristics (e.g., destination and length of stay), against the backdrop of the recent recession and subsequent recovery. Consistent with previous research, the analysis finds that the business cycle has an effect on travel patterns, but that this effect is more pronounced for international than for domestic trips. The 2007-2009 recession affected domestic and international travel in similar ways, despite the higher costs of international travel. 1 For each type of travel, the number of trips decreased during the recession and has remained below its 2007 level thereafter; however, spending per trip has increased. At the same time, for those who did travel internationally, neither the recession nor the recovery had a notable effect on trends in the choice of destination. For example, trips to Mexico and Canada generally declined from 2005 to 2013, despite both countries' geographical proximity to the United States, and trips to Asia generally increased over the same period. These findings are based on data from the quarterly Interview Survey, a component of the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE). The survey asks participants detailed questions about travel that occurred in the last 3 months, capturing data on destination, length of stay, whether the travel included a package deal, and other information. 2 This article compares patterns of spending-both in general and for specific items-on domestic and international trips for survey participants who were interviewed from 2005 to 2013. 3 It examines levels of expenditures as well as expenditure shares (that is, the percent allocation among types of expenditures in the travel budget). It also includes analysis of trip characteristics, such as length of stay and, as noted, countries or areas visited for international trips.
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