The Effect of Sociodemographic and Environmental Factors on Food Consumption Expenditure of the Urban Poor in Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of economic, social, and environmental on food consumption of urban poor households in Indonesia in 2006-2019. The data of which are obtained from the Welfare Statistics sourced from the results of the National Socio-Economic Survey. In Indonesia, studies on poverty using a proxy model for the food consumption of poor households are still relatively limited. This study provides empirical evidence that the economic, social, and environmental dimensions have a significant and negative effect on the level of food consumption of urban poor households in Indonesia. Policy implications that can be prioritized improving the quality of human capital of the urban poor will trigger optimal competence of the poor and increase employment opportunities in the formal sector which will contribute to increased income and welfare—improvement of environmental quality by providing access for the urban poor to WASH in their respective houses. Furthermore, controlling the population is one component that is no less important in reducing urban poverty.