Consumption Pattern Among the Selected Urban Slum Households in Coimbatore City
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2016
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Consumption, in economic theory, means the final use of goods and services to satisfy
human wants, needs and desires. It is a process of deriving utility from goods and services.
Consumption is defined as the total value of expenditures on goods and services for the current use
by the household sector (Henderson and Poole, 1991). Food being the foremost basic need gets
priority in the patterns of expenditure of people, especially the poor classes. Access to food
demands affordability which depends upon two factors, namely, income of the people and prices
prevailing in the country. The study throws light on the impact of socio-economic determinants on
consumption expenditure and to identity the determinants which distinguish the poor households
from the non-poor households. Seventy five households were selected by adopting purposive
sampling technique and Data were collected from primary source during the period November to
December 2014 at Ukkadam in Coimbatore City. Data was analysed by using critical ratio test, stepwise
regression analysis, Gini coefficient and discriminant analysis. The study found that poor
households were characterised by poor socio-economic status reflected in low income, low literacy,
low paying occupation and unhealthy living conditions.