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Zewdu R
Zewdu R
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First and for most I would like to thank the almighty and benevolent GOD that let me
stay in life with a proper health and that gave me limitless aid, costless support, and
strength to pass all the challenges in each phase of this study, Next I would like to
express my heart full thanks to all who supported me in the course of this study
including my advisor Instructor DERESE D. (MSc) for this supervision, valuable
guidance, intellectual encouragement and critical constructive comments.
Last, but not least I am grateful to my family, friends and others who helped me
morally and financially. In addition, I would like to express my profound gratitude
and appreciation to all my friends for their likely discussion in helping me on this
study.
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
All around the world, understanding of concept of consumption is very important for
overall economy. Consumption is act of using goods and services to satisfy human
needs and desires. Most business activist in the world was aimed at providing goods
and services for consumption. The value of goods and service families consume
depends almost entirely on its income and wealth. (Hennery J. Aaron. (2001)
Americans spend more than 95% of their after -tax income on consumer goods and
services. About 2/3 of all the goods and services that produced in USA in each year
are used by consumers. The remaining 1/3 was used by the government or invested in
buildings, manufacturing machinery, other forms of capital in America, or other
countries of world. (Hennery J. Aaron. (2001)
According to the idea of Manikew, 2000 Consumption consists of the goods and
household in different product categories buys services. It makes up 2/3 of GDP.
(Manikew, 2000)
In modern term, household consumption is previously defined 70 to 80 percent of
total national expenditure. Even in western capitalist countries, the significance part
of total consumption was determined by expenditure of public authority. (M.C.
Hennery, (2005)
About 85% of total population of Ethiopia lives in rural area and practicing in
agriculture sector with subsistence farming system. Compared to thus production
systems with its population growth rate, it is difficult for each household head to feed
his or her family. In Ethiopia, the household consumption behavior is in the lowest
level. This is because, since most people in Ethiopia produced agricultural products
and these products are both price and income inelastic the return from such types of
production is very low. (Soni, 2007)
According to Sitotaw and Negus, 2005, the household consumption behaviors in the
country even at regional level are different, due to the variation of income and other
variables among nations and people in the world. In Amhara region households faces
problems in all aspects to satisfy their needs. Because individuals cannot give value
for work this leads to he/she have not enough income to maximize his/her living
standard. When individual households` income increase, consumption and saving
were increased and vice versa. (Sitotaw and Negus, 2005)
Theoretically, there are many different factors, which determine the growth of the
overall economy of the country. Among these, the most important determinant is
consumption of household. It has the attention of micro economists who is interesting
in studying the effect of household behavior on the behavior of consumption in
explaining the economy (A. koutsoyinnis, 2006).
In general most researchers such as (Zelalem, 2005; Dawit, 2016), conducted with
related to this topic, but they cannot incorporate the variable other family dependent
on household in their studies. There for this study was tire to fill the gap, by adding
this variable. On the other hand, some of the studies have done using descriptive
analysis. However, this study was accomplished by using econometrics model
especially ordinary least square (OLS) estimation methods.
Bichena is one of the town in eastern Gojjam administrative zone, the household
consumption in most part of Keble’s in this town is at low level, due to different
factors like education level, family size, administration problem, socio-economic
problem, income constraint, market problem etc. (BFEDO,2011). However, there is
no research have been done in identifying the major responsible factors that is
responsible for household consumption behavior in study area. Therefore, the study
has been believed to fill the gap by assessing the main factors of household
consumption behavior in the study area.
The study has been provide information and frame work to residents of Bichena town
about consumption pattern. The finding of this study could be initiate other interested
bodies to undertake a better and detailed study in this area, and it may also draw
attention of researchers to the importance of understanding and knowing the
household consumption behavior to help in designing policies and strategies for future
development of the country and welfare of the society as a whole.
In line with this, for reasons associated with time and resource, the scope of the study
was limited on three selected kebeles in Bichena town such as 01, 02 and 03 kebeles.
This study has been faced the following limitations with related to time and cost,
another limitation of the study is concerning with data collection and reference
materials. Having thus problems the study has believed to resist these problems and
do the study effectively.
This study contains five chapters. The first chapter deals with introduction part which
includes background of the study, statement of the problem, research question,
objective of the study, Hypothesis of the study, significance of the study, scope of the
study, limitation of the study and organization of the study. The second chapter deal
about review of literature, the third chapter deals with methodology of the study. The
fourth chapter devote to data discussion and analysis. The fifth chapter presents the
finding conclusion and recommendation.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
Consumer behavior means how consumers decide on the basket of goods and services
they consume. It is essentially decision making behavior. In most cases, behavior of
consumer measured by its utility.
Utility refers to the numerical score responding the satisfaction that a consumer gets
from a market basket. In other words, utility is device used to simplify the ranking of
market basket. Alternatively, utility of a commodity is the basis of demand for it.
In the study there are four main approaches to the analysis of consumer behavior.
Assumptions
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Utility is additively separable: - utility derived from various goods and
services consumed by consumer can be added together to obtain the total
utility. It can be expressed through utility function. Suppose that the basket of
goods and services consumed by consumer contains “N” items and their
quantity may be expressed as:-
K Given the utility function above, the total utility obtained from (n) items maybe
expressed as:-
Assumption
2
Consistency choice means that, if they prefer X to Y in one period, they will not
prefer Y to X in another period or treat them as equal, everything remaining the same.
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degree on his income during that period but depends on value of expected income
wealth.
The life cycle hypothesis is based on the argument that the rate of consumption in any
given period is a facet of plan, which extends, over his life cycle, although his income
displays a quit different pattern over the same year.
One important reason that income varies over a person life is retirement. Host people
plan to stop working at about age 65 and expect their income to fall when they retire.
Yet they do not want large drop in their standard of living, as measured by their
consumption. To maintain consumption after retirement, people must save during
their working years (Manikew, 2000).
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family as independent variables. His methodology was both descriptive and
econometrical. According to his finding, age affects food demand negatively.
The demand for high value food items (example: meat, milk vegetables and fruits)
increase with higher income. They are also expensive source of energy. This implies
that poor households are unlike to access them. This is largely because poor
households prioritize to fulfill their basic energy requirement to avoid hunger. This is
mainly because high value food to be expensive source of energy for them.
Households with income near to subsistence level, consume large quantities of grains
and starchy staples and few fruits, vegetable, meat, milk, and milk products.
Consumer preferences on the other hand, shape the decision of consumer what to do
consume or not. Poor households, until they meet physiological need to satisfy
hunger, they have little choice but to focus on cheap sources of energy as grains and
starchy staples. Once they satisfied their basic energy needs, households start to
diversify their diets by including animals’ food sources, dairy products and fruits and
vegetable (Ruel et al, (2005) cited in Tadess kuma, (2010).
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CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY OF STUDY
Bichena is a town in west central Ethiopia, located in the east Gojjam zone of Amhara
region. It is located at 169km to north of the city of Addis Ababa and 155km to south
east of Bahir Dar city. Astronomically, it is located 10.24⁰N-10.34⁰N latitude and
38.9⁰E-38.4⁰E longitude. Attitudinally, it is more of woina Dega being located
between 1480m-2400m above sea level. The topography of the town is gentile slope.
Currently Bichena town has 8 kebeles. It is the administrative canter of Enemay
Woreda. It has a total land mass of 6945 hectares. The town has been experiencing
rapid urbanization and population increase. For instance, the 1984 and 1994
population censes put the population size of the town at 12570 and 16340,
respectively-an increase of 30% of the population in just 10 years. According to the
population and housing census of 2007, the population of the town reached about
27966, the population in 2007 increased by71.2% from its level in 1990s showing
also the very rapid rate of urbanization taking place in the town (BFEDO, 2011).
The climatic condition of the town is such that the mean annual maximum and
minimum temperature is 20.7°c and 7.5°c, respectively. The mean annual maximum
and the mean minimum rainfall of the town are recorded to be about 1200 mm and
2200 mm in the order of mention. The highest rainfall concentration occurs from the
middle of May to the end of September showing that the duration is short but the
intensity is relatively high in the town. (BFEDO, 2011)
Despite all the efforts made by the regional government in the provision of
infrastructure, still the town lacks the basic services and facilities such as water
supply, electric power, standard roads, sewerage and drainage facilities. (BFEDO,
2011)
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3.2 Research Design
Under this section the study used different information gathering technique such as
observations, Questioners and interview, the subject of the study, tools of the data
gathering methods and procedures of data analyses and interpretation would be
discussed.
Cross sectional data would be used. Cross sectional data or cross section of a study
population in statistics and econometrics is a type of data collected by observing
many subjects (such as individuals) at the same point of time or without regard to
difference in time. Cross sectional data can be used in cross sectional regression,
which is regression analysis of cross sectional data (Brady et al, 2008). since it is
important for the values one or more than one variable are collected for several
sample unites at the same points in time, the researcher collect the data from the
respondents directly in a particular time.
In this study both primary and secondary sources of data has been used. The source of
data’s included in central statics agency of Bichena town of finance and economic
development office, written document, books, journal report etc.
As both primary and secondary data was used, the appropriate method of data
collection for primary data is questionnaires for sample households, interview with
town administrative and other response bodies. Likewise the secondary data was
collected from books, journal reports and other related documents.
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3.5 Sample and Sampling Technique
There are two main sampling techniques in modern research study. These are
probability sampling and non- probability sampling. The study used simple random
sampling techniques with the purpose of homogenous population in various aspects,
like, culture, living standard etc. it is the simplest and easiest method of probability
sampling technique. It`s sampling procedure in which each element of the household
has an equal time chance of being selected in to sample. From the entire 8 kebeles of
Bichena town the study would select three kebeles such as, (01 kebeles, 02 kebeles
and 03 kebeles) in order to allocate the sample size via simple random sampling in
each element of household has equal chance being selected in to the sample.
Based on the data obtained from (BFEDO, 2011) the total numbers of household in
Bichena town are 4960, from thus this study takes 1900 households randomly for
three selected kebeles as a target population.
To determine the sample size the study might consider factors like cost, time etc. so
total size of 95 respondents are selected randomly by using Yamane sample size
formula of 1963.
The number of household is equal to 1900 (610, from 01 kebeles, 623, from 02
kebeles, and 667, from 03 Keble) and take 10% error term.
n =1900/1+1900 (0.12)
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=1900/1+1900 (0.01)
=1900/1+19
=1900/20
=95
Among this, from 01 Keble (610*95/1900) =31, from 02 Keble (623 *95/1900) =31,
and 03 Keble (667*95/1900) =33 respondents was selected randomly. The technique
would apply as gives equal chance to all household, that selected as a sample and they
represents the entry of household in all Keble’s due to homogeneity of Keble’s.
01 610 31
02 623 31
03 667 33
Total 1900 95
As mention earlier the study has been applied econometrics tools in order to analysis
in the determinants of household consumption behavior, ordinary least square (OLS)
method was employed with dependent variable. OLS is particularly powerful as it
relatively easy to also check the model assumption such as linearity, constant variance
and the effects of outliers using simple graphical methods (Hutcheson and Sofroniou,
1999). In this study the dependent and independent variables have linear relationship.
Therefor OLS method is appropriate to show the linear relationship between the two
variables.
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CT =β0+ β1yd +β2 Ni+β3Educi+β4Agei+ β5Si
+β6Expc+β7Invst+β8Odf+ Ui
Ui =error term
The variables, which are incorporated in the model with expected signs, are given by the
following tables
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member
household head
household head
households
household head +
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(health treatment, durable goods fuel, utilities, personal care, transportation and non-
durable goods).
Household disposable income (yd.):- It is the income after tax (net income of
household from different source of income).This variable is continuous and the
expected sign is positive.
Family size (Ni):- It is the total numbers of household members. This variable is
continuous and the expected sign is positive.
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3.8 Method of Data Analysis
After the collection of the necessary data, data analysis was carried out by using both
descriptive and econometric analysis. In the descriptive analysis different table, pie
chart and percentage were used to describe the information clearly. For econometrical
analysis, the study would concentrate on the variables. such as, household disposable
income (yd.), household family size (Ni), age of household head (Age), household
head education level (Educ), total household saving status (Si), expectation of
household (Expec), investment of household (Invest) and other dependent family on
household (Odf) as explanatory variable and total household consumption (CT) as
dependent variable and used ordinary least square (OLS) estimation method.
Additionally, t-test (variable significant), prob>F, Multicollinearity and
Heteroscedasticity problems can be tested. This estimation technique is working out
with the help of STATA software program method. The study uses ordinary least
square estimation method (OLS) the reason is that OLS is the most frequently used
estimator due to the fact that, it has some optional properties; best, linear and unbiased
estimation(BLUE) than any other estimators(Gujarat, 2004).
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CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1DESCRPTIVE ANALYSIS
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own contribution on household consumption level.
Table 4.2 Composition of Household Head’s Age
Number of respondents Total respondents
Male Female
Age of HH
FER % FER % FER %
< 18 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 – 64 55 57.9 36 37.9 91 95.8
>65 3 3.15 1 1.05 4 4.2
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FER % FER % FER %
Illiterate 1 1.05 0 0 1 1.05
Primary school 19 20 15 15.78 34 35.78
literate
Secondary and 14 14.7 9 9.47 23 24.2
preparatory
College and 24 25.3 13 13.68 37 38.94
above
Source: own computation survey 2019
From the above table, most households under this study area educated that is, at least
they can read and write. From respondents 34(35.78%) are educated primary
education (1-8 grade) from this 19(20%) of respondents are male and 15(15.78%) of
respondents are female, 23(24.2%) are educated secondary and preparatory education
(9-12) from this 14(14.7%) of respondents are male and 9(9.47%) of respondents are
female, 37(38.94%) are educated college and above from this 24(25.3%) of
respondents are male and 13(13.68%) of respondents are female and 1(1.05%) are
illiterate that male household. Most household heads are grouped under higher
education level. As a result, I can conclude that household education (weather they are
already educated or learning now) has great on their consumption.
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7-9 3 3.15 4 4.2 7 7.36
>9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of respondents
Male Female Total respondents
Income of household`s
FER % FER % FER %
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3001 – 4000 3 3.15 6 6.32 9 9.47
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According to the data, we have collected for this study all households (95), has their
own saving account in different financial institutions, which is found in bichena town
from this 58 (61.05%) of respondents are male and 37(38.95%) of respondents are
female. From this, I can conclude that saving by itself has its own negative
contribution for household consumption.
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YES 31 32.63 15 15.7 46 48.42
NO 27 28.42 22 23.5 49 51.57
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Figure 4.1 expenditure of household
8.24%
5.39%
5.44%
5.70% 45.80%
6.32%
11.10%
12.00%
total food consumption expendituer on housing
expendituer on cloth expendituer on social , cultural life
miscellaneous expenditure expenditure for school
expenditure on medical services other expenditure
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Expenditure on house includes house building materials, maintenance and rent
expenditure, which constitutes 12% of in the total household expenditure. This shows
that most households (residents) of bichena town spend high rent for housing. This is
due to the imbalance between the income they received and the cost of materials for
building, because of existence of price shocks (inflation) and lack accessibility of
land.
Expenditure on School Fee means (other educational expenditure example, fees for
maintenance and for school fee). It accounts 5.44% of the total household
expenditure. Now a day’s people know the importance of education for sustainable
economic development of the country and improve social economic welfare of the
society as whole. They give more attention for children education in private school in
addition to government schooling system. This leads the household to spent more
income on school fee.
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Expenditure on Medical Services is includes both modern and traditional medical
system, which accounts 5.39% of the total household consumption expenditure. This
result shows that either the might be in the household live in good health condition or
the household might use cheap medical treatment system. Expenditure on Other
Goods and Services this categories of expenditure item includes kitchen equipment,
durable goods like (TV and radio), fuel, utility personal care etc that constitutes
8.24% of the total household consumption expenditure item next to food and housing.
Durable goods are luxury, expensive and server the household for long period.
4.2 Econometric Analysis
4.2.1 OLS model result and interpretation
As stated in the methodology of this study the model that used to analyze the
household consumption expenditure can be written (describe) as follows.
HH
Saving status -0.2957617 0.0544141 -5.44 0.000**
Investment of HH 156.4234 101.9756 1.53 0.129
Expectation of HH -6.523321 21.65024 -0.30 0.764
Other family 153.791 70.82933 2.17 0.033*
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dependent
Constant -65.69391 143.6872 -0.46 0.649
CT= -65.69391+0.4889863Ydi+1.848763Ni+41.88108Educi+3.367767Age
--0.2957617Si -6.523321Expec+156.4234Invst+153.791Odf+Ui
Note: - the numbers that attached below the coefficient are the t-value.
As shown in table 4.12 above, most of the estimated coefficients have their own
expected result (signs). The estimated coefficients were interpreted as follows;
Household disposable income:-The coefficient of household disposal income is
statistically significant at 1 % level of confidence, including that, keeping other things
constant if disposable income of the household in bichena town increased by 1 birr,
then the mean consumption expenditure of the household increased by 0.4889863
than the previously monthly consumption expenditure level.
Family size:-The coefficient of family size to household consumption is positive that
is 1.848763. However, it is statistically insignificant at 5% level confidence.
Educational level household:-Education level of each household head is statistically
significant at 5% level of confidence. And has a positive relation with household
consumption. Generally, keeping other variables constant if the education levels of
household were increased by 1 year, consumption expenditure of households were
increased by 41.88108.
Age of household:-Age of household head is statistically insignificant at 5% level of
confidence with the coefficient of 3.367767.
Saving status of household:-Saving status of household is statistically significant at
1% level of confidence with a coefficient of -0.2957617. It has also a negative relation
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with consumption.
Expectations of households:-The relation between expectations of household-to-
household consumption is positive with the coefficient of -6.523321. In addition, it is
statistically insignificant at 5% as well as 1% level of confidence. Investment of
household:-Investment of household is statistically insignificant at 5% level of
confidence and positive relation with household consumption at the coefficient of
156.4234, as the regression result shown, but logically, the relation between
investment and consumption is negative.
Other family dependent on household:-Other family dependent on household as
source of income is statistically significant at 5% level of confidence and it has a
positive relation with consumptions of household. This implies that, if the other
family dependent on household increased by one individual person, the mean
consumption expenditure of household goes up by 153.791.
All the regression results have sign that according to my prior expectation except
saving status and expectations of household, others have positive contribution for
household consumption expenditure.
The constant term (B0) indicates that, autonomous consumption of household means
even they have not their own income per month, the household continue their
consumption. These types of consumption come from different sources like loan from
different financial sector, which accounts -65.69391 of the total consumption
expenditure.
4.2.2 Test
4.2.2.1 Overall level of significant test
The overall significance of the variable is tested by Prob> F. If Prob> F less than 0.05
(5%), then the explanatory variables included in the model are jointly statistically
significant and the explained variable. As a result show Prob> F= 0.0000 then, it is
statistically significant.
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The goodness of fit of the model is measured by coefficient of determination,
which shows the percentage or power of explained variable to express by the
4.2.2.2.1Multicollinearity
This method shows the interrelation ship between the explanatory variables.
The presence of Multicollinearity affects the OLS estimator and make inefficient and
inconvenient. Therefore, it must be tested using variance inflation factor (VIF)
method. It shows how the variance of estimator influenced by the existence of
Multicollinearity. By using rule of thumb:
When VIF > 10 or tolerance is close to zero, then, the explanatory variables
are correlated, accept alternative, has Multicollinearity problem.
When VIF <10 or tolerance is greater than zero, then accept the null
hypothesis, no Multicollinearity. Based on this decision rule, the result shows
that there is no Multicollinearity problem (APPENDIX 2).
4.2.2.2.2Heteroscedacity
Heteroscedasticity means there is not constant variance, when you`re given the
first test, the Breusch-pagan one, first check the null hypothesis, constant
variance. This is saying that if the null hypothesis rejected then we have
heteroscedasticity, if the p- value 0.05 is smaller, then the null hypothesis
rejected and there is significant evidence and there is heteroscedasticity, so in
your example below as the p-value is less than 0.05 you have
heteroscedasticity. This test concerned with variation of variance.
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Decision rule: if Prob> chi2 is less than 5%, accept H1 (reject alternative hypothesis)
and accept the null hypothesis Ho, that is 0.000 is less than 0.05. Therefore, there is
variation of variance in the model; the model has heteroscedasticity problem.to
overcome the problem use the method of heteroscedasticity –Robust standard errors
(APPENDIX 3).
CHAPTER FIVE
Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Conclusion
The study was attempted that to show household consumption behavior in bichena
town by describing households, consumption expenditure item and by showing the
effect of different determinants of consumption like household disposable income, age
of household head, education level of household, family size of the household, saving
status of household, expectation of household, investment of household and existence
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of other family dependent on household as source of income. In this study 95
household are taken as a sample at random. To do this OLS estimation was employed.
The descriptive part of the study result shows that households spent their income on
eight major commodity items. From the total budget of household, most part of the
budget is used for consumption purpose. From this, the study can conclude that the
saving habit of each household in the town is low even if they participate in saving
activity.
Because of this low saving habit most of town’s residents have not a plan to engage in
investment activities. This study can conclude from the regression result, that the
households spend their income for unnecessary and for extravagant activities.
Adjusting and giving emphasis for such type of condition helps to achieve the goal of
government that is put under the statement of the problem like SDPRP and FYGTP.
That is, it is easy for the concerned body (government or public) to give solution for
such types of goals (achieving SDPRP, FYGTP and improve human living standard).
As indicated in discussion part, households spent their income for extravagant
activities such as nuptial, brith day ceremonise, tezkar, festive meal and other social
and cultural life.
The OLS result shows that household consumption positively affected by disposable
income, family size, age of household head, education level of household, family size
of the household, investment of household and existence of other family dependent on
household as source of income. The study concludes the overall significant of the
model (R2) it is seems good fit. But it indicates that the study left other explanatory
variables which are essential to determine household consumption behavior.
5.2 Recommendation
After taking above result in to consideration, the study recommended household give
more attention for consumption than saving, it needs a vast investigation on
household consumption behavior to enhance (improve) saving and design proper
policy for integrated economic development. During the consumption expenditure
(budget expenditure) households are better to use their own notebook (record habit of
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expenditure) because it is good for plan saving and expenditure. The government
should have promoted saving habit of household by expanding different financial
institution, Awareness should have given to the household to save part of their income
and reducing the extravagant and cultural consumption habit to enhance the
sustainable development of country, food agency should set out various proclamations
in relation with household consumption behavior or pattern, Increasing investment of
household should be important for household consumption, should have created
awareness to the household to invest in investment goods like durable goods, The
household should have to allocate money (or sometimes another resource such as
time) in the expectation of some benefit for example, investment in durable goods.
Generally, Study in this area is a process, not the end. Then it gave the way to other
interested bodies to do the study on this area by including other explanatory variables
which is very essential for consumption determinant, not included in this study.
REFERENCE
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Henery J. Aaron. (2001) world book, vol.4USA, Chicago
Modigliani F. (2003) the life cycle hypothesis of saving, the demand for
wealth and the supply of capital, social research, Issue 33, pp.106-217.
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Appendix
Questionnaire
Wolaita Sodo University
College of business and economics
Department of economics
Research questionnaire
This questionnaire is prepared by students at Wolaita Sodo University in department
of Economics. The purpose of this questionnaire is to study the expenditure behavior
(pattern) of households and to know the major determinants of consumption under a
title “Urban household consumption behavior analysis” in Amhara region Bichena
town. The questionnaire is going to use for academic and economic research purpose
only. Write and choice
Instruction:
Choose the best for you from the alternative and put ‘X’ mark in the box of your
choice.
Explain open ended question shortly and briefly.
No need of writing your name.
Thank you in advance
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A) Illiterate B) Primary school (1-8) C) secondary and preparatory (9-12)
D) College and above
E) Specify your education level in number_______________
4. Total number of family size ______male ________female______
5. Are there any households dependent on you as a source of income?
A Yes B No
6. If you say yes in question 5, how many other family size dependents on the
household? Male________ female_____________
Part two: information on occupation and expenditure of household
7. How much the total net income that the household that received from different
source per a month in birr? _________
8. Based on question no 7 answer the following questions.
8.1. Total expenditure on food and drink per month (including cereal, vegetables,
Milk, onion, oil etc.) in birr _______________________
8.2. Total expenditure on cloth including footwear per month in
birr_________________________
8.3 Total expenditure on housing (building, rent etc.) in birr____________________
8.4Total expenditure on social and culture life (different ceremonies, such as, Idir etc.)
in birr________________________________________________
8.5 Total expenditure on miscellaneous (such as water bill, electricity bill, Telephone
bill including mobile card) per month in birr________________________
8.6Total expenditure on school fee (fee and expenditure for building or repairmen of
old school) in birr____________________________________
8.7 Total expenditure on medical services (treatment) per month in birr
___________________
8.8 Total expenditure on others (including utility, kitchen equipment, transportation,
etc.)In birr_______________________________
9. Do you save? A Yes B No
10. If you say yes in question 10 above, how much you save per month (in birr)
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___________________________________?
11. Do you have a plan to engage in investment activity in near future?
A Yes B No
12. What do you expect about your future income?
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APPENDEX 1
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CT | Coef. Std. Err. t P>|t| [95% Conf. Interval]
-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------
Age | 3.367767 2.045581 1.65 0.103 -.6987133 7.434247
Educ | 41.88108 16.80465 2.49 0.015 8.474543 75.28761
Ni | 1.848763 20.69021 0.09 0.929 -39.28202 42.97955
Yd | .4889863 .0524707 9.32 0.000 .384678 .5932946
Si | -.2957617 .0544141 -5.44 0.000 -.4039333 -.1875901
Invest | 156.4234 101.9756 1.53 0.129 -46.29743 359.1442
Expec | -6.523321 21.65024 -0.30 0.764 -49.56258 36.51594
Odf | 153.791 70.82933 2.17 0.033 12.98691 294.595
_cons | -65.69391 143.6872 -0.46 0.649 -351.3347 219.9469
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APPENDEX 2
. estat vif
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Variable | VIF 1/VIF
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Yd | 18.78 0.053243
Educ | 12.52 0.079874
Si | 6.43 0.155457
Invest | 5.38 0.185927
Ni | 2.81 0.355974
Odf | 2.62 0.382321
Expec | 1.36 0.736444
Age | 1.06 0.939187
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Mean VIF | 6.37
APPENDEX 3
. estat hettest
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Variables: fitted values of CT
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