ECO 215 ASSIGNMENT

OKE ABDULRASHEED OLAMILEKAN

(200501057)

Submitted by

COURSE TITLE
Computer Application to economics

Lecturer in charge.
Mr. David O. Ayeni
 HOUSEHOLD DEMAND ELASTICITIES FOR CARBONHYDRATES AND PROTEINOUS
FOOD IN ONDO STATE: IMPLICATION FOR FOOD POVERTY REDUCTION
SECTION A: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1. Age (please, specify): ___________________________
2. Gender Male ( ) Female ( )
3. Marital Status: Single ( ) Married ( ) widow(er) ( ) Separated/Divorced ( )
4. Household Size: (Those benefiting from household head income should be included): _________________
5. Sectorial Districts: Ondo South ( ) Ondo central ( ) Ondo North ( )
6. State where you live: ___________________________________________
7. Educational Qualification: No formal education ( ) Elementary Education ( ) Junior Sec Schl ( )
Senior Sec Schl ( ) Tetiary Education ( )
Any other (Please, Specify): __________________________________________
8. Major Occupation: Farming ( ) Trading ( ) Teaching ( ) Bricklayer ( ) Poultry Keeping ( )
Civil Service ( ) Any other (Please, Specify): _________________
9. Minor Occupation: Tailoring ( ) Trading ( ) Bricklayer ( ) Poultry Keeping ( ) Farming ( )
Any other (Please, Specify):______________________
10. Major Source of Income: Salary Job ( ) Farming ( ) Non-farm self-employment ( )
11. Any other (please, Specify): ____________________

SECTION B: INFORMATION ON CONSUMPTION AND INCOME

12. How much of the following classes of foodstuffs do you consume per month?

Classes of foodstuffs Unit price\mudu Quantity (kg)

or kg (₦) Per month
Proteinus Food

Beans

Beef

Meat

Fish

Soya Product

Plantain

Wheat

Carbohydrate Food
 Yam

Garri

Cocoyam

Potatoes

Semovita

Elubo

Spag/Indomie

13. How much of the following classes of non-foodstuffs do you consume per month?
Classes of Non Per Unit Price (₦) Quantity (kg) or Monthly Expense
foodstuffs (ltr) per month
Kerosene

Premium Motor
Spirit (petrol)
Drinkable water

Cooking gas

Firewood

Electricity
consumption

17. If Q. 16 is YES indicate the total income of other sources of income in the past two years
2017 2018

Total of other sources of

income

18. What is the type of feeding formula employed in your household? (Please tick only)

Feeding type Tick

1 - 1 - 1 ( breakfast, lunch &dinner)
1 - 0 - 1 ( breakfast &dinner)
1 - 1 - 0 ( breakfast & lunch)
0 - 1 - 1 ( lunch &dinner)
1 - 0 - 0 ( breakfast only)
0 - 1 - 0 ( lunch only)
 0 - 0 - 1 ( dinner only)

19. Indicate reason for not having three full meals daily
(a) Lower Per Capita Income ( ) (b) Lack of appetite ( )
(c) High cost of foodstuffs ( ) (d) No adequate quantity of food to eat ( )
(e) Trying to reduce body weight ( )
Any other (please, Specify):_______________________________________________

20. What percentage of your household income was spent on food in the last two years?

Years Household Income (₦) % of household Income

spent on food
2016

2017

21. What do you consider to be determinants of household expenditure pattern of rural area in Ondo State?
Choose from below;
Tick
a. Income of the household h. Taste/Fashion
b. Price of goods and service i. Government policy
c. Level employment j. Religious festival
d. Location k. Neighbors (friends)
consumption pattern
e. Availability of consumable
goods
f. Household size
g. weather

Thanks for your understanding and cooperations