Estimation of age- and gender-specific food availability from household budget survey data.
OBJECTIVE
To derive estimates of age-gender specific food availability, based on data collected at household level.


METHODS
Two alternative modelling approaches are described leading to linear and non-linear optimisation, respectively. The idea of penalised least squares is used for estimation of model parameters. The effect of household characteristics can be incorporated into both modelling approaches.


METHODS
Household budget survey data from four European countries (Belgium, Greece, Norway and the United Kingdom), circa 1990.
Vasdeki
V G
VG
Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. vasdekis@aueb.gr
Stylianou
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Naska
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D000367:Age Factors; D001530:Belgium; D002017:Budgets; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006115:Greece; D006796:Household Work / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D018803:Models, Economic; D009664:Norway; D012737:Sex Factors; D006113:United Kingdom