Abstract
William D. Passero (1995) "An
Examination Of Spending Patterns Of Families Receiving Forms Of
Public Assistance," Proceedings of the Section on Survey
Research Methods, American Statistical Association.
This paper uses 1992-93 data from the Quarterly Interview
Survey component of the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) to
analyze spending patterns of families receiving forms of
public assistance. Comparisons of demographic characteristics
and expenditures are made between families receiving
assistance and those not receiving assistance. Among families
receiving assistance, those with working members are compared
with those with no working members.
Weighted means and percent distributions of selected family
characteristics and weighted annual means and shares of
expenditures are calculated. Statistical tests demonstrate
that expenditure shares for most item categories are
significantly different between the compared groups. The
analysis then considers factors related to transportation
expenditures. A regression equation is specified and
estimated by the ordinary least squares (OLS) technique.
Results from the regression are examined.
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