Nutrition Consumtion of the Chinese Adults - An Application of the Quantile Regression Analysis
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Lu, Chen-Fu
Abstract
Considerable changes in diet habit and structure have been evident among Chinese households due to a rapid growth in economics. To investigate the factors that are associated with Chinese households’ nutrients consumption, this study applying a quantile regression method on the Chinese micro-level data drawn from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. Results show that food consumption away from home is one of the significant determinants of nutrient consumption of individuals with higher nutrient intakes. For individuals with lower nutrient intakes, education, access to health insurance, food consumption away from home, and beverage consumption are significant factors.
Subjects
Nutrition
China
Quantile Regression
Type
thesis
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