Share of food group expenditure in Mexican households according to the gender of the head of household and size of the locality

• Published in: Public health nutrition 2024-05, Vol.27 (1), p.e131-e131, Article e131
• Main Authors: Jaen, Jocelyn, Collado-López, Sonia, Armenta-Guirado, Brianda Ioanna, G.-Olvera, Armando, Hernández-F, Mauricio
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Age groups; Alcoholic beverages; Beverages; Cereals; Decision making; Diet; Diet - economics; Diet - statistics & numerical data; Economics and Environment; Expenditures; Family Characteristics; Family income; Female; Females; Food; Food - economics; Food - statistics & numerical data; Food expenditure; Gender; Households; Humans; Income; Locality size; Male; Mexico; Middle Aged; Milk; Oils & fats; Older people; Research Paper; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; Sex Factors; Social determinants of health; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistical analysis; Teenagers; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Variables
• ISSN: 1368-9800; 1475-2727
• DOI: 10.1017/S1368980024001010

To evaluate differences in the percentage of expenditure on food groups in Mexican households according to the gender of the household head and the size of the locality. Analysis of secondary data from the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey (ENIGH) 2018. We estimated the percentage of expenditure on fifteen food groups according to the gender of the head of household and locality size and evaluated the differences using a two-part model approach. Mexico, 2018. A nationally representative sample of 74 647 Mexican households. Female-headed households allocated a lower share of expenditure to the purchase of and higher percentages and . In comparison with metropolitan households, households in rural and urban localities spent more on , , and less on Households allocate different percentages of expenditure to diverse food groups according to the gender of the head of the household and the size of the locality where they are located. Future research should focus on understanding the economic and social disparities related to differences in food expenditure, including the gender perspective.