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Consumption patterns for selected fruits in Cavite / Shiela G. Andaleon.

By:

Andaleon, Shiela G [author]

Contributor(s):

Cubillo, Gilchor P [adviser]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : 1997. Cavite State University- Main Campus,Description: 77 pages : illustrations ; cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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DDC classification:

634 An2 1997

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College of Economics, Management, and Development Studies (CEMDS)

Abstract: ANDALEON, SHIELA GLORIANI, Consumption Patterns for Selected Fruits in Cavite, B. S. Thesis, Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite, April 1997. Adviser: Prof. Gilchor P. Cubillo. The study was conducted to determine the socio-economic characteristics of the households; determine the weekly household and per capita consumption of fruits; determine the factors affecting the level of household and per capita consumption of selected fruits; estimate the price and income elasticity of demand for fruits; and identify problems encountered by the consumers in purchasing fruits. Five towns of Cavite were selected as study areas using simple random sampling. These towns included Dasmarinas, Imus, Indang, Silang and Tagaytay City. A total of 100 respondents was obtained. The average age of respondents was 36 years. The households had an average of six members and an average monthly income of P12,000.00. Most consumers of grapes and santones purchased once a month from fruit stands and market retailers. Some of them purchased oranges from market retailers as need or want arises. The majority of the consumers purchased bananas and apples weekly from the market retailers. The average weekly household consumption level of fruits was 1.0 kilogram for grapes, 1.35 kilograms for santones, five pieces for orange, 29 pieces for banana and six pieces for apple. Per capita consumption averaged at 0.20-kilogram, 0.22-kilogram, one piece, five pieces and one piece of the said fruits per week, respectively. The average weekly household expenditure for grapes was P121.00, P27.00 for santones, P46.00 for orange, P37.00 for banana and P52.00 for apple. In terms of the relationship between the household consumption of santones and orange and selected variables, only price for santones and weekly income for orange was found to have significant effect while the household consumption of banana and apple two variables had significant effect. These variables were the price of substitute orange and santones for banana and weekly income and price of substitute grapes for apple. The coefficient of determination of the demand equation for grapes, santones, orange, banana and apple were 0.15, 0.26, 0.34, 0.17 and 0.22, respectively. The regression coefficient for the per capita consumption of santones, oranges, banana and apple suggest that at least one independent variable had a significant effect on the demand for these fruits. Per capita weekly income appeared to be the most commonly significant variable affecting the per capita consumption of santones, oranges, banana, and apple. Per capita grapes consumption, however, was not influenced by any variable in the model. Lastly, the elasticity estimates shows that demand for fruits were found to be not responsive to changes in the prices of other fruits considered in the study.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Theses / Manuscripts	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Theses Section	Non-fiction	634 An2 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	T-1733		00002473

Thesis (BSBM - - Economics) Don Severino Agricultural College.

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College of Economics, Management, and Development Studies (CEMDS)

ANDALEON, SHIELA GLORIANI, Consumption Patterns for Selected Fruits in Cavite, B. S. Thesis, Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite, April 1997. Adviser: Prof. Gilchor P. Cubillo.
The study was conducted to determine the socio-economic characteristics of the households; determine the weekly household and per capita consumption of fruits; determine the factors affecting the level of household and per capita consumption of selected fruits; estimate the price and income elasticity of demand for fruits; and identify problems encountered by the consumers in purchasing fruits. Five towns of Cavite were selected as study areas using simple random sampling. These towns included Dasmarinas, Imus, Indang, Silang and Tagaytay City. A total of 100 respondents was obtained.
The average age of respondents was 36 years. The households had an average of six members and an average monthly income of P12,000.00. Most consumers of grapes and santones purchased once a month from fruit stands and market retailers. Some of them purchased oranges from market retailers as need or want arises. The majority of the consumers purchased bananas and apples weekly from the market retailers. The average weekly household consumption level of fruits was 1.0 kilogram for grapes, 1.35 kilograms for santones, five pieces for orange, 29 pieces for banana and six pieces for apple. Per capita consumption averaged at 0.20-kilogram, 0.22-kilogram, one piece, five pieces and one piece of the said fruits per week, respectively.
The average weekly household expenditure for grapes was P121.00, P27.00 for santones, P46.00 for orange, P37.00 for banana and P52.00 for apple. In terms of the relationship between the household consumption of santones and orange and selected variables, only price for santones and weekly income for orange was found to have significant effect while the household consumption of banana and apple two variables had significant effect. These variables were the price of substitute orange and santones for banana and weekly income and price of substitute grapes for apple.
The coefficient of determination of the demand equation for grapes, santones, orange, banana and apple were 0.15, 0.26, 0.34, 0.17 and 0.22, respectively. The regression coefficient for the per capita consumption of santones, oranges, banana and apple suggest that at least one independent variable had a significant effect on the demand for these fruits. Per capita weekly income appeared to be the most commonly significant variable affecting the per capita consumption of santones, oranges, banana, and apple. Per capita grapes consumption, however, was not influenced by any variable in the model. Lastly, the elasticity estimates shows that demand for fruits were found to be not responsive to changes in the prices of other fruits considered in the study.

Submitted to the University Library 04/18/1997 T-1733