Expenditure Patterns of Divorced Single-Mother Families and Two-Parent Families in South Korea |
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Authors: | Sook-Jae Moon Soon-Hee Joung |
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Affiliation: | (1) College of Home Science and Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea;(2) Department of Home Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea |
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Abstract: | This study examines differences in expenditure patterns between divorced single-mother families and two-parent families in South Korea. Data were obtained from 353 families living in Seoul: 51 divorced single-mother families and 302 two-parent families.Expenditure patterns are considered as the budget share of each given expenditure in addition to the elasticities of those expenditures. The budget shares for food consumed at home, shelter, and education of divorced single-mother families are substantially higher than those of two-parent families. Income elasticities of expenditures of divorced single-mother families for education and for apparel and shoes are more elastic than for two-parent families, while food eaten at home and entertainment are less elastic. The results of this study indicate that there are significant differences in the patterns of consumption expenditures between divorced single-mother families and two-parent families. |
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Keywords: | economic well-being expenditure patterns household production income elasticities |
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