Beyond empty plates: Socioeconomic determinants of hunger incidence among households in Lupi, Camarines Sur

Date of Publication

2009

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics

Subject Categories

Economics

College

Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business

Department/Unit

Economics

Defense Panel Chair

Tereso S. Tullao, Jr.

Defense Panel Member

Cristela Goce Dakila
Mitzie Irene P. Conchada

Abstract/Summary

This paper examine the socioeconomic determinants of the incidence of hunger in the province of Lupi, Camarines Sur. The study uses the data set surveyed by the Community Based Monitoring System. The incidence of hunger in the households is examined using a logit model that is structured by various conceptual frameworks. The study uses three divisions of determinants: household profile, household head characteristics, and living standards to see which group of variables affect hunger more. Estimates show that the significant variables in the province of Lupi, Camarines Sur among the three divisions deemed to contribute to the incidence of hunger in a household. These are household profile, the head of household profile and the living standards of the households, factors such as household size, presence of sick and/or disabled members and single parents, household income, age and educational attainment of household head, urban or rural residency, tenure of housing, access to own water and number of applicants owned.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU16677

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Keywords

Hunger--Philippines--Camarines Sur; Food supply--Philippines--Camarines Sur

Embargo Period

1-6-2022

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