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Consumer Sciences Research: A Two-Decade Comparison, 1980s and 1990s.
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Reynolds, Laura M.; Abdel-Ghany, Mohamed – Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 2001
Compares and assesses research published in the 1980s-1990s in four consumer sciences journals in terms of specialization; institutional affiliation of the researcher; source of data, sample size, topical classification, and research methodology; and statistical analysis. Appendices contain 16 summary tables and lists of articles from each…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Economics, Consumer Science
Food Consumption Expenditures and Education of the Homemaker
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Abdel-Ghany, Mohamed; Schrimper, Ronald A. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1978
Income and educational elasticities for twenty-two different food products based on the 1965-66 USDA household food consumption expenditure data indicate that differences in homemakers' education, in addition to household income, have significant effects on composition of household food expenditures. (MF)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Eating Habits, Expenditures, Family Income
Consumer, Consumption, and Family Economics/Household Management Research, 1972-82: Survey of the Past and Outlook for the Future.
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Abdel-Ghany, Mohamed; Nickols, Sharon Y. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1984
An analysis of consumer, consumption, and family economics/household management research published in four journals from 1972-82 reveals a fairly even distribution of articles across the topic areas. The majority of the studies used survey methodology and multiple regression analysis. (SK)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Home Economics, Home Management, Research Methodology