In recent years, as a result of the growth in world population and the decrease in natural resources, the importance of adequate and balanced nutrition has been understood better. Since meat products include essential ingredients such as animal proteins, ferrum, B12 vitamin and so on, it is not easy to substitute other foods for these products. However, insufficient supply, increase in prices and confidence problems result in insufficient consumptions of meat products by people from various income groups. Therefore, it can be anticipated that there is a relation between meat consumption and income levels. On the other hand, incompatible findings on the effects of animal protein consumptions on human health and also cultural and demographic differences may affect the meat consumption preferences of people. This study aims at investigating the effects of income levels together with demographic factors on meat consumption of households by using annual microdata of Household Budget Survey conducted by TURKSTAT. In this study, animal proteins are considered in three groups as red meat, poultry and sea products. The relationship between consumption levels of these meat types and socio-economic factors of households is analyzed through ANOVA and Tukey tests. As a result, red meat and seafood expenditures of households are affected by economic factors like income and consumption levels as well as demographic factors such as education and occupation. However, poultry consumption is not affected by these variables due to the relatively low prices. Finally, it is also seen that meat consumptions of families with the child are much more than childless families.
Keywords: Red Meat, Poultry, Sea Products, Consumption, ANOVA
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