Table 3.
Proportion of total food expenditure per food category by SEG from the two of the four included studies that reported thisa
| Food category | Proportion of total food expenditure per food category – ABS HES | Proportion of total food expenditure per food category - ABARES study [33] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Household Income | Household Net Worth | Household Main Source of Income | Equivalised Household Income | Household Net Worth | Household Main Source of Income | |||||||
| Lowest Quintile | Highest Quintile | Lowest Quintile | Highest Quintile | Government Pensions & Allowances | Private income | Lowest Quintile | Highest Quintile | Lowest Quintile | Highest Quintile | Government Pensions & Allowances | Private income | |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages not further described | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bakery products, flour and cereals | 9.3% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 6.8% | 9.9% | 7.0% | 10.2% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 10.8% | 8.0% |
| Meat | 12.5% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 12.9% | 9.6% | 16.4% | 12.2% | 13.0% | 13.7% | 17.0% | 13.2% |
| Fish and seafood | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 1.9% | ||||||
| Eggs and egg products | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dairy products | 7.4% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 5.9% | 8.5% | 6.0% |
| Edible oils and fats | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fruit and nuts | 6.5% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 5.3% | 15.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 13.4% | 15.7% | 12.2% |
| Vegetables | 7.3% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 5.4% | ||||||
| Condiments, confectionery, etc | 11.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% | 8.4% | 12.6% | 9.0% | 12.6% | 9.5% | 11.7% | 9.6% | 13.7% | 10.3% |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | 6.6% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 6.2% |
| Meals out and fast foods | 20.2% | 36.8% | 28.5% | 32.6% | 17.8% | 31.6% | 22.4% | 40.8% | 32.0% | 37.5% | 19.4% | 36.1% |
| Other food | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7.8% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 7.9% |
| Alcoholic beverages | 7.7% | 14.5% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 8.1% | 12.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
aABS HES proportions calculated from reported data, ABARES proportions as reported