Table 7.

OLS Regression results of expected Natural log of capita food consumption expenditure.

Source: Household Income Expenditure Survey-2016, Own calculation

Variables	Coefficients
Age of the HH head	0.00406***
	(0.000156)
Age of the HH head mean centered squared	− 5.73e−05***
	(8.19e-06)
HH size	− 0.0992***
	(0.00134)
HH size mean centered squared	0.0104***
	(0.000401)
Total operating land	0.00290***
	(0.000600)
Total operating land mean centered squared	− 8.38e−06***
	(2.08e-06)
Dependency ratio	− 0.176***
	(0.00873)
Sex of the HH head	0.0459***
	(0.00661)
HH head under SSNP	− 0.0259***
	(0.00304)
Condition of the HH head	0.0558***
	(0.00454)
Hygienic condition	0.0546***
	(0.00558)
Electricity dummy	0.123***
	(0.00439)
HH Head uses mobile phone	0.0846***
	(0.00496)
Telephone dummy	0.0896***
	(0.0186)
Computer dummy	0.124***
	(0.0122)
Internet access dummy	0.113***
	(0.00784)
Other asset	0.0724***
	(0.00374)
Dummy shock	0.0155***
	(0.00521)
Education of HH head (preprimary)	0.0410***
	(0.00582)
Education of HH head (primary passed)	0.0636***
	(0.00522)
Education of HH head (lower secondary)	0.0990***
	(0.00614)
Education of HH head (SSC passed)	0.126***
	(0.00781)
Education of HH head (HSC passed)	0.155***
	(0.00966)
Education of HH head (Tertiary level)	0.224***
	(0.00983)
Education of HH head (base category)
HH Head works in agricultural sector	− 0.0243***
	(0.00541)
HH head works in non-agricultural Sector	− 0.00260
	(0.00518)
Division Dummy-Barisal	− 0.209***
	(0.00949)
Division Dummy-Chittagong	− 0.0243***
	(0.00837)
Division Dummy-Dhaka	− 0.0943***
	(0.00834)
Division Dummy-Khulna	0.347***
	(0.00868)
Division Dummy-Mymensingh	− 0.242***
	(0.0102)
Division Dummy-Rajshahi	− 0.353***
	(0.00895)
Division Dummy-Rangpur	− 0.365***
	(0.00888)
Division Dummy-Sylhet (base category)
Constant	7.538***
	(0.0135)
Observations	45,487
R 2	0.315

SE in parentheses

*p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01