TABLE 2.
Regression of the food consumption per capita on the number of older adults.
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| Variables | Grain | Edible oil and fats | Vegetables and edible mushrooms | Meat and meat products | Poultry | Aquatic products | Eggs | Milk and dairy products | Melons and fruits | Sugar |
| Zero old = ref. | ||||||||||
| one old | −53.76*** | −10.43*** | −31.71*** | −67.09*** | −5.686** | −9.979*** | −5.843*** | −4.689*** | −21.93*** | −1.248*** |
| (6.069) | (2.419) | (5.159) | (11.78) | (2.255) | (2.604) | (1.228) | (1.615) | (2.070) | (0.252) | |
| two old | −108.6*** | −34.64*** | −86.77*** | −177.8*** | −17.59*** | −21.62*** | −13.22*** | −12.83*** | −30.61*** | −3.016*** |
| (6.668) | (2.658) | (5.669) | (12.94) | (2.478) | (2.862) | (1.349) | (1.774) | (2.274) | (0.277) | |
| R-squared | 0.051 | 0.036 | 0.036 | 0.040 | 0.027 | 0.057 | 0.038 | 0.028 | 0.044 | 0.035 |
**p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01. N = 20,185. Covariates include weighted mean age, household income, poverty status, and proportion of labor force (%).