Examining Factors Affecting the Food Expenditure in Indonesia

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of Gross Regional Domestic Product, Human Development Index,
and the number of family members on the food expenditure in Indonesia. Due to its important role for the family
as well as the community as a whole, managing food expenditure is very important. The management of food
expenditure is very important. If the main priority of the Indonesian towards food is very high compared to the
expenditures on other things such as travel, saving, or education, it is feared that the quality of their human
resources tend to decline. Thus this research is important. The research explores the three factors from a sample
population of 34 provinces in Indonesia in 2015. The causal research was employed and the cross-sectional
method was used in this research to gather the data. Also, this research using secondary data from the Central
Bureau of Statistics of Indonesia. The result of statistical analysis applying multiple regression shows that the
Gross Regional Domestic Product has a positive influence on Food Expenditure. In contrast, the other factors such
as the Human Development Index and the number of family members have no significant effect on food
expenditure.

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of Gross Regional Domestic Product, Human Development Index,
and the number of family members on the food expenditure in Indonesia. Due to its important role for the family
as well as the community as a whole, managing food expenditure is very important. The management of food
expenditure is very important. If the main priority of the Indonesian towards food is very high compared to the
expenditures on other things such as travel, saving, or education, it is feared that the quality of their human
resources tend to decline. Thus this research is important. The research explores the three factors from a sample
population of 34 provinces in Indonesia in 2015. The causal research was employed and the cross-sectional
method was used in this research to gather the data. Also, this research using secondary data from the Central
Bureau of Statistics of Indonesia. The result of statistical analysis applying multiple regression shows that the
Gross Regional Domestic Product has a positive influence on Food Expenditure. In contrast, the other factors such
as the Human Development Index and the number of family members have no significant effect on food
expenditure.