Household life-cycle stages, transitions, and product expenditures

Data from the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey provide empirical verification of changes in household spending across a wide variety of products as households pass from one stage of the household life cycle to another Three spending patterns emerged: (1) a generalized...

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Child care
Children
COMPORTAMIENTO DEL CONSUMIDOR
COMPORTEMENT DU CONSOMMATEUR
CONSOMMATION DES MENAGES
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Consumer research
Consumer spending
CONSUMO FAMILIAR
Divorce
Empty nest syndrome
FAMILIA
FAMILIES
FAMILLE
FAMILY STRUCTURE
HOGARES
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLDS
MENAGE
Single status
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