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© 1996 Oxford University Press and the Foundation for the European Review of Agricultural Economics

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Cholesterol information and egg consumption in the US: A nonnormal and heteroscedastic double-hurdle model*

STEVEN T. YEN1,**, HELEN H. JENSEN2,**, and OINGBIN WANG3,**

1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign USA
2Iowa State University Ames, USA
3University of Vermont Burlington, USA

Helen H. Jensen, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames IA 50011, USA

Received March 1, 1995;

Summary

Previous studies suggest that the diffusion of cholesterol information is a major reason for the continuing decline in US per capita egg consumption. This study examines the effects of cholesterol information and demographic variables on egg consumption by applying a nonnormal and heteroscedastic double-hurdle model and using data from the 1989–91 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII). Results show that cholesterol information is a deterrent in decisions about whether to consume eggs and how much to consume. The significant demographic variables include urbanisation, region, age, sex, race, ethnicity, and education.

Keywords: cholesterol, double-hurdle model, egg consumption, heteroscedasticity, nonnormality


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