Household Rice Consumption Model in Lubuklinggau City, South Sumatera Province

Abstract

— This study is to examine the pattern of household rice consumption in Lubuklinggau City. The data used are primary data obtained from in-depth surveys of 80 households in two sub-districts, namely in West Linggau I and East Linggau II. The analytical method uses descriptive and quantitative approaches by using tabulation and the regression model of the Consumption Function. The results showed; First , households with the most higher incomes would be able to choose better quality rice consumption. Second , the proportion of rice consumption is lower or decreasing at higher incomes. Third , the estimation results indicate that the marginal propensity to consume for rice is higher in households with lower incomes, this proves that the higher the income the smaller the consumption of rice food. The proportion of rice food in the East Linggau II District is smaller than the proportion of rice consumption in the West Linggau I District because of the per capita income of households in the East Linggau II District is higher than households in West Linggau I District.