Socioeconomic determinants of expenditure on fruits, vegetables and tubers in rural households of Coahuila, Mexico
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29105/trendinomics.v2i1.18Keywords:
Food expenditure, Rural household, Fruits consumption, Vegetables consumption, Tobit modelAbstract
The objective of this research is to identify the main fruits, vegetables, and tubers (FVT) consumed by rural households in Coahuila, as well as to analyze the socioeconomic factors that influence the expenditure allocated to these foods. The methodology combined descriptive analysis and Tobit models applied to the microdata of the National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure (ENIGH) 2024. The results showed that households categorize fruits as basic goods and tubers as inferior goods. Furthermore, it was identified that FVT spending is determined by income, family composition, characteristics of the head of household and agricultural support. This study provides empirical evidence on rural food choices from a regional perspective.
Downloads
References
Afshin, A., Sur, P. J., Fay, K. A., Cornaby, L., Ferrara, G., Salama, J. S., Mullany, E. C., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abebe, Z., Afarideh, M., Aggarwal, A., Agrawal, S., Akinyemiju, T., Alahdab, F., Bacha, U., Bachman, V. F., Badali, H., Badawi, A., … Murray, C. J. L. (2019). Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 393(10184), 1958–1972. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30041-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30041-8
Araneda, F., Pinheiro, F., Rodriguez, L., & Rodriguez, A. (2016). Apparent intake of fruit, vegetables, and ultra-processed foods by the Chilean population. Revista Chilena de Nutrición, 43(3), 271–278. https://doi.org/https://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182016000300006 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182016000300006
Arroyo, P., Leire, U., Bergera, M., Rodríguez, P., Teresa, A., Gaspar, V., Moreno, E. R., Manuel, J., Torres, Á., & Moreiras, G. V. (2018). Frutas y hortalizas: nutrición y salud en la España del S. XXI 2018 (Fundación Española de la Nutrición, Ed.). https://www.fen.org.es/storage/app/media/imgPublicaciones/informe_frutas_y_hortalizas_fen_2018-v1.pdf
Ballesteros, MS., Zapata, ME., Freidin, B., Tamburini, C., & Rovirosa, A. (2022). Vista de Desigualdades sociales en el consumo de verduras y frutas según características de los hogares argentinos. Salud Colectiva, e3835(18), 1–18. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.18294/sc.2022.3835 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18294/sc.2022.3835
Carroll, B. T., McNaughton, S. A., Parker, K. E., Marchese, L. E., & Livingstone, K. M. (2024). Identifying the barriers and facilitators to fruit and vegetable consumption in rural Australian adults: a mixed methods analysis. Nutrition Journal, 23(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-024-00972-y DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-024-00972-y
Drewnowski, A. (2010). The cost of US foods as related to their nutritive value123. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 92(5), 1181–1188. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2010.29300 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2010.29300
Gerónimo, V. M., Castro, G., & Fuentes, E. (2024). Cambios en los patrones de gasto en alimentos y bebidas de los hogares en Coahuila, México. Paradigma Económico, 16(2), 107–136. https://doi.org/10.36677/paradigmaeconomico.v2i2.21789 DOI: https://doi.org/10.36677/paradigmaeconomico.v2i2.21789
Gómez, G., Quesada, D., & Chinnock, A. (2020). Consumo de frutas y vegetales en la población urbana costarricense: Resultados del Estudio Latino Americano de Nutrición y Salud (ELANS)-Costa Rica. Población y Salud En Mesoamérica, 18(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.15517/psm.v18i1.42383 DOI: https://doi.org/10.15517/psm.v18i1.42383
Greene, W. H. (2018). Econometric analysis (8th ed.). Pearson India Education Services Pvt. Ltd.
INEGI (2024). Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de los Hogares (ENIGH), 2024. https://www.inegi.org.mx/programas/enigh/nc/2024/
Kiefer, I., Rathmanner, T., & Kunze, M. (2005). Eating and dieting differences in men and women. The Journal of Men’s Health & Gender, 2(2), 194–201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmhg.2005.04.010 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmhg.2005.04.010
La Barrie, D., Hardy, R. A., Clendinen, C., Jain, J., Bradley, B., Teer, A. P., Michopoulos, V., Vance, L. A., Hinrichs, R., Jovanovic, T., & Fani, N. (2021). Maternal influences on binge eating behaviors in children. Psychiatry Research, 295, 113600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113600 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113600
Lamb, C., Hair, J., & McDaniel, C. (2011). Marketing (11th ed.). Cengage Learning Editores S.A. de C.V.
López, F., & Alarcón, M. A. (2017). Cambio generacional del consumo de frutas y verduras en México a través de un análisis de edad-periodo-cohorte 1994-2014. Población y Salud En Mesoamérica, 15(2), 23–37. https://doi.org/10.15517/psm.v15i2.28458 DOI: https://doi.org/10.15517/psm.v15i2.28458
Mendoza, A., Pérez, A. E., Aggarwal, A., & Drewnowski, A. (2017). Energy density of foods and diets in Mexico and their monetary cost by socioeconomic strata: analyses of ENSANUT data 2012. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 71(7), 713–721. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2016-207781 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2016-207781
Miller, V., Yusuf, S., Chow, C. K., Dehghan, M., Corsi, D. J., Lock, K., Popkin, B., Rangarajan, S., Khatib, R., Lear, S. A., Mony, P., Kaur, M., Mohan, V., Vijayakumar, K., Gupta, R., Kruger, A., Tsolekile, L., Mohammadifard, N., Rahman, O., … Mente, A. (2016). Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. The Lancet Global Health, 4(10), e695–e703. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30186-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30186-3
Mora, A., López-Espinoza, A., Martínez, A. G., Bernal-Gómez, S. J., Martínez, T. Y., & Hun Gamboa, N. (2021). Socioeconomic and sociodemographic determinants associated with fruit and vegetable consumption among mothers and homes of schoolchildren in Jalisco. Nutrición Hospitalaria, 39(1), 111–117. https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.03668 DOI: https://doi.org/10.20960/nh.03668
Okop, K. J., Ndayi, K., Tsolekile, L., Sanders, D., & Puoane, T. (2019). Low intake of commonly available fruits and vegetables in socio-economically disadvantaged communities of South Africa: influence of affordability and sugary drinks intake. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 940. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7254-7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7254-7
Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). (2025). The Global Health Observatory. Organización Mundial de La Salud (OMS). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/topic-details/GHO/ncd-mortality
Pengpid, S., & Peltzer, K. (2018). The prevalence and social determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in Kenya: a cross-sectional national population-based survey, 2015. Pan African Medical Journal, 31(137), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.31.137.17039 DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.31.137.17039
Pullen, R., Kent, K., Sharman, M. J., Schumacher, T. L., & Brown, L. J. (2021). A Comparison of Diet Quality in a Sample of Rural and Urban Australian Adults. Nutrients, 13(11), 4130. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13114130 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13114130
Ramírez‐Silva, C. I., & Rivera‐Dommarco, J. (2009). Fruit and vegetable intake in the Mexican population: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2006. The FASEB Journal, 23(S1), 916. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.916.2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.916.2
Rios-Llamas, C., & Tapia Galindo, J. E. (2024). Determinantes territoriales de la salud alimentaria en ámbitos rurales de México. Journal of Behavior and Feeding, 3(6), 18–24. https://doi.org/10.32870/jbf.v3i6.40 DOI: https://doi.org/10.32870/jbf.v3i6.40
Rizzo, G., Borrello, M., Dara Guccione, G., Schifani, G., & Cembalo, L. (2020). Organic Food Consumption: The Relevance of the Health Attribute. Sustainability, 12(2), 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12020595 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12020595
Tasevska, N., DeLia, D., Lorts, C., Yedidia, M., & Ohri-Vachaspati, P. (2017). Determinants of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Low-Income Children: Are There Differences by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Sex? Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 117(12), 1900–1920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2017.03.013 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2017.03.013
Varela, M. T., & Méndez, F. (2020). Aspectos físicos y sociales del ambiente alimentario del hogar relacionados con el consumo de frutas y verduras en niños escolares: Un estudio transversal. Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética, 25(2), 143–153. https://doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.25.2.1092 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.25.2.1092
Whelan, J., Millar, L., Bell, C., Russell, C., Grainger, F., Allender, S., & Love, P. (2018). You Can’t Find Healthy Food in the Bush: Poor Accessibility, Availability and Adequacy of Food in Rural Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(10), 2316. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102316 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102316
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 Victor Manuel Gerónimo Antonio, Elena Fuentes
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
