PENSIONERS AND FOOD INTAKE PATTERNS IN A TRANSITION ECONOMY

Using nationwide food consumption survey data collected in Bulgaria in 1997, this study examines how food intake patterns of the unemployed and pensioners differ from patterns of the employed. During transition, the unemployed and pensioners are particularly vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies and chronic diseases resulting from unbalanced and unhealthy diets as well as food shortage.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Florkowski, Wojciech J. ; Moon, Wanki ; Beuchat, Larry R. ; Resurreccion, Anna V.A. ; Paraskova, Pavlina ; Jordanov, Jordan ; Chinnan, Manjeet S.
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	transition \| social welfare policy \| food intake pattern \| Consumer/Household Economics \| Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety \| Food Security and Poverty

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN Number 21590
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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