Differences in Reported Food Expenditures of Sons and Daughters Resulting from Choice of Respondent

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the level of reported expenditures is influenced by the choice of respondent within a selected household. The investigation compared responses on expenditures for food away from home by sons and daughters 14 through 25 years of age as reported in parallel samples by the homemaker and by the sons or daughters. When the homemaker was asked the questions at an interview, almost com plete reporting for the 14 through 25 age group resulted. However, when the sons and daughters were asked to report for themselves by filling out a post card and mailing it in, about half responded. There was no followup on post cards not returned. Based on a comparison of averages for the two groups, reports of homemakers for the amounts spent for food away from home by daughters were very close to the amounts the daughters reported for themselves. The homemakers' estimates for sons in the same age group, however, were considerably lower than the amounts sons reported for themselves. If the young people are to be asked to report their own expenditures, measures should be taken to avoid a high rate of nonresponse

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