Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS in Tamil nadu

Table 5.5
Distribution of consumption expenditure cross broad groups of
consumption items by occupation
Non-HIV households
(in Percentages)
Item Cultivate Agri wage
labour
Non agri.
wage
Self-emp.
non
Salaried Others Total
Rural
Cereals 22.93 17.61 16.25 14.34 12.44 13.66 16.32
Pulses 3.11 3.70 3.43 3.00 2.08 2.81 3.00
Other food 29.79 32.91 35.13 32.93 24.31 29.61 30.43
Total food 55.84 54.21 54.82 50.27 38.84 46.08 49.75
Fuel and light 5.22 6.62 6.97 7.81 6.11 7.62 6.51
House rent 0.19 0.89 1.69 0.82 1.20 0.54 0.99
Clothing & footwear 4.14 4.56 4.24 4.38 3.84 4.84 4.24
Durables 1.75 0.83 1.15 2.75 2.03 2.42 1.66
Education of children 4.56 1.65 3.09 6.14 6.04 4.95 4.23
Medical 2.89 7.16 4.61 3.47 6.35 8.36 5.41
Other non-food 25.41 24.08 23.43 24.36 35.59 25.19 27.20
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Urban
Cereals 22.21 15.13 14.10 12.75 9.27 10.69 11.54
Pulses 3.72 3.10 2.96 2.13 1.64 2.05 2.16
Other food 32.76 33.71 30.85 28.90 24.23 23.77 26.91
Total food 58.70 51.94 47.91 43.78 35.14 36.51 40.60
Fuel and light 7.06 7.92 9.95 10.71 9.46 9.35 9.79
House rent 0.00 7.04 7.16 7.82 6.58 4.70 6.66
Clothing & footwear 7.73 7.33 3.70 3.76 3.83 5.14 4.05
Durables 3.21 0.85 1.85 2.44 1.30 3.35 1.99
Education of children 0.53 2.44 4.15 4.78 4.24 3.68 4.20
Medical 1.44 5.59 4.70 2.42 1.42 1.85 2.54
Other non-food 21.32 16.89 20.58 24.29 38.02 35.41 30.16
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
All
Cereals 22.90 17.46 15.00 13.21 10.43 11.50 13.73
Pulses 3.14 3.66 3.15 2.39 1.80 2.26 2.55
Other food 29.91 32.96 32.65 30.07 24.26 25.37 28.53
Total food 55.95 54.07 50.80 45.67 36.49 39.13 44.81
Fuel and light 5.30 6.70 8.70 9.87 8.24 8.88 8.29
House rent 0.18 1.26 4.87 5.78 4.62 3.57 4.05
Clothing & footwear 4.29 4.73 3.93 3.94 3.83 5.06 4.14
Durables 1.81 0.83 1.56 2.53 1.57 3.10 1.84
Education of children 4.40 1.69 3.70 5.17 4.90 4.03 4.22
Medical 2.83 7.06 4.66 2.73 3.22 3.63 3.86
Other non-food 25.24 23.64 21.77 24.31 37.13 32.61 28.80
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
(Contd.)
56 Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS in Tamil Nadu, India