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Table 5.51 – Food consumption by expenditure category (percent of household total)<br />

Expenditure quintile<br />

Poorest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Richest<br />

Maize 47 40 33 28 26<br />

Potatoes 3 5 4 5 3<br />

Cassava 4 2 2 2 2<br />

Rice 1 3 3 6 5<br />

Beans/Pulse 5 5 4 6 4<br />

Sorghum 0 1 1 0 2<br />

Groundnuts 6 5 6 5 4<br />

Wheat and prod 0 0 1 1 1<br />

Other legumes 1 1 0 0 1<br />

Leafy vegetables 8 7 5 6 5<br />

Tomatoes 4 5 6 4 3<br />

<strong>On</strong>ion 0 0 1 1 1<br />

Other vegetables 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Fruits & Nuts 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Beef 2 2 3 4 5<br />

Chicken 1 1 1 1 1<br />

Other Meat 1 2 3 4 2<br />

Fish 8 8 8 8 9<br />

Eggs 3 5 6 7 9<br />

Dairy products 0 0 1 1 2<br />

Sweets 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Sugar 3 3 4 3 3<br />

Cooking Oil 1 1 2 2 3<br />

Food away from home 0 0 0 0 1<br />

Other food 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Coffee/tea 1 0 1 2 3<br />

Soft drinks 0 0 1 0 1<br />

Alcohol 1 2 2 1 4<br />

Other beverage(s) 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Total 100 100 100 100 100<br />

Value (K/household) 4945 7,310 9,379 10,828 17,148<br />

Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi <strong>Smallholder</strong> Farmer Survey, 1998.<br />

Table 5.52 – Summary of non-food expenditure patterns<br />

MK per<br />

household<br />

MK per<br />

person<br />

Percentage of<br />

Total<br />

Clothing 556 119 17<br />

Housing 36 8 1<br />

Household goods 1,046 234 32<br />

Energy 351 74 11<br />

Health 67 14 2<br />

Education 66 12 2<br />

Transportation 444 104 13<br />

Social events 80 17 2<br />

Leisure and other 662 116 20<br />

Total 3,308 697 100<br />

Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi <strong>Smallholder</strong> Farmer Survey, 1998.<br />

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