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The alimentary problem has constituted and still constitutes a major preoccupation,
nationally and internationally, mainly focusing on the most efficient solving of the relation
between resources and consumption necessities.
At every people, along its existence and development, alimentary traditions, habits and
skills have installed more or less durable, that continue and will continue to play a
predominant role in the nutrition of the respective population, even under the impact of the
modern alimentation principles, based on their scientific and rational character. The main
factors of this phenomenon are the ambient geographical environment, family and external
influences [Gavrilescu, Giurca, 2000].
At present, the evolution of alimentation generates a rational alimentary behaviour,
implies the knowing of the body’s needs and the efficient ways to satisfy them. The
supporting of a rational alimentation represents a preoccupation of both the specialists of
nutrition and the governments of the states and of the national and international organisms
founded and organized for this purpose.
Thus, the reconsidering of the aliments’ consumption has become necessary, its
relation with the needs of the body, its adaptation to the climate and working conditions.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
In Romania, in the late years, the population’s real incomes were continuously decreasing.
Under these conditions, the housekeepers’ incomes were almost entirely intended for
covering the daily needs – especially the alimentary needs – and the compulsory payments
(taxes, fees, etc.), without being able to save significant amounts of money, except for the
patrons’ families.
In order to focus on the evolution of the goods’ consumption after 1989 we will
observe table 23 where we can find the structure of the consumption expenses on groups of
families as employers, peasants, pensioners.
Table 1. The structure of the consumption expenses on groups of families, after the
monthly income per person, in the year 1990 comparatively to the year 2000
Expenses for food Expenses for non- Expenses for payment
alimentary goods
of services
1990 2000 1990 2000 1990 2000
Employers 46,8% 50,6% 39,2% 27,8% 14,0% 21,6%
Peasants 63,7% 57,4% 28,3% 34,8% 8,0% 7,8%
Pensioners 59,2% 54,3% 22,7% 29,1% 18,1% 16,6%
Source: Anuarul Statistic al Romaniei, (The Statistic Annual of Romania), 2001
The following aspects can be noticed [Anuarul Statistic, 1991-2001]:
In the expenses for alimentary products there can be noticed an increase with 3.8% at
employers, and at peasants and pensioners a decrease with 6.3%, respectively 4.9%.
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