A study of socio-economic characteristics and pattern of consumption expenditure in jalah revenue circle of Baksa District of Assam

Household's consumption expenditure is the income spent by the consumer on consumption of various produced goods and services. The pattern of consumption expenditure of household describes how a household acts, how they allocate their income among various alternatives. These consumption patterns varies across regions and are determined by a complex set of socio-economic, cultural, religious, psychological and environmental factors. In this paper attempt has been made to study on the various socio-economic factors like level of education, occupation, size of the family, size of land holdings, value of assets and income of the households in determining consumption expenditures.