The proportion of expenditure on children to family’s income in Saudi Arabia
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Saudi Arabia has witnessed enormous socio-economic changes for the last two decades. Due to this, the \nstandard living of most Saudi people has been improved noticeably. Accordingly, that affects on the \nconsumption expenditure of the Saudi family particularly on the children which has been increased \nsubstantially. However, no studies with respect to cost of children have yet been undertaken in Saudi \nArabia. This study is to estimate the proportion of expenditure on children, to family’s income in Saudi \nArabia by estimating the cost of children in Saudi Arabia; using Jeddah as a case study. In the study, the \ncost of children is taken to be money expenditure that is the amount that parents actually spent on their \nchildren. The study involves a sample of (1500) respondents from the city of Jeddah. Also, explores \nattitudes and opinions towards certain topics related to cost of children and the family. The study \nhighlights that cost of children rise proportionately to family income, children age, and their numbers.
Author: Nisreen Al-Banawi
Institution: King Abdulaziz University
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2186443221