An Analysis of the Demand for the Consumptionof Rice Substitutes in Households in the Province of Maluku

Abstract

The aim of this Research is to analyse the partial relationships between the variables of the price of rice substitutes, the price of rice, income per household and the number of household members against the variables of household food availability and household food consumption patterns in Maluku Province. This research was carried out in Maluku Province using a sample of 200people. Data used in this research is the primary data based on questionnaires and interviews with respondants and using secondary data taken from SUSENAS data covering a research period from 1995 through to 2014. The analysis used to test the hypothesis is the regression analysis using the SPSS application. The results of this research demonstarte that the variables of the price of rice substitutes, the price of rice, household income and the number of household members has a significant influence on the variables of the household food availability and the pattern of household food consumption in Maluku Province