DOI: 10.36347/sjavs.2019.v06i01.001

Pages: 1-7

The low consumption of meat has a negative impact on the health of the population of the Province of West Sumatra. This condition is thought to be related to household consumption patterns. To reveal household meat consumption patterns, it is necessary to conduct an in-depth study using the system demand model by taking into account the characteristics of the price of goods, the price of substitute goods, household income, and adding sociodemographic characteristics in the number of household members, mother's age and housewife education. This study aims to determine the diversity of consumption patterns of beef, broiler, and household fish seen from the economic and sociodemographic aspects, explain the demand model and the factors that influence it, and calculate the elasticity of household demand for beef, broiler, and fish. This study uses the literature study method by utilizing the 2016 National Socio-Economic Survey raw data. The data used are data on expenditure and consumption patterns of the population of the Province of West Sumatra in 2016 - 2017. The results showed that fish was the most consumed type of meat. Whereas beef consumption level is still low. The function of household demand in all three meat commodities shows that household characteristics have a diverse influence on expenditure. The price of beef and broiler has a significant effect on the share of each meat expenditure. Demand price elasticity for all types of meat is inelastic. Cross price elasticity shows that the price elasticity of fish for cattle and broilers is complementary, as well as the value of beef price elasticity for broilers. The income elasticity of all types of meat has a positive sign that indicates that the three commodities are normal goods.