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Peer reviewedBeutler, Ivan F.; Mason, Jerald W. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1987
Distribution for a formalized budget variable is reported for a representative sample of families. Most households reported little, if any, formal planning. Compared to informal planners, formal planners are more likely to have the following characteristics: younger, more years of education, two-spouse households, and high circumstantial demands.…
Descriptors: Adults, Budgeting, Consumer Education, Family Characteristics
Peer reviewedBeutler, Ivan F.; Owen, Alma J. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1980
The family is examined as a focal unit of production and a home production activity model is developed. An interdisciplinary approach is used which puts the broad range of family activities on a continuum from production to consumption. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Financial Resources, Family Life
