Analysing Gordon’s trade-off by adapting Thurow’s approach of pure public good to the German energy sector

Table 7 Food consumption

Food and beverage expenditures of private households in Germany 2008 according to their household type
Net income groups in €	Single	Single with children	Couples	Couples without children	Couples with children	Other households
All households	182	281	400	360	478	483
under 900	148	193	317	289	298	287
900–1300	172	236	276	269	333	266
1300–1500	182	262	289	283	320	313
1500–2000	193	286	328	314	382	331
2000–2600	202	303	359	340	423	369
2600–3600	213	333	396	365	457	446
3600–5000	219	366	435	389	491	514
5000–18,000	222	357	486	433	547	603
Food dispersion^a	1.22	1.27	1.22	1.20	1.14	1.25

Source: Own calculation based on German Federal Statistical Office, 2011. Italic numbers own estimation
^aFood consumption dispersion: ratio of the food consumption of the highest income group to the food consumption of the average household of the social group

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