A Comparative Study of Households Expenditure on Food and Non-Food Articles in Chandgad Taluka

Abstract: The Comparative study of household expenditure on Food and Non –non-food articles in Chandgad Taluka is mainly based on the primary data and secondary data. The primary data was collected from the questionnaire method, observations method, and Interview method. The sample size was 480 households in Chandgad City belonging to different income groups. Out of these 480 households, 160 households from high-income groups i.e. households having white ration cards, 160 households from middle-income groups i.e. households having saffron ration cards, and 160 households from low-income groups i.e. households having yellow ration card families. Used stratified random sampling. Different questionnaires were prepared and according to them, questions were asked to selected sample households. The secondary tables were prepared based on the data obtained from the questionnaires. These households are selected based on the income range of the ration cards.