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Table 2 Expenditure per food category by SEG as reported only in two of the four included studies

From: A systematic scoping review of the habitual dietary costs in low socioeconomic groups compared to high socioeconomic groups in Australia

Food category

Weekly Expenditure per household ($) - ABS HES [34]

Annual Expenditure per person ($) - ABARES [33]

Equivalised Household Income

Household Net Worth

Household Main Source of Income

Gross Household Income

Household Net Worth

Household Main Source of Income

Lowest Quintile

Highest Quintile

Lowest Quintile

Highest Quintile

Government Pensions & Allowances

Private income

Lowest Quintile

Highest Quintile

Lowest Quintile

Highest Quintile

Government Pensions & Allowances

Private income

Food and non-alcoholic beverages not further described

$9.93

$20.77

$12.79

$18.11

$6.81

$17.92

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Bakery products, flour and cereals

$14.59

$22.78

$13.42

$25.55

$14.18

$21.64

$417

$437

$310

$464

$377

$401

Meat (excluding fish and seafood)

$19.61

$32.26

$17.78

$35.46

$18.53

$29.71

$669

$722

$486

$808

$595

$662

Fish and seafood

$4.11

$7.52

$3.27

$9.04

$3.86

$5.96

Eggs and egg products

$1.56

$2.31

$1.43

$2.29

$1.37

$2.01

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dairy products

$11.62

$17.58

$10.49

$19.14

$11.2

$16.34

$328

$317

$242

$347

$298

$303

Edible oils and fats

$1.29

$1.47

$1.08

$1.74

$1.45

$1.51

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Fruit and nuts

$10.22

$19.42

$8.69

$22.7

$9.94

$16.28

$633

$674

$433

$790

$550

$613

Vegetables

$11.39

$19.28

$10.07

$20.82

$10.74

$16.76

Condiments, confectionery, food additives and prepared meals

$18.20

$31.30

$18.99

$31.20

$18.06

$27.92

$513

$560

$438

$566

$480

$518

Non-alcoholic beverages

$10.36

$18.51

$11.69

$17.90

$9.79

$16.67

$287

$335

$270

$325

$260

$309

Meals out and fast foods

$31.64

$146.58

$51.91

$121.55

$25.54

$97.67

$913

$2406

$1198

$2207

$679

$1812

Other food and non-alcoholic beverages

$0.14

$0.35

$0.11

$0.22

$0.17

$0.24

$318

$451

$371

$378

$263

$394

Alcoholic beverages

$12.00

$57.89

$20.33

$47.47

$11.65

$38.39

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Total

$156.66

$398.02

$182.05

$373.19

$143.29

$309.02

$4078

$5902

$3748

$5885

$3502

$5012