Differences in income and consumer expenditure patterns between foreign and American graduate students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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dc.contributor.authorGuo, Tingen
dc.contributor.committeechairGarman, E. Thomasen
dc.contributor.committeechairPainter, Joseph G. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLeech, Irene E.en
dc.contributor.departmentHousing, Interior Design, and Resource Managementen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:42:41Zen
dc.date.adate2009-08-14en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:42:41Zen
dc.date.issued1991-01-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-08-14en
dc.date.sdate2009-08-14en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to determine the differences in the total annual income, total annual and monthly expenditures, and consumer expenditure patterns between American and foreign graduate students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI & SU). The study was based on a survey entitled "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Graduate Students Demographic and Economic Impact Study" conducted in April, 1989. The sample size used in the analysis was 442, including 373 American and 69 foreign students. The findings from the study showed that (1) the American students had significantly higher total monthly expenditures than did the foreign students; (2) the American students had significantly higher absolute expenditures on tax, auto insurance, gasoline and auto repair, medical, laundry, and gifts and contributions, while the foreign students had significantly higher expenditures for telephone calls~ and (3) the American students had significantly larger percentage expenditure on tax, auto insurance, gasoline and auto repair, and entertainment, while the foreign students had significantly larger percentage expenditures on food, utilities, telephone, and travel.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxi, 99 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08142009-040421en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08142009-040421/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44225en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1991.G86.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 24251123en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1991.G86en
dc.subject.lcshConsumer behavior -- Virginia -- Blacksburgen
dc.subject.lcshConsumers' preferencesen
dc.subject.lcshIncome -- Virginia -- Blacksburgen
dc.titleDifferences in income and consumer expenditure patterns between foreign and American graduate students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHousing, Interior Design, and Resource Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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