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engel coefficient  

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  • THE ENGEL COEFFICIENT is the proportion of family income that is spent on food. It received its name in honor of German statistician Ernst Engel (1821–96). [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Engel Coefficient]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-S08VMQTH-G

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