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Demographic and Economics Determinants of Differentiation of Consumption Model in Silesia in Poland in the Years 1994-2013

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The research presented in this article focuses on long-term changes in consumption patterns in Silesia, which covers three border provinces of Poland - Silesia, Opole Voivodship and Lower Silesia. The investigation concerns also identification of the most important factors determining differentiation of consumption patterns implemented by households in that region. Based on data of the Central Statistical Office in Warsaw coming from the panel research on households’ budgets in 2004-2013 there was conducted an econometric analysis of few characteristics of households (such as: the level and the main source of income, place of residence, age or educational level of reference person (leader of a household) and their impact on the level and structure of household spending. There was assumed that the model of consumption can be inferred on the basis of consumer spending of a household.