Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
II.INTERNATIONAL FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY CONGRESS, Erzurum, Türkiye, 4 - 06 Ekim 2024, cilt.1, ss.97-107
A direct relation exists between educational expenditures and the amount and quality of education. From this point of view, the determination of the factors affecting educational expenditures of households carries much significance. In this research, the factors affecting the educational expenditures of households in Turkey were attempted to be ascertained. In this way, it is aimed to produce policy recommendations through the factors affecting education expenditures. The data obtained by the household budget surveys conducted on 11000 households by Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) in 2017 were utilized. Household Budget Surveys are one of the most important resources used to test the validity of the socio-economic policies implemented, giving information about the socio-economic structures, living levels and consumption patterns of the households. The data were analyzed with Log-Heckman’s Sample Selection Model (SSM). According to the obtained results, the monthly average educational expenditures of household were determined to be 55.03 TRY. The factors such as the household head’s age, position in the workplace, condition of being retired, existence of an enterprise income, family’s reception of financial aid, the habited house being rental, the heating of the house by a central heating boiler of a stove, presence of internet connection, the family having multiple children, different age groups of the children, car ownership, monthly total expenditure amount of the household and the monthly income level were determined to be statistically affecting the possibility of educational expense. The research contributes to the literature in terms of researching education expenditures, which is one of the important indicators of the value given to education today. In addition, the use of the Log-Heckman's Sample Selection Model (SSM) method within the scope of education expenditures reveals the originality of the research.