Literal question
<span class="h2">B. Economic condition of the household</span></p>
<p>Ask the head of household or other eligible respondent. Circle the code of the correct answer.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ID76A041">B3. What is the average monthly expenditure of this household?<br /><div class="i1">Rp. _ _ _ (in thousands)</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="ID76A041"><span class="em">B3. Household needs</span><br />This is the amount the household needs for example for food, clothes, electricity/rent/water, television/radio, other purchases for the household, school fees/tuition, etc.<br />Ask the question as follows:<br /><br />"How much is needed on average by this household for one month?" Try to get the respondent to itemize the amount needed each month for the above-mentioned items and then calculate the sum. If it is difficult for the respondent to answer, ask him to estimate the needs of the household for food for a week or on a daily basis. For clothing and purchases of furniture and other household items, ask him to estimate the amount needed on average for a year, and then calculate the average needed for one month.<br /></svar>