Family Income and Expenditure Survey 1997
Philippines, 1997 - 1998
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Total household operation expenditure (hoper)
Data file: fies97
Overview
Valid:
39520
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
350994
Type:
Continuous
Decimal:
0
Start:
1748
End:
1753
Width:
6
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
During the PAST MONTH, did you or any member of your family consume materials for household operations?
Interviewer instructions
Household Operations
Expenditure on consumables and other materials used for household operations are to be reported in B3(a). For consumable items like laundry soap, starch, floor wax, etc. which may be acquired in bulk, get only the total amount consumed during the past month. Some detailed computations, however, should be done under “Computations/Remarks” portion.
The total value of the consumption is to be entered in the “Total column. Include in the “In cash/on credit” column the total value of purchased consumables used by the family for its household operations during the reference period.
If any item/material was received as a gift and consumed by the family, enter the imputed cost of the item/material under the “Received as Gifts” column. See to it that the entry in the column for “Total” is equal to the sum of “In cash/On credit” and “Received as Gifts” column.
Washing clothes is a basic household operation for almost all households. If there is no consumption of laundry soap or detergent given in B3(a) 1, there should be an entry for B3(b) 1 - Laundry services or B3(b) 2 - Dry clean services. Otherwise, ask for a valid explanation and indicate this in the space for Computations/Remarks.
Others (Item 8, II-B3a) include other items used for household operations such as batteries, matches, broom, husk, feather duster, doormat, fabric conditioner, chlorox, etc.
The cost of operation-related services availed of by the family during the past month, whether for a fee or for free, as well as the maintenance/repair of household equipment should be reflected in B3(b). The imputed value of free services rendered to the sample family by other individuals/household in relation to its household operations is to be entered under the corresponding “Received Free” column. Do not give any value to services rendered by a family member to another family member.
Before proceeding to B3(b) item 3, refer back to ISH Form 2 to see if the family has a domestic helper living with them. If a family domestic helper is reported (presence of Code 9 for the “Relationship to Head”), there should be expenses for domestic helper under B3(b) item 3 during the reference period either in cash such as monthly wages and allowances or in kind such as clothing, free schooling and gifts. If no such domestic helper is reported in ISH Form 2, ask the respondent if the family avails of the services of a helper not living with the household. If yes, B3(b) item 3 must have an entry.
For B3(b) item 3 - Domestic services, do not include the value of food consumed by domestic helpers, if any, as this is already included in II-A (Food, Beverages and Tobacco). Include in the “In Cash/On Credit” column the expenditures for clothing, shoes, etc. of domestic helpers as well as any allowances for recreation of the domestic helpers if they are borne by the family as they are considered part of their wages and salaries. However, do not impute a value to a used clothing given to the domestic helper. Only those with value to the family should be included as gifts.
If the household help is provided free schooling by the family, consider the cost of his schooling as part of the payment for domestic services and record it under the “In Cash/On credit” column. The same also holds true if the family shoulder the educational expenses of the child of their domestic helper as part of their agreement that payment for her domestic services will include such amount. However, if the family just want to send their helper's child to school, enter the amount spent for the child/s education as "Gifts and Contributuion to Others".
If the family has not paid its domestic helper's wages during the semester, enter the amount equivalent to the helper's wage during the reference period in the appropriate line in Item 3 (Domestic Services) under the “In Cash/On Credit” column. Be sure to enter the same amount as loans from other families under Other Receipts (Item 3. III-D). The same procedure should be followed when the family is not paying the domestic helper for some months because he/she has a loan to the family, which was granted prior to the reference period. However, the same amount should be reported as payment received from loans granted to other families (cash) under Other Receipts (Item 5, III-D).
Example:
On December 1996, the domestic helper of Mr. Semira advanced her salary for the first semester of 1997 amounting to P6,000 or P1,000 per month. During the period January to June 1997, Mr. Semira was no longer paying for her salary. However, since the service is being availed of during this period, the amount of P6,000 should still be reported as payment received from loans granted to other families under Other Receipts (Item 5, III-D).
If a non-family member offered to pay for the family's domestic services, enter the payments made to the domestic helper during the reference period under the “Received Free” column.
There may be cases when a family has not availed of the services of a domestic helper or any other non-family member during the past month but has done so during the previous months of a particular semester. In such a case, try to get a rough estimate of the expenses during the entire semester and get the average monthly expenditure by dividing the total by 6.
For B3(b) Item 4 (Repair and maintenance of household equipment), include repair of TV sets, stereos, blenders, flat irons, radios, refrigerators, freezers, electric fans etc..
Expenditures for household operations during special occasions of the family such as cleaning of the rooms in preparation for the said occasion are likewise covered in this expenditure group, although these cases rarely happen. A shift from the “past month” to “average month” reference period must be done in order not to overestimate or underestimate the expenses of the family for the entire semester.
Expenditure on consumables and other materials used for household operations are to be reported in B3(a). For consumable items like laundry soap, starch, floor wax, etc. which may be acquired in bulk, get only the total amount consumed during the past month. Some detailed computations, however, should be done under “Computations/Remarks” portion.
The total value of the consumption is to be entered in the “Total column. Include in the “In cash/on credit” column the total value of purchased consumables used by the family for its household operations during the reference period.
If any item/material was received as a gift and consumed by the family, enter the imputed cost of the item/material under the “Received as Gifts” column. See to it that the entry in the column for “Total” is equal to the sum of “In cash/On credit” and “Received as Gifts” column.
Washing clothes is a basic household operation for almost all households. If there is no consumption of laundry soap or detergent given in B3(a) 1, there should be an entry for B3(b) 1 - Laundry services or B3(b) 2 - Dry clean services. Otherwise, ask for a valid explanation and indicate this in the space for Computations/Remarks.
Others (Item 8, II-B3a) include other items used for household operations such as batteries, matches, broom, husk, feather duster, doormat, fabric conditioner, chlorox, etc.
The cost of operation-related services availed of by the family during the past month, whether for a fee or for free, as well as the maintenance/repair of household equipment should be reflected in B3(b). The imputed value of free services rendered to the sample family by other individuals/household in relation to its household operations is to be entered under the corresponding “Received Free” column. Do not give any value to services rendered by a family member to another family member.
Before proceeding to B3(b) item 3, refer back to ISH Form 2 to see if the family has a domestic helper living with them. If a family domestic helper is reported (presence of Code 9 for the “Relationship to Head”), there should be expenses for domestic helper under B3(b) item 3 during the reference period either in cash such as monthly wages and allowances or in kind such as clothing, free schooling and gifts. If no such domestic helper is reported in ISH Form 2, ask the respondent if the family avails of the services of a helper not living with the household. If yes, B3(b) item 3 must have an entry.
For B3(b) item 3 - Domestic services, do not include the value of food consumed by domestic helpers, if any, as this is already included in II-A (Food, Beverages and Tobacco). Include in the “In Cash/On Credit” column the expenditures for clothing, shoes, etc. of domestic helpers as well as any allowances for recreation of the domestic helpers if they are borne by the family as they are considered part of their wages and salaries. However, do not impute a value to a used clothing given to the domestic helper. Only those with value to the family should be included as gifts.
If the household help is provided free schooling by the family, consider the cost of his schooling as part of the payment for domestic services and record it under the “In Cash/On credit” column. The same also holds true if the family shoulder the educational expenses of the child of their domestic helper as part of their agreement that payment for her domestic services will include such amount. However, if the family just want to send their helper's child to school, enter the amount spent for the child/s education as "Gifts and Contributuion to Others".
If the family has not paid its domestic helper's wages during the semester, enter the amount equivalent to the helper's wage during the reference period in the appropriate line in Item 3 (Domestic Services) under the “In Cash/On Credit” column. Be sure to enter the same amount as loans from other families under Other Receipts (Item 3. III-D). The same procedure should be followed when the family is not paying the domestic helper for some months because he/she has a loan to the family, which was granted prior to the reference period. However, the same amount should be reported as payment received from loans granted to other families (cash) under Other Receipts (Item 5, III-D).
Example:
On December 1996, the domestic helper of Mr. Semira advanced her salary for the first semester of 1997 amounting to P6,000 or P1,000 per month. During the period January to June 1997, Mr. Semira was no longer paying for her salary. However, since the service is being availed of during this period, the amount of P6,000 should still be reported as payment received from loans granted to other families under Other Receipts (Item 5, III-D).
If a non-family member offered to pay for the family's domestic services, enter the payments made to the domestic helper during the reference period under the “Received Free” column.
There may be cases when a family has not availed of the services of a domestic helper or any other non-family member during the past month but has done so during the previous months of a particular semester. In such a case, try to get a rough estimate of the expenses during the entire semester and get the average monthly expenditure by dividing the total by 6.
For B3(b) Item 4 (Repair and maintenance of household equipment), include repair of TV sets, stereos, blenders, flat irons, radios, refrigerators, freezers, electric fans etc..
Expenditures for household operations during special occasions of the family such as cleaning of the rooms in preparation for the said occasion are likewise covered in this expenditure group, although these cases rarely happen. A shift from the “past month” to “average month” reference period must be done in order not to overestimate or underestimate the expenses of the family for the entire semester.
Question post text
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