Literal question
During the PERIOD SPECIFIED, did you or any member of your family purchase in cash or on credit materials for house maintenance and minor repairs such as carpentry materials, electrical materials, masonry, paint, varnish, plumbing and other materials, and pay for labor?
Interviewer instructions
Expenses incurred in connection with household maintenance and minor repairs done in the house during the reference period are covered in this expenditure group. It does not include major repairs and construction of the house itself.
Do not impute the value of free services by family members for minor repairs.
House maintenance and minor repairs refer to changes done in the housing unit to prevent its normal deterioration or to keep the existing structure in good condition. Include under House Maintenance and Minor Repairs the following jobs:
replacement of faucets, sinks and tiles
repair of clogged drainage
replacement of broken windows and floor tiles
repainting of house or wall papering
replacing damaged ceiling tiles, wall tiles, or wall paneling
repair of leaking roof
repair of fence
replacement of faulty wires, switches and plugs
If the answer to the screening question is "Yes", inquire from the respondent the type of maintenance or repair job done in the housing unit. If it is not one of those enumerated in (a) to (h) above, enter the cost or the imputed cost in Other Disbursements (II-I, Item 7).
Major repairs of the house, on the other hand, refer to the alterations or to additions to the house and other major renovations done in the housing unit, which may result in a change in the structure of the housing unit such as collapsing walls, division of an existing room, etc. Major repairs of the housing unit are considered as investments, hence, related expenditures are to be reported under Item 7 of section (I) - Other Disbursements.
