Household Income and Basic Amenities Survey 2009
Malaysia, 2009 - 2010
Identification
MYS_2009_HIS-BA_v01_M
Household Income and Basic Amenities Survey 2009
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Malaysia | MYS |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
The Household Income/Basic Amenities Survey (HIS/BA) 2009 is the latest income survey carried out by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia after the last survey conducted in 2007. The survey is implemented twice in five years. The publication provides data on income, poverty and basic amenities at national and state levels for citizens only.
The main objectives of the survey are as follows:
- collect information on income distribution pattern of households;m
- identify the poverty groups; and
- to identify the accessibility of basic amenities by poor households.
Data from the survey are used by the government as inputs for the formulation of national development plan especially in preparing the Tenth Malaysia Plan.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households;
- Individuals.
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
Incomes:
(i) earnings from paid employment (including wages and salaries, cash allowances, bonuses, commissions, overtime payments, free food, free or concession lodging, free or concession consumer goods, payment in kinds and employer’s contributions to EPF/SOCSO);
(ii) income from self-employment (including value of home-produced goods for own consumption);
(iii) property income (including royalties, rents, interests and dividends);
(iv) current transfer receipts (including remittances, alimony, scholarships and fellowships, pensions, periodic payments from inheritance or trust funds and gifts in cash or in kind); and
(v) other income (including imputed rent of owner-occupied house).
Basic amenities:
(i) Education (distance of educational institution from the living quarters);
(ii) Health (distance of government and private health institutions from living quarters);
(iii) Housing (type of ownership, condition of building, number of bedrooms, types of materials for outside walls, types of toilets used, water supply, electricity supply and garbage collection facilities);
(iv) Household appliances (household equipments owned by the household for own use such as motorcar, washing machine, telephone and others).
Coverage
The survey covered both urban and rural areas in Malaysia except the Orang Asli Enumeration Block (EBs) in Peninsular Malaysia. Usually the EBs that lie in the interior areas are not included in the sampling frames. However, for the latest survey, the Department expanded its coverage to include these EBs.
The survey covered households staying in private living quarters (LQ). The institutional households, that is, those living in hostels, hotels, hospitals, old folks homes, military and police barracks, prisons, welfare homes and other institutions were excluded from the coverage of the survey.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Government of Malaysia |
Sampling
Sampling frame
The frame used for the selection of sample for HIS/BA 2009 was based on the National Household Sampling Frame (NHSF) which was made up of EBs created for the 2000 Population and Housing Census. EBs are geographical contiguous areas of land with identifiable boundaries. On average, each EB contains about 80 to 120 living quarters. Generally, all EBs are formed within gazetted boundaries i.e. within administrative districts, mukim or local authority areas.
The EBs in the sampling frame are also classified by urban and rural areas. Urban areas are as defined in the 2000 Population and Housing Census. Urban areas are gazetted areas with their adjoining built-up areas which had a combined population of 10,000 or more at the time of the 2000 Population and Housing Census. All other gazetted areas with a population of less than 10,000 persons and non-gazetted areas are classified as rural.
Built-up areas are defined as areas contiguous to a gazetted area and have at least 60 per cent of their population (aged 10 years and over) engaged in nonagricultural activities as well as having modern toilet facilities in their housing units.
Urbanisation is a dynamic process and keeps changing in line with progress and development. Thus the urban areas for the 1991 and 2000 censuses do not necessarily refer to the same areas, as areas fulfilling the criteria of urban continue to increase or grow over time.
Sample design
A two-stage stratified sampling design was adopted and the levels of stratification are as follows:
i) Primary stratum - made up of states in Malaysia
ii) Secondary stratum - made up of urban and rural as defined in para 6.5 and formed within primary stratum
Samples are drawn independently within each level of the secondary stratum. The units for first stage sample selection are the EBs while the second stage units are the LQs within the EBs. All households and persons within the selected LQs are canvassed. At every stage of selection, the units are selected systematically with equal probability within each level of the secondary stratum.
Sample size
The sample size required is based on the relative standard error of the previous survey for each stratum and state. Other factors such as cost and availability of staff are also taken into considerations in determining the sample size.
The sampling procedures are more fully described in "Malaysia Household Income and Basic Amenities Survey 2009 - Report" pp. 93-96.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2009-04 | 2010-03 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Government of Malaysia |
Data collection was carried out using the personal interview approach. Officers and staffs of the Department who were involved in this survey were given special training as interviewers. They visited selected households (HH) to collect information on demography, income and basic amenities using a set of questionnaires.
Field checks were done by experienced officers from the Department of Statistics’ State Office to detect and rectify errors or omission of cases which occurred during the survey. In addition, re-interviews of certain selected household were done to ensure the quality of data collected.
Data appraisal
Sampling error is a result of estimating data based on a probability sampling, not on census. Such error in statistics is termed as relative standard error (RSE) and is given in percentage. This is used as an indicator to the precision of the parameter under study. In other words, it reflects the extent of variation with other sample-based estimates. For the HIS/BA 2009, the mean monthly gross household income for Malaysia was RM4,025 with an RSE of 0.63 per cent. In other words, the standard error (SE) is approximately RM25. Assuming that the mean household income is normally distributed, the confidence interval for the estimated mean income can be calculated. Based on a 95 percent confidence level (alpha = 0.05), the mean monthly household income was found to be in the range of RM3,975.75–RM4,074.89 monthly.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Government of Malaysia |
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Department of Statistics, Government of Malaysia. Malaysia Household Income and Basic Amenities Survey 2009, ref. MYS_2009_HIS-BA_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Government of Malaysia | jpbkkp@stats.gov.my | http://www.statistics.gov.my/main/main.php |
Metadata production
DDI_MYS_2009_HIS-BA_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2014-04-28
Metadata version
Version 01