| Value |
Category |
| 101 |
Charcoal |
| 102 |
Paraffin or kerosene |
| 103 |
Cigarettes or other tobacco |
| 104 |
Candles |
| 105 |
Matches |
| 106 |
Newspapers or magazines |
| 107 |
Public transport - Bicycle Taxi |
| 108 |
Public transport - Bus/Minibus |
| 109 |
Public transport - Other (Truck, Oxcart, etc.) |
| 110 |
Kat |
| 201 |
Milling fees, grain |
| 202 |
Bar soap (body soap or clothes soap) |
| 203 |
Clothes soap (powder, paste) |
| 204 |
Toothpaste, toothbrush |
| 205 |
Toilet paper |
| 206 |
Glycerine, Vaseline, skin creams |
| 207 |
Other personal products (shampoo, razor blades, cosmetics, h |
| 209 |
Light bulbs |
| 210 |
Postage stamps or other postal fees |
| 211 |
Donation - to church, charity, beggar |
| 212 |
Petrol or diesel |
| 213 |
Motor vehicle service, repair, or parts |
| 214 |
Bicycle service, repair, or parts |
| 215 |
Wages paid to servants |
| 216 |
Mortgage - regular payment to purchase house |
| 217 |
Repairs & maintenance to dwelling |
| 218 |
Repairs to household and personal items |
| 219 |
Expenditures on pets |
| 220 |
Batteries |
| 221 |
Recharging batteries, cell phones |
| 222 |
Internet/Cable TV and other communication |
| 223 |
Medical care items |
| 224 |
Gas (natural and liquified) |
| 225 |
Taxes and social benefit contribution |
| 226 |
Expenditures for Electricity |
| 301 |
Infant clothing |
| 302 |
Baby nappies/diapers |
| 303 |
Boy's trousers |
| 304 |
Boy's shirts |
| 305 |
Boy's jackets |
| 306 |
Boy's other clothing |
| 307 |
Men's trousers |
| 308 |
Men's shirts |
| 309 |
Men's jackets |
| 310 |
Men's other clothing |
| 311 |
Girl's blouse/shirt |
| 312 |
Girl's dress/skirt |
| 313 |
Girl's other clothing |
| 314 |
Lady's blouse/shirt |
| 315 |
Chitenje cloth |
| 316 |
Lady's dress/skirt |
| 317 |
Lady's other clothing |
| 318 |
Boy's shoes |
| 319 |
Men's shoes |
| 320 |
Girl's shoes |
| 321 |
Lady's shoes |
| 322 |
Cloth, thread, other sewing material |
| 323 |
Laundry, dry cleaning, tailoring fees |
| 324 |
Bowls, glassware, plates, silverware, etc. |
| 325 |
Cooking utensils (cookpots, stirring spoons and whisks, etc. |
| 326 |
Cleaning utensils (brooms, brushes, etc.) |
| 327 |
Torch / flashlight |
| 328 |
Umbrella |
| 329 |
Paraffin lamp (hurricane or pressure) |
| 330 |
Stationery items (not for school) |
| 331 |
Books (not for school) |
| 332 |
Music or video cassette or CD/DVD |
| 333 |
Tickets for sports / entertainment events |
| 334 |
House decorations |
| 335 |
Night's lodging in rest house or hotel |
| 336 |
Electricity |
| 337 |
Sewage |
| 401 |
Carpet, rugs, drapes, curtains |
| 402 |
Linen - towels, sheets, blankets |
| 403 |
Mat - sleeping or for drying maize flour |
| 404 |
Moskito Net |
| 405 |
Mattress |
| 406 |
Sports & hobby equipment, musical instruments, toys |
| 407 |
Film, film processing, camera |
| 408 |
Cement |
| 409 |
Bricks |
| 410 |
Construction timber |
| 411 |
Council rates |
| 412 |
Insurance - health (MASM, etc.), auto,home, life |
| 413 |
Losses to theft (value of items or cash lost) |
| 414 |
Fines or legal fees |
| 415 |
Bridewealth costs |
| 416 |
Marriage ceremony costs |
| 417 |
Funeral costs, household members |
| 418 |
Giving zakat to the poor |
| 419 |
Funeral costs, nonhousehold members (relatives, neighbors/fr |
| 420 |
Other celebration/ritual costs |
| 421 |
Educational expenses |
| 422 |
Health care expenses |
| 423 |
Woodpoles, bamboo |
| 424 |
Grass for thatching roof or other use |
| 425 |
Fire wood |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.