Household Budget Survey 2003
Azerbaijan, 2003
Identification
AZE_2003_HBS_v01_M
Household Budget Survey 2003
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | AZE |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
A sample survey of household expenses and income in the Republic of Azerbaijan is aimed to generate economic and statistical data on living standards in the country. The survey data plays a major role in investigating the pattern of the impact of social changes on the living standards. The data is used to develop policies designated to provide social protection for different population groups in a transition economy.
The survey papers are widely used for various economic and statistical estimations: gross domestic product calculation and distribution; consumer price index and real expense calculations; agricultural production and utilization balance sheet; national accounts, where household indicators play an important role, etc.
The Household Budget Survey conducted by the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the main source of information for analysis of living standards of separate population groups, income differentiation and poverty levels in the country. The survey was introduced in 2001 and has been carried out annually since then.
The Azerbaijan HBS is based on a random probability sample, which was designed to give nationally representative results and allow comparison between main regions of the country and different categories of the population. Approximately 8,700 households are interviewed annually. The annual sample is divided into about 2,200 households per quarter, with a full rotation of households occurring each quarter.
The survey collects information on household income and expenditure, housing conditions, ownership of consumer durables, access to agricultural land and demographic characteristics of household members.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Private households;
A household is defined as a single person or a group of persons with a common budget and residence (house, flat, etc.). The members of the household may not be relatives even if living together and sharing a common household. Persons living in institutional households (elderly houses, hospitals, military barracks etc.) are excluded from the survey.
Since the first half of 90-ties about 800,000 persons migrated within Azerbaijan because of the war in Nagorno-Karabach region. There have been some 250,000 refugees mainly from the other republics of previous USSR, too. This population part is included in the sampling frame according to their actual living place at the time of the population census in 1999.
Version
v01: Edited data, for internal use only.
2003
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- Household expenditure;
- Household income;
- Housing conditions;
- Subsidiary plots (produce, livestock);
- Health conditions;
- Demographic characteristics.
Coverage
National
Cities and settlements
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Name |
|---|
| State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
Sampling
The sample of Azerbaijan HBS is based on territorial random probability principles. This allows stratifying the population by urban/rural category and by geographical characteristics (eight regions - economic zones). Taking into account that one fourth of the population is concentrated in the capital city Baku this population was included into a separate stratum.
Data from the population census 1999 was used in the survey. Three-stage sampling was implemented to select participating households.
Detailed description of the sampling procedure is available in "Azerbaijan HBS: Methodology" (p.2-6) in external resources.
Survey instrument
The following survey instruments are used in Azerbaijan HBS:
-
Checklist of Household Composition (to be filled for each household at the outset of the survey).
If a household agrees to participate in the survey, an interviewer must complete a household composition checklist. -
Questionnaire for Basic Interview (to be filled at the outset of the survey).
It is completed during an interview with the head of the household at the outset of the survey. The questionnaire contains four chapters:
- Household Composition;
- Housing Conditions;
- Personal Subsidiary Plot;
- Durable Goods.
- Daily Expenditure Diary (to be filled by the household during two weeks).
The daily diary contains the following sections:
- Number of Present Members of Households;
- Purchase of Food and Non-Food Goods, Services;
- Food and Non-Food Goods and Services Received Free of Charge (Consumed/Received during 14 Days);
- Expenses for Dining Out.
- Quarterly Questionnaire on Incomes and Expenditures of Households (to be filled quarterly in the course of the interview with the household members).
The expenditure and income questionnaire includes the following chapters:
- Expenses for Clothing and Shoes;
- Expenditure for Household Goods;
- Expenses for Furniture, Different Services and Other Large Expenses;
- Expenses for Utilities and Housing;
- Personal Subsidiary Plot;
- Health Expenditure;
- Other Expenses;
- Household Income.
- Notebook to Record Quarterly Expenditures and Incomes (to be used throughout the entire quarter and as a supplement for the quarterly expenditure and income interview).
The interviewer asks the surveyed households about their regular expenses and income on a quarterly basis. He/she poses questions about main (large) buys and regular expenses over the quarter.
The first version of questionnaires was introduced during 2001 HBS survey. The survey instruments were updated in 2002.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2003 | Quarterly |
| Name |
|---|
| State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
Data Access
The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name)
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online)
Example:
State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2003, Ref. AZE_2003_HBS_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 | |
|---|---|
| State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan | sc@azstat.org |
Metadata production
DDI_AZE_2003 _HBS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Dukhno | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
| Development Data Group | World Bank | Revision of the study documentation |
2012-02-24
Metadata version
v02 (September 2012)
Following changes were made in v02, compared to v01 produced in February 2012:
- Included "Abstract", "Scope" and "Sampling Procedure" information;
- Edited "Units of Analysis", "Citation Requirements" and "Disclaimer” information;
- Included an additional external resourse.