MUS_2012_HBS_v01_M
DDI_MUS_2012_HBS_v01_M_WB
Development Economics Data Group
2014-03-25
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Version 01 (March 2014)
Household Budget Survey 2012
HBS 2012
MUS_2012_HBS_v01_M
Central Statistics Office
Nesstar Publisher
Central Statistics Office
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Statistics Mauritius conducted the ninth Household Budget Survey (HBS) from January to December 2012 in the Republic of Mauritius. The survey studied the consumption pattern of the population living in private households in Mauritius with a view to updating the basket of goods and services used for the computation of the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI). Following the recommendation of an IMF mission in 2008, the coverage of the Household Budget Survey has been extended to include private households comprising foreigners.
Mauritius
National
- Household
Private households comprising Mauritians and foreigners
Sample survey data [ssd]
A stratified two-stage sampling design was used for the purpose of this survey. Clusters containing more than 50 households were stratified by geographical district and within each district by region (according to their level of relative development). At the first stage, a sample of clusters was selected within each stratum with probability proportional to size. The household within each selected cluster were stratified according to household size, expenditure class and religion. At the second stage, 8 households were sampled from each selected cluster.The total sample size was 6,720 private households surveyed at the rate of 560 per month.
Face-to-face [f2f]
The initial response rate was 74% before replacing households that were unable or unwilling to participate in the survey. After replacement by households having similar stratification criteria, the response rate was 100%.
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.