Survey of Household Expenditure and Small Scale Economic Activities 1990-1991
Malawi, 1989 - 1991
Reference ID
MWI_1990_HESSEA_v01_M
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office of Malawi
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Identification
Survey ID Number
MWI_1990_HESSEA_v01_M
Title
Survey of Household Expenditure and Small Scale Economic Activities 1990-1991
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Malawi | MWI |
Study type
Integrated Survey (non-LSMS) [hh/is]
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households
Individuals
Individuals
Scope
Notes
The survey covered the following
- Household Composition i.e. relationship to head, sex, age, marital status, race and birth place
- Education
- Health
- Activity particulars of household members i.e.usual activity in the last 12 months and last one week, status, industry and occupation
- Housing conditions and particulars of dwelling unit
- Imputed rent from estimated monthly rent, main fuel for cooking, lighting, availability of telephone and piped water and employment of servants.
Income and Expenditure on
- Rent and Mortgage
- Other property
- Furniture
- Insurance (Domestic, Motor vehicle, Life, Health)
- Health ( last 3 months)
- Vehicle (last 12 months)
- Household and personal durables ( last 12 months)
- Apparel (last 3 months)
- Household items - lamps, chairs, duvets etc. (last 3 months)
- Loans (last 12 months)
- Education (last 12 months)
- Recreation (last 3 months)
- Payments and subscriptions
- Refunds
- Salaries/wages
- Leave grant and bonuses
- Profits
- Benefits received
- Cash received
- Other income
- Tax payment
- Commodities and services consumed by the household from sources other than own purchase during last month
The survey also includes:
- Diary of expenditure
- Cash gifts received
- Gifts from friend
- Gifts from brother
The module on Household Economic Activities included the following:
- Eligibility and Description of Primary and Secondary Small-Scale Economic Activity
- Basic characteristics of the economic activity
- Earnings and hired labour in the enterprise
- Output, transfers and sale of crops during the last 12 months for agricultural crop production enterprises
- Output, transfers and sale of products of other agricultural activities (livestock including dairying, fishing etc.) and manufacturing activity during the last month
- Other receipts of the enterprise- agricultural or non agricultural
- Value of inputs other than hired labour of both agricultural and non- agricultural acivities
- Value of stocks as on the date of the survey with the enterprise
- Purchase of assets during the last 12 months
- Basic characteristics of the economic activity
- Earnings and hired labour in the enterprise
- Output, transfers and sale of crops during the last 12 months for agricultural crop production enterprises
- Output transfers and sales of products of other agricultural activities (livestock including dairying, fishing etc.) and manufacturing activity during the last month
- Other receipts of the enterprises- agricultural or non-agricultural
- Value of sales, home-consu,ption and other transfers of goods and services meant for sale of non-agricultural enterprises excluding manufacturing during the last month
- Value of inputs other than hired labour of both agricultural and non-agricultural activities
- Value of stocks as on the date of the survey with the enterprise
- Purchase of assets during the last 12 months
- Household Composition i.e. relationship to head, sex, age, marital status, race and birth place
- Education
- Health
- Activity particulars of household members i.e.usual activity in the last 12 months and last one week, status, industry and occupation
- Housing conditions and particulars of dwelling unit
- Imputed rent from estimated monthly rent, main fuel for cooking, lighting, availability of telephone and piped water and employment of servants.
Income and Expenditure on
- Rent and Mortgage
- Other property
- Furniture
- Insurance (Domestic, Motor vehicle, Life, Health)
- Health ( last 3 months)
- Vehicle (last 12 months)
- Household and personal durables ( last 12 months)
- Apparel (last 3 months)
- Household items - lamps, chairs, duvets etc. (last 3 months)
- Loans (last 12 months)
- Education (last 12 months)
- Recreation (last 3 months)
- Payments and subscriptions
- Refunds
- Salaries/wages
- Leave grant and bonuses
- Profits
- Benefits received
- Cash received
- Other income
- Tax payment
- Commodities and services consumed by the household from sources other than own purchase during last month
The survey also includes:
- Diary of expenditure
- Cash gifts received
- Gifts from friend
- Gifts from brother
The module on Household Economic Activities included the following:
- Eligibility and Description of Primary and Secondary Small-Scale Economic Activity
- Basic characteristics of the economic activity
- Earnings and hired labour in the enterprise
- Output, transfers and sale of crops during the last 12 months for agricultural crop production enterprises
- Output, transfers and sale of products of other agricultural activities (livestock including dairying, fishing etc.) and manufacturing activity during the last month
- Other receipts of the enterprise- agricultural or non agricultural
- Value of inputs other than hired labour of both agricultural and non- agricultural acivities
- Value of stocks as on the date of the survey with the enterprise
- Purchase of assets during the last 12 months
- Basic characteristics of the economic activity
- Earnings and hired labour in the enterprise
- Output, transfers and sale of crops during the last 12 months for agricultural crop production enterprises
- Output transfers and sales of products of other agricultural activities (livestock including dairying, fishing etc.) and manufacturing activity during the last month
- Other receipts of the enterprises- agricultural or non-agricultural
- Value of sales, home-consu,ption and other transfers of goods and services meant for sale of non-agricultural enterprises excluding manufacturing during the last month
- Value of inputs other than hired labour of both agricultural and non-agricultural activities
- Value of stocks as on the date of the survey with the enterprise
- Purchase of assets during the last 12 months
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Statistical Office of Malawi | Government of Malawi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Bank | Technical Assistance |
| United Nations Development Program | Technical Assistance |
| United Nations Statistical Office | Technical Assistance |
| National Household Survey Capability Programme | Technical Assistance |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Multi-stage stratified random sample.
The sample design involved stratifying the country into 10 strata. Four were the cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu, and the municipality of Zomba. The rest were other urban and rural areas.
The sample design involved stratifying the country into 10 strata. Four were the cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu, and the municipality of Zomba. The rest were other urban and rural areas.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1989-11 | 1989-12 | Survey Pilot |
| 1990-07-01 | 1991-07-01 | Survey Implementation |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Data were collected using four main forms: household composition, income and expenditure questionnaire, diary expenses. and economic activities.
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The following questionnaires are available as External Resources in English:
HESSEA 2 (Pilot) - Household Composition Form
HESSEA 3 (Pilot) - Recall Questionnaire
HESSEA 2 - Household Consumption Form
Draft questionnaires were tested in a pilot survey conducted in November-December 1989, and modifications proposed thereafter. (See Annex II of Mission report for some of the proposed changes).
HESSEA 2 (Pilot) - Household Composition Form
HESSEA 3 (Pilot) - Recall Questionnaire
HESSEA 2 - Household Consumption Form
Draft questionnaires were tested in a pilot survey conducted in November-December 1989, and modifications proposed thereafter. (See Annex II of Mission report for some of the proposed changes).
Data Processing
Data Editing
Screen Formats and Record Descriptions of HESSEA Data Entry Routines are provided in document MWI02672 under External Resources.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Statistical Office of Malawi | Government of Malawi | enquiries@statistics.gov.mw | Link |
Access conditions
Licensed datasets, accessible under conditions
Citation requirements
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
- 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
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Stastistical Office of Malawi | Government of Malawi | enquiries@statistics.gov.mw | Link |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
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.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_MWI_1990_HESSEA_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
Date of Metadata Production
2013-02-19
DDI Document version
Version 01 (February 2013)