Household Budget Survey 2008
Lithuania, 2008
Identification
LTU_2008_HBS_v01_M
Household Budget Survey 2008
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Lithuania | LTU |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
Household Budget Survey has been conducted annually by Statistics Lithuania since 1996. The HBS methodology was improved in 2003. Some changes were introduced into the design of the sample and recording of households' income and expenditures.
The main objectives of the survey are:
-to obtain weights for Consumer Price Index,
-to estimate household expenditure for National Accounts,
-to study the general structure of household incomes and expenditures,
-to study income and expenditure patterns of disadvantaged groups, including pensioner households, single parent households, etc.,
-to study income and expenditure disparities among socio-economic groups,
-to study consumer behavior among socio-economic groups,
-to study effects of policy changes, especially tax changes on income and expenditure.
The target population of Household Budget Survey is based on private households in Lithuania. Households are selected using the random sampling method from the Populations Register. Participation of the selected households in the survey takes one month. After one month other households replace them.
Data is collected through face-to-face interviews and expenditure diaries.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households,
- Individuals.
Version
v01
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- composition of a household,
- household members' demographic characteristics,
- employment of household members,
- income,
- ownership of durable goods,
- expenditures on food, non-food items and services,
- household consumption,
- taxes, other liabilities and payments,
- farming,
- housing characteristics.
Coverage
National
Cities and settlements
The universe of the survey is private households in Lithuania. Persons living in the institutional households (elderly people nursing homes, imprisonment institutions, army, etc.) have been excluded from the survey.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Statistics Lithuania |
| Name |
|---|
| Statistics Lithuania |
Sampling
New sample design 2003 have not increased the number of respondents. However, the sample has been redistributed by county. The new sample allows estimation of the HBS indicators by county. Since the sample is not large, just essential indicators whose errors are the least can be estimated. Also, calculation methodology of estimates was changed. Calculation of errors has been adjusted to the new sample design and new calculation method of estimates.
Target population is all private households of Lithuania. For the 2003 survey, 10,692 households were selected, of which 7,826 participated in the survey.
The population register was used as a sampling frame. Stratified sample design with simple random sample and two-stage cluster sample was used in strata. All Lithuanian territory was divided in 31 not overlapping groups - strata. The biggest towns of Lithuania counties, medium, small towns and rural areas of counties are divided in separate strata. Sample of households was selected from each stratum. Different sample design was used in each stratum.
A simple random sample of persons 16 and older is drawn from the Population Register in major county towns. Only the households abiding according to the address of the selected person are under the scope of the survey. Accordingly, 4,620 households were selected in the biggest towns of counties. Sample size in Vilnius was 1,320 households, in Kaunas - 1,188 households, in Klaipeda - 528 households, in Šiauliai and Panevežys - 396 households in each, in Taurage, Utena, Mažeikiai, Marijampole, Šilale, Jurbarkas - 132 households in each.
Two-stage cluster sample design was used in the medium and small towns of counties. The Pareto sample with probability a proportional to the cluster size was used in the first stage. Each town is a cluster. A simple random sampling of persons 16 and older withdrawn from the Population Register was used in already selected clusters in the second stage. Households, which live at the selected person's address, were surveyed. 2,376 households were selected in small and medium towns of Lithuania counties, 264 households in each strata.
A similar sample design like in the medium and small towns was used in rural areas of counties. Cluster is a territorial unit "seniunija" (local government) in this case. 3,564 households were selected in rural area. In the counties of Vilnius, Kaunas and Šiauliai 432 households were selected in each. 324 households were selected in each other county.
Survey instrument
Since 2003 two types of documents have been used in Lithuania Household Budget Survey.
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Main Household Questionnaire.
The aim of this questionnaire is to collect social and economic information on household members, their living conditions and income. The interviewer shall complete the Main Household Questionnaire by asking questions and recording the answers received. -
Diary of Household Expenditure.
This diary aims at the collection of household expenditure on food and non-food products and services. Two pages of the diary are meant for everyday records in tables for food, clothing and other non-food goods. For the rest days of the month only expenditure on non- food products and services is registered. Half of the surveyed households record expenditure on food in the first half of the month, while the other - in the second.
Each household that participated in the survey shall be remunerated in the amount of 15 percent of the Minimum Standard of Living.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 |
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:
Statistics Lithuania. Lithuania Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2008, Ref. LTU_2008_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 | |
|---|---|
| Statistics Lithuania | statistika@stat.gov.lt |
Metadata production
DDI_LTU_2008_HBS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Dukhno | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
| Development Data Group | World Bank | Review of study documentation |
2012-04-25
Metadata version
Version 01