Identification
Survey ID number
MNE_2011_HBS_v01_M
Title
Household Budget Survey 2011
Country
| Name |
Country code |
|
Montenegro |
MNE |
Study type
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
Series Information
Montenegro Household Budget Survey (HBS) is conducted pursuant to the Law on Statistics and Statistical System of Montenegro and the Programme of Statistical Surveys.
The survey has been harmonized with International standards and recommendations of EUROSTAT and UN, which enables international comparability of data.
The survey collects data about incomes, expenditures and consumption of households, i.e., data about primary elements of personal consumption, as well as data about some important indicators of living standard (dwelling conditions, possession of permanent goods, etc.) and primary data about demographic, economical and sociological characteristics of households.
Abstract
The Montenegro Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2011 collects data about incomes, expenditures and consumption of households, i.e., data about primary elements of personal consumption, as well as data about some important indicators of living standard (dwelling conditions, possession of permanent goods, etc.) and primary data about demographic, economical and sociological characteristics of households.
The aim of the Household Budget Survey is:
- to calculate data for the balance of personal consumption within the National Accounts System;
- to create a database for obtaining the weight for the calculation of consumer price index;
- to serve as the main source of data for production on poverty lines and analyses (consumption method).
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
The survey unit is a household.
The term household refers to:
a) Single person living, spending and feeding individually;
b) Community of persons living, feeding and spending received income together.
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sample of the survey is two-stage stratified sample, with enumeration areas as primary and households as secondary selection units. On annual level, the sample consists of 1560 households, each month 26 enumeration areas, i.e. 130 households are selected.
Response Rate
The 2011 survey examined 1,287 households which make the 82.50% response rate.
