Household Budget Survey 2013
Seychelles, 2013
Identification
SYC_2013_HBS_v01_M
Household Budget Survey 2013
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Seychelles | SYC |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
The 2013 Household Budget Survey (HBS) is the 7th in a series of similar surveys conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) between 1973 and 2006/2007.The interval between surveys has varied from 5 to 7 years. This survey was conducted from January to December 2013.
The Household Budget Survey (HBS) was carried out in 2013. The primary purpose of the HBS was to measure the current expenditure pattern of households with the aim of improving the measurement of inflation by revising the 'basket of goods and services' used for measuring the monthly changes in consumer prices. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had the major responsibility of conducting the survey. The survey targeted a nationally representative sample of more than 3,000 households on the three main islands of Mahe, Praslin and La Digue (the 3 main islands in Seychelles) over a period of one year (January to December). The exercise was in response to urgent demands for up-to-date data on household expenditure and consumption patterns. The objectives of the survey are:
- To revise the weights that make up the basket of goods and services used in the compilation of the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI).
- To measure consumption in the household sector for compiling the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) using the expenditure approach.
- To provide data for establishing poverty levels among population subgroups and related social dynamics.
- To study current spending patterns of households and how these have changed in the wake of the Global Economic Crisis.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Household
- Individual
- Consumption expenditure item/ service
Version
v01
2013-01-02
Scope
The scope of the 2013 household budget survey includes:
- Relationship to head of household
- Age
- Sex
- Educational attainment
- Economic status
- Occupation and industry
- dwelling construction, size, tenure and toilet type
- Amenities and communication facilities
- Possession of durable goods
- Major expenditure during the preceding 3 and 12 months
- Regular payments made on a monthly basis
- Daily expenditure on food and other non-durable goods
Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics | Republic of Seychelles |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| African Development Bank | Technical support |
| Name |
|---|
| Government of Seychelles |
Sampling
A list of households from the 2010 Census mapping exercise provided the sampling frame for the survey. The frame comprised of 28,000 households listed by district and enumeration area. The sampling selection excluded households headed by expatriates as well as institutional populations (i.e. individuals living in hospitals, military barracks and prisons) and households on outer islands. It also excluded households which participated in the 2011 Labor Force Survey (LFS) to minimize respondent burden as some of these households had also participated in the 2006/07 HBS and in the 2011 Living Conditions Survey (LCS). The households served as final sampling units.
Stratified, systematic random sampling was adopted for the selection of households with the electoral districts serving as strata. The number of households to be selected from each district was proportional to the size of the district (based on number of households per district). The target sample was 2,500 households which would represent a little less than 10% of all households in the sampling frame, but the sample was later expanded to 3,106 households (due to concerns about non-response in some areas), representing a little less than 12% of all households in the sampling frame.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire consisted of five main parts namely:
- Form HBS 1 was the household schedule and contained questions relating to household members demographic details, economic status as well as household facilities and selected major expenditure.
- Form HBS 2 contained questions on individual income, the questions were addressed to individual members of the household aged 15 years or more. It included questions related to personal and business income.
- Form HBS 3 contained questions on travel (both domestic and overseas trips), covering trips made by groups or individuals in the household.
- Form HBS 4 contained the diary or account book in which households were asked to record details on daily expenditure.
- Form HBS 5 this was completed in circumstances of vacant houses, refusal, listing error, non-contact and non-response.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics | Republic of Seychelles |
Data Access
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
Example:
National Bureau of Statistics. Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2013. Ref. SYC_2013_HBS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [source] 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 | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) | Republic of Seychelles | stats@nbs.gov.sc | http://www.nsb.gov.sc/ |
Metadata production
DDI_SYC_2013_HBS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2015-10-20
Metadata version
Version 02 (April 2016)
- Datasets provided
- Provided additional external resources
Version 01 (October 2015)