Integrated Household Budget Survey 2015-2016
Kenya, 2015 - 2016
Identification
KEN_2015_IHBS_v01_M
Integrated Household Budget Survey 2015-2016
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Kenya | KEN |
Integrated Survey (non-LSMS) [hh/is]
The first Household Budget Survey in Kenya namely the Rural Household Budget Survey (RHBS) was conducted in 1981-82. This was followed by the Urban Household Budget Surveys (UHBS) of 1983-84 and 1993-94. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) undertook the Welfare Monitoring Survey (WMS) series in 1992, 1994 and 1997. Subsequently the Integrated Household Budget Survey (IHBS) was conducted in 2005-06. The 2015-16 IHBS was therefore the first Household Budget Survey to be undertaken under the devolved system of government.
The Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (IHBS) was designed to capture a wide range of socio-economic indicators using an integrated approach as opposed to stand alone surveys. Kenya has a rich history of conducting Household Budget Surveys (HBS) which ordinarily collect data on socio-economic indicators such as demographic, education, health, household consumption, expenditure patterns and sources of household income amongst others. The socio-economic indicators derived from the survey were a milestone in planning and policy information. The Integrated Household Budget Survey also provided statistics for monitoring and evaluating development initiatives and targeted interventions. These indicators complemented the existing baseline information from the 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census (KPHC) and other surveys.
The survey was conducted over a 12-month period to obtain up-to-date data on a range of socioeconomic indicators used to monitor the implementation of development initiatives. The Survey collected data on household characteristics, housing conditions, education, general health characteristics, nutrition, household income and credit, household transfers, information communication technology, domestic tourism, shocks to household welfare and access to justice. The findings are presented at national, county, rural and urban domains. The specific objectives of the survey include:
- Computation of poverty/welfare measures (incidence, gap and severity)
- Updating of national accounts benchmarks e.g. private consumption, informal sector, analysis of household sector
- Forming a basis for updating household expenditure weights to be used in the development of new consumer Price Index (CPI)
- Providing quarterly estimates on selected indicators at national level.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households
- Individuals
- Community
Version
v01
Version 02 is the edited version produced by Development Data Group (The World Bank) based on Version 01. DDI-KEN-KNBS-KIHBS-2015-2016-v01. Which was the first version to be released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Datasets and external resources were added.
Scope
The Integrated Household Budget Survey covered the following topics:
- Household demographic characteristics
- Household identification
- Household consumption on regular non-food items
- Housing
- Employment
- Labor
- Education
- Health, fertility and household deaths
- Child health and anthropometry
- Water and sanitation
- Agriculture holding
- Agriculture output
- Domestic tourism
- Energy use
- Livestock
- Household enterprises
- Transfers
- Other income
- Recent shocks to household welfare
- Food security
- Household justice module
- Credit
- ICT ownership
- Justice
- Ownership of assets
Coverage
National
- Urban/Rural
- Provincial
- District
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | Ministry Of Devolution & National Planning |
| Name |
|---|
| Government of Kenya |
| The World Bank |
Sampling
The survey used the fifth national Sample Survey and Evaluation Program (NASSEP V) master frame based on the Kenya Population and Housing Census (KPHC) conducted in 2009. The sample took into consideration the number of households, the area of residence and the domains of analysis.
The sample was stratified and selected in two stages from the master sample frame. Stratification was achieved by separating each county into urban and rural areas; in total 92 sampling strata were created. Samples were selected independently in each sampling stratum by a two stage selection. In this regard, 2400 clusters were sampled with equal probability from 5,360 clusters in NASSEP V.
The clusters served as primary sampling units for the selection of ten households per cluster, translating to 24,000 households. A combination of two methods the Paper Assisted Personal Interview (PAPI) and the Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) were used in the survey.
The IHBS was designed to provide estimates for various indicators at the County-level. A total of 50 study domains are envisaged. These are; all the forty-seven counties (Each as a separate domain), urban and rural (each as a separate domain at National level), and lastly the National-level aggregate.
The weighting of the IHBS was based on the selection probabilities in each domain. The design weights were adjusted using the survey response to give the final weights. This was necessitated by the survey data being not self-weighting since the sample allocation was not proportional to the size of the strata. Additionally, some of the sampled households did not respond to the interviews while others could not be accessed. The resulting data has therefore been weighted to be representative at the national level as well as at county level.
Survey instrument
The following questionnaires were administered during the survey:
- Household Questionnaire
- Community Questionnaire
- Market Price Questionnaire
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2015-09-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | Ministry Of Devolution & National Planning |
The data collection exercise was preceded by a 21-day training of 36 survey personnel on the survey concepts and techniques. The survey implementation team comprised of a supervisor, an editor, two interviewers, data entry clerk and a Computer Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI).
Data Access
The use of this dataset 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:
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Integrated Household Budget Survey (IHBS) 2015-2016. Ref. KEN_2015_IHBS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from 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 | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | Ministry Of Devolution & National Planning | datarequest@knbs.or.ke | http://www.knbs.or.ke |