Household Budget Survey 2008
Greece, 2008
Identification
GRC_2008_HBS_v01_M
Household Budget Survey 2008
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Greece | GRC |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
The first Household Budget Survey (HBS) was conducted during the years 1957/1958, its duration was one (1) year and the sample size was, approximately, 2500 households in the urban areas of the country. In April of the year 1963 the survey started being conducted not only in the Urban areas but also in Semi-Urban and Rural areas as well (i.e. Municipalities and Communes) having population under the 10.000 inhabitants.
In the concrete survey were included 3.755 households of these areas its duration was one (1) year and was continued up to year 1972 but in a sample size less than the 3.755 households. The next HBS surveys were conducted during the years 1974, 1981/82, 1987/88, 1993/94,1998/99 and 2004/05 and were covered all the areas of the country (urban,semi-urban and rural ) and in a sample size of 7.500 households as regards the survey of the year 1974 and in a sample size from 6.000 up to 6.800 households for the each one of the next five surveys respectively.
The duration of the above-mentioned surveys was one (1) year. From the current year 2008 and onward, taking into consideration the national needs for the Consumer Price Index compilation having a higher reliability than before in order to be produced comparable statistics which are used from the National Accounts Division, was decided the annual and continual conduct of the survey in a sample approximately 4.000 households in the whole Greek territory.
The Household Budget Survey (HBS) is a national survey collecting information from a representative sample of households, on households’ composition, members’ employment status, living conditions and, mainly, focusing on their members’ expenditure on goods and services as well as on their income. The expenditure information collected from households is very detailed. That is, information is not collected on the basis of total expenditure categories like "food", ‘'clothing - footwear', "health ", etc., but separately for each expenditure, for example, white bread, fresh whole milk, fresh beef etc, footwear for men, footwear for women etc., services of medical analysis laboratories, pharmaceutical products etc.
The main purpose of the HBS is to determine in detail the household expenditure pattern in order to revise the Consumer Price Index. Moreover, the HBS is the most appropriate source in order to:
- Complete the available statistical data for the estimation of the total private consumption;
- Study the households expenditures and their structure in relation to their income and other economic, social and demographic characteristics;
- Analyze the changes in the living conditions of the households in comparison with the previous surveys;
- Study the relationship between households purchases and receipts in kind;
- Study low income limits in the different socio-economic categories and population groups;
- Study the changes in the nutritional habits of the households.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households,
- Individuals.
Version
v01
2008
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- household composition;
- members employment status;
- living conditions;
- members expenditure on goods and services;
- household members income.
Coverage
National coverage
Cities and settlements
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) |
| General Directorate of Statistical Surveys |
| Population Statistics and Labour Market Statistics |
Sampling
The two-stage area stratified sampling was applied for the Household Budget Survey 2008. The sample of private households was selected in two stages. The primary units are the areas (one or more unified building blocks) and the ultimate sampling units selected in each sampling area are the households.It is estimated that 4.000 questionnaires will be filled in (number equal to, approximately, 1/1000 of the households within the whole Greek territory).
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 |
The frequency of data collection is continual spread within the reference year.
| Name |
|---|
| Greece Agency of Statistics |
The method of data collection is the Paper-Assisted Personal Interview (PAPI).
Depositor information
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Poverty - GP | World Bank Group |
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:
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Greece Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2008, Ref. GRC_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 | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| ECA Team for Statistical Development | World Bank | ecatsd@worldbank.org |
Metadata production
DDI_GRC_2008_HBS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Poverty - GP | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
| Development Data Group | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2016-04-26
Metadata version
Version 01 (May 2016)