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Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey 2019

Malaysia, 2019
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Reference ID
MYS_2019_HIES-BA_v01_M
Producer(s)
Department of Statistics Malaysia
Metadata
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Jan 16, 2021
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    MYS_2019_HIES-BA_v01_M
    Title

    Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey 2019
    Translated Title

    Survei Pendapatan, Perbelanjaan Isi Rumah Dan Kemudahan Asas 2019
    Country
    Name Country code
    Malaysia MYS
    Study type

    Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
    Series Information

    The Household Income Survey (HIS) was first implemented in 1973 and last in 2016.
    The Basic Emenities Survey (BA) was conducted with HIS in 1987 and aimed at obtain the information on basic amenities enjoyed by households.
    The Household Expenditure Survey (HES) was first implemented in 1957/58. The last survey was conducted in 2016.
    The HIS/BA was conducted twice in every five years as input to governtment and user, while HES was implemented every five years.
    In line with the goverment’s current needs and requirements to evaluate the effectiveness of policy programme and strategies, HIS/BA and HES become the essential inputs needed in the short period.

    Hence, for 2014, 2016 and 2019 this two survey are combined and conduct simultaneously known as Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey (HIES/BA).
    Abstract

    The main objectives of the Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey 2019 are :

    • to gather information on the income distribution and consumption patterns of the household
    • to identify target groups such as B40 and poor households
    • to measure accessibility of basic amenities enjoyed by the household
    • to use expenditure data as an inputs for Consumer Price Index weight
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Household

    Scope

    Notes

    Components of the basic amenities covered were education, health, housing and household appliances & amenities.

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    All districts in Malaysia, rural and urban areas
    Geographic Unit

    District
    Universe

    Coverage of the survey are households living in private living quarters only.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Department of Statistics Malaysia Government of Malaysia
    Producers
    Name Affiliation
    Department of Statistics Malaysia Government of Malaysia

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2019-01-01 2019-21-31
    Data Collection Notes

    The Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM) is conducting the Survey of Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey. The survey was carried out using the personal interview approach.

    Data Access

    Citation requirements

    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: Department of Statistics Malaysia. Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey (HIES-BA) 2019. Ref: MYS_2019_HIES-BA_v01_M. Downloaded from [url] on [Date]

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_MYS_2019_HIES-BA_v01_M_WB
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Data Group World Bank Documentation of the Study
    Date of Metadata Production

    2020-11-12

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01
    Version date

    2020-11-12
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