DDI_MMR_1997_HIES_v01_M_WB Development Economics Data Group 2015-07-14 NADA Version 01 (July 2015) Household Income and Expenditure Survey 1997 HIES 1997 MMR_1997_HIES_v01_M Central Statistical Organization NADA United Nations Children's Fund Central Statistical Organization Building(32) Nay Pyi Taw 11141 Myanmar Tel 095-067-406325, 406328, 406326 Fax 095-067-406349 Email cso.stat@mptmail.net.mm Web http://www.csostat.gov.mm/Home.asp Central Statistical Organization Household Survey & Census The 1997 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) was the second HIES to be conducted by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) on a national-wide scale. The first and foremost household expenditure survey was conducted by the CSO in 1989 on a nation-wide scale. The 1997 Myanmar Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) was conducted in forty-five townships of fourteen States and Divisions. Presented in this report are data on household size and income and expenditure pattern of Myanmar household at Union, State and Division level and key city level. The statistics provided in this report are based on the responses of 254 70 sample households: 10610 urban households and 14860 rural households, selected nation-wide and interviewed during November, 1997. 1997 HIES covers the whole of Myanmar with the following objectives: (1) To investigate into the changes in the level and patterns of consumption, spending and expenditures of households in accordance with the changing economy of Myanmar, (2) To assess the levels of living of the households, and (3) To be able to compute the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all the cities and the. CPI which represents the whole country. Myanmar - Union, Urban and Rural levels - State and Division levels - Selected townships level Sample survey data [ssd] In the 1997 HIES, monthly household and yearly household incomes were collected with breakdowns by type of income. Apart from the information on the household expenditure, information on the demographic characteristics, educational level, employment and employment status of the household members, housing conditions were also collected. Central Statistical Organization The 1997 HIES of Myanmar covered all States and Divisions but not all townships. Survey sampling method was used to select sample townships, wards, villages and households. The sampling frame was based on the list of townships, wards and village tracts for 1994 obtained from General Administration Department. The sample design used was stratified three-stage random sampling design. (1) Stratification used was natural stratification. Yangon and Mandalay Divisions were each divided into 2 strata and the remaining divisions were formed into 12 strata totaling 16 strata. Yangon Division was divided into 2 strata comprising townships in Yangon City and other townships. Mandalay Division was also divided into 2 strata comprising townships in Mandalay City and other townships. (2) First-stage sampling was based on townships. First-stage unit was a township and from the list of townships in each stratum, sample townships were selected by simple random sampling. (3) Second-stage sampling was based on wards and village tracts. Second-stage unit was a ward for the urban part of the sample township and a village tract for the rural part of the sample township. The sampling frame at this stage was prepared by listing all the wards in the urban part of the township to be surveyed an.d the village tracts in the rural part of the township to be surveyed. 25% of the number of wards and 10% of the village tracts: were sampled by simple random sampling in each sample township. (4) Third-stage sampling was based on households. Third-stage unit was a household and sample households were selected by simple random sampling from the list of households in each sample ward and in each sample village tract. The sampling frame at this stage was prepared by listing all households in each of the selected wards or village tracts. A total of 853 persons, including l07 staff members of CSO as field supervisors and 746 locally recruited enumerators participated in the field operation. Not specified The field supervisors and the enumerators undertook the checking, editing and coding of the filled up questionnaire forms after the interviews were completed. It took about three days, starting from 28 November 1997 to 30 November 1997. Although, checking and editing of the filled up forms was carried out everyday after the interviews, the overall editing, call-backs and coding of the edited forms were done during those three days. The completed forms were brought back to CSO after 30 November 1997 and manual editing and coding of the remaining forms continued till they were ready for data entry. Manual data verification and data validation by computer were done thoroughly before the computer did any tabulation. 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: Central Statistical Organization of Myanmar - Report on Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 1997.