Household Income and Expenditure Survey Analysis Report

2005 Household Income and Expenditure Survey ReportC. Definitions and ExplanationsDurable furniture and equipmentThis includes all durable furnishings or equipment such as household appliances, pieces of furniture, household toolsand transport vehicles acquired “in the last 12 months” before the survey period and intended for family use.EducationIt includes all expenses made on education (tuition and fees, lunch money, etc.) and all related services.EmployedPersons 15 years and over who worked full or part time at a job or business, and persons who worked mainly infarming or fishing during the reference period regardless of whether any of their produce was sold or not.Ethnic origin or RaceIt refers to the Person’s origin or decent, roots, heritage, or place where the person or the person’s parents or ancestorswere born. It reflected the ethnic groups(s) with which persons identified and f not necessarily the degree ofattachment or association the persons had with the particular group(s).FoodIt includes all food bought and eaten at home (or intended to be eaten later) by the household in-house during the twoweek diary. It also includes restaurant meals, plate lunch and other food bought and eaten by the household membersoutside the home like hamburgers, hotdogs, sandwich, cup of coffee, milk shakes, etc.Formal workAll persons 15 years and over at a paid job.Fuel, Light and WaterThis refers to the total expenses made on fuel, light (energy) and water during the reference period.Furniture, Equipment & AccessoriesIncludes expenses made on household furniture, equipment and accessories (see Section 3 of Survey Questionnaire).GiftsIncludes both cash and value of food and non-food items a household received from another household within oroutside FSM. It also includes gifts given away to another household. Gifts can be either an income or an expenditureof a household. It is considered an income when a household received it from another household and at the same timethe same gift can be expenditure when used or consumed. On the contrary, Gift is treaded as expenditure when thehousehold gives it away to another household, in or outside FSM.HouseholdA household was defines as a person or group of people living together in a housing unit and sharing meals together.These people did not need to be related but as long as they shared their meals, they were considered a household.For the HIES, all persons who were usually living and staying together on June 1, 2005 in the housing unit of theselected sample households were listed as household members. Persons who were staying in the household as visitorsbut without “Usual Home Elsewhere” (UHE) were also listed.HouseholderThe person in whose name the home is owned, being bought or rented and who listed as persons 1 on thequestionnaire.Household expendituresHousehold expenditures refer to the expenses made by the household for personal consumption during the referenceperiod. They exclude all expenses in relation to farm or business operations, investment ventures, purchase of realproperty and other disbursements that do not involve personal consumption.Division of Statistics,48 Office of Statistics, Budget & Economic Management, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management