1985 Intercensus Population Survey - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1985

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IDN_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS

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Average monthly expenditure (thousands of Rp) (ID1985A_AVGMEXP)

Data file: IDN1985_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 200

End: 203

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Province codes for questions 7 and 10 in block VII.A. and question 1 in code VII.B.1 are not presented here]

<svar a="all" v="ID85A025">Q.4. How much are [the household's] average expenses in a month? <div class="i1">____ Rp (in thousands)</div> </svar>

Interviewer instructions

<svar a="all" v="ID85A025">Question 4: What is the average monthly expenditure of your household? Fill in the amount in Rupiah in the space provided, and then transfer the amount to the boxes by writing the amount in thousands of Rupiah after rounding up. Explanation: Expenditures for household consumption are divided into two types: Expenditures for food and expenditures for non-food items, regardless of the source. Expenditure for food consumption is calculated for the past month. Expenditure for non-food items is calculated for the past year, and then the monthly average of the non-food expenditure is calculated by dividing the expenditure for the year by 12. The average monthly expenditure of the household that is entered in Q.4 is the expenditure for food for the past month added to the average monthly non-food expenditure. </svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the average household monthly expenditure for food and non-food items, in thousands of Indonesian Rupiah (Rp). Expenditure for food was calculated for the past month and for non-food items by dividing the expenditure in the past year by 12.

Universe

Indonesia 1985: All households

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 4-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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