Household Budget Survey 2009
Poland, 2009
Identification
POL_2009_HBS_v01_M
Household Budget Survey 2009
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Poland | POL |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
The household budget survey plays an important role in the analysis of the living standards of the population. It is the basic source of information on the revenues, outgoings, quantitative food consumption and other aspects of the living conditions of particular groups of the population.
The household budget survey provides detailed information on:
- the level and structure of expenditure as well as sources of goods and services;
- the consumption level of basic food products according to quantity, but also energetic value and nutrients;
- prices at which households purchase selected goods and services;
- the level and sources of income;
- households’ equipment with durable goods;
- dwelling conditions;
- the subjective evaluation of the material condition of households.
- the demographic structure of households, i.e. the number of household members, their age, gender, education, disability and economic activity.
The data obtained from the household budget survey allow for the analysis of the living conditions of the population, evaluation of the impact of various factors on the living conditions of the main population groups and their differentiation.
The main applications of the household budget survey results are as follows:
- the analysis of the living conditions level and differentiation for the main socio-economic groups of households and the reasons for this differentiation;
- the analysis of the living conditions level and differentiation for the main socio-economic groups of households according to the dynamic approach;
- the creation of weights for the calculation of consumer price indices on goods and services and thus indirectly for the validation of pensions, retirement pays and other social benefits;
- setting the minimum wage level;
- the estimation of households’ tax burden and auxiliary analysis for the determination of social benefits;
- natural consumption surveys;
- poverty measurement;
- studying nominal and real income levels and changes observed in this area for particular groups of households;
- detailed surveys of the consumer market, forecasts and other economic analyses;
- sociological and other kinds of monographic studies.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Version
v01: Edited data, for internal use only.
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- general information on households;
- composition of household;
- economic activities of household members;
- household living conditions;
- durables in households;
- household spending;
- number of meals consumed;
- cash revenues of a household;
- spending per farm (plot of ground);
- housing charges.
Coverage
National coverage
Cities and settlements
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Statistical Office of Poland | CSO |
| Name |
|---|
| Central Statistical Office of Poland |
Sampling
The adopted sampling scheme was a geographically stratified and two-stage one with different selection probability at the first stage. The sampling units for the first stage were the area survey points (asp) and those for the second stage were dwellings. The first stage sampling frame was based on the records of statistical areas (sets of areas) designed for the National Census purposes and updated annually by the changes resulting from the administrative division of the country as well as construction of new and dismantle of old houses. The sampling frame keeps in record information about every statistical area concerning address characteristics as well as the estimated numbers of inhabitants and dwellings.
In 2009 there were two subsamples participating in the survey consisted of 783 each asp i.e.
I. subsample 1 - selected in 2007 for the surveys in 2008-2009,
II. subsample 2 - selected in 2008 for the surveys in 2009-2010.
Both the subsamples were selected according to the same sampling scheme and since 2005 the second subsample has been increased by 50% of rural asp.
It was assumed that an urban area survey point should consist of at least 250 dwellings, while a rural one - 150 dwellings respectively. That is why small statistical areas were combined with the neighbouring ones. In total, about 29 000 area survey points were set up. Prior to sample selection, the asp were stratified separately for every voivodship by class of locality1. Big cities usually constituted separate strata. In Warsaw four strata were created by combining neighbouring districts. In rural areas the strata were composed of groups of asp comprising neighbouring, partly rural poviats.
The number of strata by voivodship ranged from 3 in the Lubuskie to 12 in the Mazowieckie voivodship. In total, 96 strata were created, out of which 31 were located in rural areas. It was assumed that each dwelling (household) should have the same sampling probability. That is why sample of 675 was divided approximately in proportion to the number of dwellings in these strata, while the selected number of dwellings per an asp was the same. Additionally the sample of 108 rural asp was drawn and divided in proportion to the number of dwellings in rural strata.
The second stage sampling frame was based on the registers of inhabited dwellings in the selected asp, prepared by the regional statistical offices. The selection of dwellings was done in accordance with the following rules:
I. the adopted model is full rotation with a monthly replacement of the sample;
II. for each month 2 dwellings per asp are selected and all the households from these dwellings participate in the survey;
III. every selected dwelling participates in the survey in the same month of the two consecutive years, i.e. 2008 and 2009 for subsample 1 and 2009 and 2010 for subsample 2;
IV. for every asp a reserve sample of dwellings is selected in order to replace dwellings inhabited by not participated households. The replacement is made in the order the dwellings were selected for the reserve.
In 2009 the non-response rate was 48.1% of households selected and of those which participated in the survey in the corresponding month of 2008. In total, the non-response rate amounted to 27.8% of retired persons' households, 20.4% of employees’ households, 19.5% of self-employed persons’ households, 17.9% of living on unearned sources households, 17.0 % of pensioners’ households and 13.0% of farmers' households.
The highest non-response rates among the household selected for the first time were noted in the third quarter in 2009, the lowest in the first quarter in 2009.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2009 | Quarterly |
| Name |
|---|
| Central Statistical Office of Poland |
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:
Central Statistical Office of Poland. Poland Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2009, Ref. POL_2009_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.
Metadata production
DDI_POL_2009_HBS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Dukhno | The World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2012-02-27
Metadata version
Version 01