Household Budget Survey 1997
Moldova, 1997
Identification
MDA_1997_HBS_v01_M
Household Budget Survey 1997
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Moldova | MDA |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
Household Budget Survey provides detailed information on social and economic aspects of the welfare of the population and households. The information contained in the sections of the survey allows for in-depth analysis of socio-economic status of households and individual members at the moment or over time. Thus, the survey reveals poor households and individuals, or those households that were unprotected by social policies. The results of household surveys are also used in analyzing the impact of various economic effects of the transition period, the socio-economic status of the population.
Household Budget Survey has more than 50-year history. The first survey was conducted in Moldova in 1954, the survey methodology has been modified with the changing socio-economic situation in the country. The biggest change occurred in 1996 in connection with the economic reforms in the country and the transition to the market economy. Currently used methodology was designed to meet international standards.
Information obtained from the Household Budget Survey is used in the calculation of some macroeconomic indicators: final consumption of households, the Consumer Price Index, the informal trade, etc. Each year, the main indicators of income and expenditure and living conditions are presented to various international organizations: International Labor Organization, World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, etc.
Moldova Household Budget Survey (HBS) 1997 is implemented by the Department for Statistics and Sociology of the Republic of Moldova, presently known as the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova.
Household Budget Survey is a nationally representative survey that provides information on living standards in Moldova through the collection of households' income and consumption data, as well as non-monetary indicators covering education, health, employment, housing, asset ownership, and self-assessed living conditions. Information obtained from the survey is also used to calculate the weights for the Consumption Price Index, and the households' final consumption. The HBS has been conducted quarterly starting in 1997.
Data is collected through face-to-face interviews and households' income and expenditure diaries.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households,
- Individuals.
Version
v01
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- Household composition
- Land, agricultural equipment, farming
- Housing,
- Labor activities and employment of household members,
- Durable goods and everyday amenities,
- Evaluation of living conditions,
- Communication with public institutions,
- Education,
- Health,
- Assets and liabilities,
- Food consumption at home,
- Monetary income,
- Household expenses on food and non-food items, and services,
- Products generated from agricultural and individual labor activity.
Coverage
National
Population of the Household Budget Survey consists of all individual Moldovan households. Institutional households, such as hospitals, students' hostels, prisons, or senior citizens' houses, were not included in the survey. However, workers' hostels were included in the study.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Department for Statistics and Sociology of the Republic of Moldova |
| Name |
|---|
| Department for Statistics and Sociology of the Republic of Moldova |
Sampling
In 1997, 1,980 households were interviewed in one quarter. A sub-sample of these households was maintained as panel observations in an elaborate rotation scheme.
Since there was no complete automated registry of Moldovan population or households, the most appropriate way to prepare a household sample was to use a probability sample stratified in two stages. At the first stage, territories were selected (referred to as Primary Statistical Units, or PSUs), in which interviewers operated. At the second stage, households were selected in each PSU.
At the first stage of geographical territories sampling, PSUs were created on the basis of electoral districts used during Moldova's presidential election in December 1996.
A complete list of households was only prepared for 55 PSUs selected at the first stage of sampling. This list included 58,251 households, or 4.4 percent of the total Moldovan population. Household selection at the second stage of sampling within each PSU was done by random sampling. A monthly sub-sample included 660 households. Each month of a quarter new households were selected. The size of a quarterly sample was 1,980 households, and annual - 5,940 households in 1997 and 7,920 households beginning from January 1998.
Detailed information about sampling procedure is available in the document "Note on Moldova HBS: Methodological Comments."
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1997 | Quarterly |
| Name |
|---|
| Department for Statistics and Sociology of the Republic of Moldova |
The diary of the household is self-reported by the head of the household or another household member, who is able to properly maintain records, daily or as often as possible. In cases where a household cannot completely fill the diary itself, information is collected by the interviewer (the interviewer asks the household to fill in the diary for them).
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:
Department for Statistics and Sociology of the Republic of Moldova. Moldova Household Budget Survey (HBS) 1997, MDA_1997_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.
Contacts
| Name | |
|---|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova | diseminare@statistica.md |
Metadata production
DDI_MDA_1997_HBS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Dukhno | The World Bank | Documentation of the study |
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Review of study documentation |
2011-10-05
Metadata version
Version 01