Household Budget Survey 2008
Moldova, 2008
Identification
MDA_2008_HBS_v01_M
Household Budget Survey 2008
| 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) 2008 was implemented by the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova (formerly the Department for Statistics and Sociology of the Republic of Moldova).
Household Budget Survey is a nationally representative survey that provides information on living standards in Moldova through 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 the second quarter of 1997.
In 2006, Moldova HBS was substantially modified in two main areas: the way in which households were selected (sampling frame and sampling area), and the data collection tools (questionnaires). Since 1997, the HBS sample had been extracted from the same areas causing exhaustion of households. Moldova Census 2004 provided updated and detailed information on the population to construct a new sampling frame. Census information was used to ensure a larger geographical coverage, thus improving the quality of indicators obtained at country and regional levels. The household diary design was changed to improve the way the survey covers various income sources and types of expenditure.
Data is collected through face-to-face interviews and the households' income and expenditure diary.
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 activities.
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 |
|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova |
| Name |
|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova |
Sampling
Sampling methodology for Moldova HBS was re-designed in 2006.
The updated HBS sample was selected using information from the Population Census 2004 and a joint database of electricity consumers in the whole country. 129 Primary Sampling Units (PSU) are now covered by HBS (before 2006, 45 PSUs were surveyed).
A larger number of PSUs improves regional estimates and ensures a representative sample not only for cities, towns and rural areas as did the previous survey, but also at the level of four statistical zones (North, Centre, South, and Chisinau). Moreover, both Chisinau and Balti municipialities are treated as a large primary sampling unit, from where households are selected, whereas before only some districts were included in the sample.
Two-stage probability sample is used to select households.
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Sampling procedure: 1st stage - sampling with probabilities proportional to size (PPS) in each strata; 2nd stage - simple random sample (SRS) of households in each PSU.
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Rotation scheme: 1st stage - starting with 2008 about 20% of PSUs will be annually replaced; 2nd stage - one half of households will participate in the survey during five consecutive years and the rest of households will be replaced with the new ones.
Updated HBS sampling design does not use substitution in case of non-response.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 | Quarterly |
| Name |
|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova |
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:
National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. Moldova Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2008, MDA_2008_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_2008_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 |
2011-09-05
Metadata version
Version 01