Household Budget Survey 2012
Mauritius, 2012
Identification
MUS_2012_HBS_v01_M
Household Budget Survey 2012
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Mauritius | MUS |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Statistics Mauritius conducted the ninth Household Budget Survey (HBS) from January to December 2012 in the Republic of Mauritius. The survey studied the consumption pattern of the population living in private households in Mauritius with a view to updating the basket of goods and services used for the computation of the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI). Following the recommendation of an IMF mission in 2008, the coverage of the Household Budget Survey has been extended to include private households comprising foreigners.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Household
Scope
The scope of the survey includes the following:
- Demographic characteristics
- Dwelling characteristics
- Household possessions
- Overseas travel
- Household finances
- Household expenditure
- Employment characteristics
Coverage
National
Private households comprising Mauritians and foreigners
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Central Statistics Office |
Sampling
A stratified two-stage sampling design was used for the purpose of this survey. Clusters containing more than 50 households were stratified by geographical district and within each district by region (according to their level of relative development). At the first stage, a sample of clusters was selected within each stratum with probability proportional to size. The household within each selected cluster were stratified according to household size, expenditure class and religion. At the second stage, 8 households were sampled from each selected cluster.The total sample size was 6,720 private households surveyed at the rate of 560 per month.
The initial response rate was 74% before replacing households that were unable or unwilling to participate in the survey. After replacement by households having similar stratification criteria, the response rate was 100%.
Survey instrument
Four different questionnaires were used:
- Household schedule: This schedule was used to collect information on the characteristics of the selected households and its members.
- Daily record of household expenditure: This diary was used for collecting detailed daily household expenditure for the whole survey month. When consolidated, this provided itemwise expenditure for the whole month for each household.
- Income schedule: This schedule was used to collect data on the income of each income earner of the household.
- Point of purchase questionnaire: This was used to collect information on the outlets where households usually purchase consumption goods and services.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2012-01 | 2012-12 |
Data Access
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Central Statistics Office. Mauritius Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2012. Ref. MUS_2012_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 | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Statistics Office | Government of Mauritius | statsmauritius@mail.gov.mu | http://statsmauritius.gov.mu/ |
Metadata production
DDI_MUS_2012_HBS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2014-03-25
Metadata version
Version 01 (March 2014)