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Integrated Farm Household Survey 2003

Philippines, 2003
Reference ID
PHL_2003_IFHS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Apr 12, 2012
Last modified
Mar 29, 2019
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  • RT1_
    SAMPLE_INFORMATION
  • RT2_HOUSEHOLD_INFORMATION
  • RT3_AGRICULTURAL
    HOLDINGS
  • RT4_PALAY_PROD_DISPOSITION
  • RT5_MATERIAL_INPUTS
    (SEEDS)
  • RT6_MATERIAL_INPUT_ORGANIC_FERTILIZER
  • RT7_INORGANIC
    _FERTILIZER
  • RT8_PESTICIDE_CHEMICALS
  • RT9_LABOR_INPUTS
  • RT10_CORN_PRODUCTION_DISPOSITION
  • RT11_OTHER_TEMP_CROP_PRODUCTION_DISPOSITION
  • RT12_COCONUT_PRODUCTION_DISPOSITION
  • RT13_IND_AGROFOREST_PRODUCTION_DISPOSITION
  • RT14_CROP_BY_PRODUCT
  • RT15_LIVESTOCK_PRODUCTION_DISPOSITION
  • RT16_POULTRY_PRODUCTION_DISPOSITION
  • RT17_CONTRACT_GROWER
  • RT18_CAPTURE_FISHING_PRODUCTION_DISPOSITION
  • RT19_AQUACULTURE_PRODUCTION_DISPOSITION
  • RT20_AQUACULTURE_DEVELOPMENT_SERVICES
  • RT21_SPECIAL_AGRICULTURAL_ACTIVITIES
  • RT22_FARM_INVESTMENTS
  • RT23_HOUSEHOLD_INCOME
  • RT24_HOUSEHOLD_EXPENDITURES
  • RT25_EAT_OUTSIDE
  • RT26_NON-FOOD_EXPENDITURES
  • RT27_CREDIT_INFORMATION

Monthly Recurring Expenses 1 (MRE1_ITEM)

Data file: RT26_NON-FOOD_EXPENDITURES

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 22
End: 23
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
Monthly Recurring Expenses
Literal question
During the reference period, how much did your household spend for the following?
Categories
Value Category
1 Fuel, light, water
2 Household operations
3 Transportation and communication
4 Pocket money for children and other members
5 Personal care and effects
6 Leisure and recreation
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
(Implied) Ask type of expenses from the list.

Description

Definition
Monthly Recurring Expenses - These refer to the usual or recurring expenses by the household on a regular or monthly basis such as payment of bills for electricity, water, telephone, etc. and other non-bill payments.

1. 1 Fuel, light, and water - These are expenses on electricity and other products like kerosene, gas, candles, oils, etc; water and liquified petroleum gas and other fuel for cooking such as charcoal, firewood, etc.

1.2 Household operations- Household operation expenditures refer to laundry soap/detergent and other cleaning products; other consumables used for household operation such as starch for clothes, floor wax, insect spray, rat and mosquito killer/coil, air freshener/deodorizer, fluorescent and incandescent bulbs, matches, brooms, husks, battery, naphthalene balls, etc. Also included are laundry and dry clean services, payment of wages given to domestic helpers, gardeners, baby sitters, cooks, etc. and repair and maintenance of household appliances.

1.3 Transportation and communication - These are the transport expenses on land, air and water; personal transport expenses like gasoline, oil, repair and washing, purchase of spare parts, etc.; and feeds for animals use for transportation. Communication expenses consist of telephone bills, postage stamps, telegrams, driving lesson fees, etc.

1.4 Pocket money for children and other members - These are allowances given to children and other members of the household for their day to day expenses excluding allowance for transportation and food.

1.5 Personal care and effects - Personal care refers to beauty aid and toilet articles like cleansing cream, astringent, body deodorant, lotion, baby oil, make-up cosmetics, perfumes, powder, razor blade, toilet/bath soap, toilet and tissue paper, toothpaste, sanitary napkins, shampoo, conditioner, etc.

Personal effects refer to fine and costume jewelry, wristwatch, handbag, wallet, umbrella, etc; beauty parlor and barbershop service fees, and services paid for sauna bath, body massage, aerobics, fees for dance instructors, etc.

1.6 Leisure and recreation - Leisure are those expenditure for admission to movies/shows, cockfights, etc., memberships to hobby clubs, resorts, admission fee for basketball, boxing, circuses and fairs, including expenses on discos, nightclubs, beerhouses, billiard and pools, bowling, pets and its food, visit to veterinarian, etc.
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