Annual Poverty Indicators Survey 2008

Philippines, 2008

Reference ID

PHL_2008_APIS_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Statistics Office

Metadata

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Apr 12, 2012

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Total Food Consumed at Home (FHOME)

Data file: HHLD_RECORD

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 482

End: 490

Width: 9

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During the PAST SIX MONTHS, how much on the average is your actual weekly consumption on the following?

Interviewer instructions

Include all food items consumed from purchases made whether in cash or on credit, received as gifts, and ownproduced.
Round to the nearest peso.

Description

Definition

The items included in this portion cover the actual consumption (not expenditure) of the family during the reference period. This category includes the food prepared at home and eaten in place of work, school, etc., and those home-cooked foods bought outside the home but eaten at home. Food consumption covers only the actual consumption of the family, as well as domestic helpers and other persons employed by the family to do odd jobs aroung the house, and family guests. The consumption of boarders and other persons in the same household not related to the family is exluded from this category.

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