Household Income and Consumption Expenditures Survey 2008
Turkiye, 2008
Identification
TUR_2008_HICES_v01_M
Household Income and Consumption Expenditures Survey 2008
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Turkiye | TUR |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
Turkey Household Income and Consumption Expenditure Survey (HICES) started in Turkey in 1987. Since 2002 it has been conducted annually. The survey is one of the major sources that provide information on the socio-economic structures, living standards and consumption patterns of the households in Turkey.
Turkey HICES has the following objectives:
- obtain weights to calculate Consumer Price Index,
- monitor changes that occur in the consumption patterns of the households over time,
- compile data to estimate consumption expenditures for the National Accounts,
- determine poverty line and obtain other socio-economic indicators,
- obtain data required for studies on minimum wage determination.
Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP) code was applied in the study.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- individuals;
- households.
A household is defined as a community, which is comprised of one or more members living together in the same housing or part of the housing unit, either with blood relationship or not, meeting the basic needs together, participating in management of the household.
Version
v01
Scope
The scope of the study includes:
- household composition;
- socio-economic status of the household;
- durable consumption goods and services, goods stocked by household and expected expenditures;
- household consumption expenditures;
- non-consumption expenditure, expenditures for saving purposes, installments, loan payments and cash inputs;
- employment and income situation;
- agricultural enterprises;
- balance of income and expenditure.
Coverage
National
Cities and settlements
Private households in Turkey. Population in assisted living facilities, prisons, military barracks, hospitals, hotels, orphanages as well as the immigrant population were excluded from the study.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Turkish Statistical Institute |
| Name |
|---|
| Turkish Statistical Institute |
Sampling
Stratified multi-stage systematic sampling method was used in the survey.
Households were selected from urban and rural areas of Turkey. Settlements with population equal to or more than 20,001 belonged to the urban areas. Settlements with population equal to or less than 20,000 belonged to rural areas.
The sample frame for the survey was obtained from two sources:
- information from General Building Census realized by the TurkStat in 2000 and Population 1 Numbering Work Form 2000 (for settlements with municipalities);
- 1997 General Census results (for settlements without municipalities (villages)).
Turkey was allocated into blocks of approximately 200 households each. Sample blocks were selected from those blocks by using the probability proportional to size sampling method. Address listing survey was conducted in the selected blocks.
To select households, an address, education, employment status, occupation of the head of the household, status of property and heating system, total number of members, number of members 15 and older, and variables related to the agricultural data of the household were grouped, and sample units out of each block were systematically selected. A household was defined as the final sampling unit.
In case a sample household refused or could not participate in the survey, non-response section at the bottom of the questionnaire was filled out and substitution was used.
Results of the survey have been weighted and published by the most recent population projections. Until 2007, population projections were calculated based on the general population censuses.
In 2007 Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) was established. There were some differences in the distribution of population by age, sex and regions in ABPRS compared to the censuses. New population projections were produced using the most recent population data obtained from the new system. National and regional population projections were renewed. Weights based on new population projections have been used in the Turkey household consumption and income survey since 2007.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire was redesigned to match international standards, using recommendations from "Household Budget Surveys in European Union, Methodology and Recommendations for Harmonization," the publication of the Statistical Office of the European Communities (EUROSTAT).
Two basic groups of variables have been obtained from the survey:
- variables of socio-economic status of the households (type of housing, status of property, heating system, housing facilities, premises and transportation vehicles, etc.);
- variables related to the individuals (age, gender, academic background), variables of employment status (occupation, economic activity, performance at work) income both available and unavailable for the activity in last year.
Three different classifications were used in 2004 HBS:
- Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP, 2004) to list the expenditure items for consumption,
- Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in European Union (NACE-Rev.1) to classify economic activities of employees,
- International Standard Classification of Occupation (ISCO-88) to list occupations.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 |
Face-to-face interviews and expenditure recording books were used to gather data for the survey.
During the first visit to the selected households, interviewers gather information on the socio-economic status of the households and deliver books to record expenditure. They also explain how these books should be filled in.
Overall, interviewers visit households eight times in the survey month. During these visits, expenditures of the sample households on food, clothing, health care, transportation, communication, education, culture, entertainment, housing, furniture and other are obtained using expenditure books and interviewing method.
During the last interview, information on the employment status, economic activities, occupation, performance in occupations, and income of the members of the household in the survey month and the last year, is gathered.
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:
Turkish Statistical Institute. Turkey Household Income and Consumption Expenditures Survey (HICES) 2008, Ref. TUR_2008_HICES_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 | |
|---|---|
| Turkish Statistical Institute | info@tuik.gov.tr |
Metadata production
DDI_TUR_2008_HICES_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2011-04-26
Metadata version
Version 01