Literal question
During the PERIOD SPECIFIED, did you or any member of your family purchase on cash basis any durable furniture and equipment such as kitchen and laundry appliances, audio-visual equipment, furnitures, and other major appliance and equipment, household transport equipment and household tools?
Interviewer instructions
Enter in E2 (a) the value of all durable furnishings or equipment such as pieces of furniture, appliances, garden tools, etc. acquired on a cash basis during the reference period and intended for family use.
For items purchased on installment basis during the reference period, enter the quantity and its total value in the appropriate column in E2 (b). Enter also the amount of installments paid including the down payment already paid for during the reference period under the “Total Amount Paid” column.
Total value refers to the total installment paid/to be paid plus the initial down payment made on the item. Report the total value of an item only once. That is, if an item was purchased during the reference period covered by the first visit, the total value should be reported only during the first semester. Thus, the total value of durable equipment purchased on installment basis within the first half of 1991 should be reflected only in the “Total Value” column corresponding to the January - June reference period. However, make sure to enter the difference between the total value and amount paid as loans from business firms (III-D, Item 4). Report in the “Total Amount Paid” column only the actual payments made instead of the amount due within the reference period.
Do not include under E2 (b) installment payments on durable furniture or equipment purchased prior to 1991. Payments for items bought prior to 2006 should be reported in (I) Other Disbursements.
Include vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and electric generators for family use acquired during the period in Other Major Appliances and Equipment (II-E2, Item 4.c).
The value of all durable furnishings and equipment received as gifts by the family should be entered in E2 (c).
Durable furnishings made at home for family use should be entered under the expenditure group corresponding to the group of the finished product with the valuation procedure as follows: the value of the finished product will be the purchased value of the input materials if purchased, or their assessed value if received as gifts, plus the cost of paid labor, if any.
Question post text
If NO, GO TO NEXT PAGE [E2(b)]
