Micronesia Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2005

The purpose of the HIES survey is to obtain information on the income, consumption pattern, incidence of poverty, and saving propensities for different groups of people in FSM. This information will be used to guide policy makers in framing socio-economic developmental policies and in initiating financial measures for improving economic conditions of the people. The 2005 FSM HIES asked income of all persons 15 years and over. It referred to income received during the calendar year 2004, and includes both cash and in-kind income. The survey has five primary objectives, namely to:

1) Rebase the FSM Consumer Price Index (CPI);
2) Provide data on the distribution of income and expenditures throughout the FSM;
3) Provide data for national accounts, particularly regarding income from home production activities and the consumption of goods and services derived form home production activities;
4) Provide nutritional information and food consumption patterns for the FSM families; and
5) Provide data for hardship study.

Version 2.0 - edited data; not anonymized; basis for public reports

The topics covered by the survey included:

HOUSEHOLDS: dwelling characteristics, housing expenditure, household operations, clothing and footwear, education and health expenditure, and food expenditure.

PERSONS: personal information, income and employment of individuals, including wage and salaries, self-employment, business activities

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ITEMS: total annual expenditure on commodity and utility items, type of expenditure and type of item.

WEEKLY DIARY: recording of daily expenditures of items bought on credit or cash by each selected household over a 2 week period, recording of home grown/produced items, recording of cash, purchased items, and home produced items GIVEN/RECEIVED as gifts.

* Collection start: 2005
* Collection end: 2005