Solomon Islands Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2005-2006

The 2005/6 Household Income and Expenditure Survey is the second nationwide survey of households undertaken by Solomon Islands Statistics Office (SISO) since 1992.

The primary objectives of the HIES includes:
• Re-basing of the weights of the current basket of goods and services in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The survey also aimed to provide data on the behavior of household consumption expenditure patterns that will help form the weights that would reflect the relative importance that consumers attach to commodities and services;
• Obtaining relevant data for purposes of updating the series of national accounts aggregates particularly the Gross Domestic Product.

The secondary objectives of the HIES were to:
• Obtain data on housing and general demographic characteristics of households;
• Obtain data on poverty measures, income and income inequality measures;
• Obtain relevant data for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), particularly health and education; and
• Obtain other relevant data where necessary

The field data collecting exercise was undertaken from October 2005 to March 2006 and that seasonality effects on expenditure was not fully considered.

The 2005-06 Solomon Islands Household Income and Expenditure Surve covered the following topics:
- Household Identification Particular and Geographic Area Identification
- Dwelling Characteristics
- Dwelling Tenure
- Mortgages and Loans for Purchase of Dwellings
- Insurance Policies
- Construction of New Dwellings
- Major Home Improvements
- Household Operation
- Transportation
- Travel – Domestic & Overseas
- Education, Recreation, Sport and Culture
- Loans
- Contribution to Benefit Schemes
- Medical and Health Services
- Miscellaneous Payments
- Agricultural Assets

- Household Diary (weekly diary - period of 14 days)
o Items Bought
o Consumption of Items Produced by the Household
o Gifts
o Winnings from Betting, Raffles and Lotteries

* Collection start: 2005
* Collection end: 2006