The scope of the Household Income and Expenditure Survey includes:
-INDIVIDUAL: Demographic Information, Labour Force Status, Education Status, Health Status, Communication Status, Household members who left the household
The 2015 census covers all households and agricultural holdings as well as all villages in Tonga. Items covered include the
following:
At the Household and Organizational level:
The scope of the study involves Disability. Various sections of the Questionnaire are listed below.
HOUSEHOLDS:
-Basic household characteristics of the private dwellings, including sanitation, water, electricity, households materials and household wealth;
INDIVIDUALS:
-Basic demographic characteristics of individuals in a particular household dwelling, including age, sex, ethnicity, religion, marital status, educational attainment, and economic activity
-HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics; Household belongings; Communication; Agriculture; Social Transfers; Household Energy use; Food Insecurity Experiences; Water and sanitation; Handwashing; Salt iodisation.
-HOUSEHOLD MEMBER: Individual charateristics; Education.
-HOUSEHOLD: Dwelling age; number of rooms; sources of water; means of cooking; rubbish disposal; household items; access to Sky TV, internet; numbers of pigs and chickens; sources of income; combined annual household income
- HOUSEHOLD: dwelling characteristics, source of water, energy, cooking fuel, commodities owned, expenditure, income;
- INDIVIDUAL: demographic characteristics, economic activity, education, health, expenditure, income.
-HOUSEHOLD: Interview information; Basic information; Awareness of COVID-19; Employment and income loss; Access food and food security; Coping strategies; Public trust and security; Assets and well-being; Interview results.
-INDIVIDUAL: Interview information; Basic information; Employment and income loss.
HOUSEHOLD - includes household composition (number of males & females), household characteristics (age, relationship to household head, marital status, education level completed, main daily activity), dwelling characteristics of the main house, household possessions, dwelling tenure, construction & improvements of dwellings, household bills, tranport expenses, acquisition of durables, education & recreation, medical & health services, overseas events and special events.
Provincial-level diagnostic assessment of basic reading skills in grades 2 to 4 in English.
Provincial-level diagnostic assessment of basic reading skills in grades 2 to 4 in English.
Provincial-level diagnostic assessment of basic reading skills in grades 2 to 5 in Kuanua (grades 2 and 3) and English (grades 4 and 5).
Provincial-level diagnostic assessment of basic reading skills in grades 2 to 4 in English.
-HOUSEHOLD: Interview information; Basic information; Knowledge; Employment and income loss; Access food and food security; Coping strategies; Access health; Public trust and security; Assets and well-being; Interview results.
-INDIVIDUAL: Interview information; Basic information; Employment and income loss.
-HOUSEHOLD: Interview information; Basic information; Knowledge; Employment and income loss; Access food and food security; Coping strategies; Access health; Public trust and security; Assets and well-being; Interview results.
-INDIVIDUAL: Interview information; Basic information; Employment and income loss.
-HOUSEHOLD: Dwelling characteristics, Vechicles owned, Accessories owned, Activities, Expenditure, Income.
-INDIVIDUAL: Demographic characteristics, Labour force, Health, Communication, Expenditure, Income.
-HOUSEHOLD: Dwellin characteristics, Lighting, Water access, Sanitation, Dwelling tenure, Agricutlural assets, Expenditure, Income.
-INDIVIDUAL: Individual characteristics, Health, Education, Labour force, Income, Allowances.
DHS questionnaire for women cover the following sections:
- Background characteristics (age, education, religion, etc)
- Reproductive history
- Knowledge and use of contraception methods
- Antenatal care, delivery care and postnatal care
- Breastfeeding and infant feeding
- Immunization, child health and nutrition
- Marriage and recent sexual activity
- Fertility preferences
- Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections
- Husbands background and women's work
-HOUSEHOLD: Dwelling characteristics; Household assets; Construction; Vehicles; Travels; Services & taxes; Ceremonies; Remittances; Food insecurity; Deprivation; Financial inclusion.
-INDIVIDUAL: Demographic characteristics; Education; Health; Communication; Alcohol & tobacco; Individual expenditures; Labour force; Income; Primary activities; Food away from home.
-PERSONS: income and employment of individuals, including wage and salaries, self-employment, business activities, education, health.
-HOUSEHOLDS: dwelling characteristics, housing expenditure, household operations, clothing and footwear, education and health expenditure, and food expenditure.
-EXPENDITURE ITEMS: total annual expenditure on commodity and utility items, type of expenditure and type of item.
-Population: Population's relationship, marital status, religion, residence, origins, education, work status, women's characteristics (on children given birth to)
-Housing: Living quarters and its conditions, water and electricity access, sanitation, waste disposal, household durables and livestock & pets