-HOUSEHOLD: Household characterestics, Water access, Sanitation, Source of lighting, Source of cooking fuel, Transportation, Household assets, Household communication, Household finance, Home maintenance and construction, Services and taxes, Fishing, seafood collection and hunting, Agriculture, Handicraft.
-INDIVIDUAL: Demographic characteristics, Well-being, Culture and tradition, Sports, Education, Health, Disability, Communication, Narcotics, Economic activities, Remittances, Civic responsibility and satisfaction.
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
- HOUSEHOLD: dwelling characteristics, source of water, energy, cooking fuel, commodities owned, expenditure, income;
- INDIVIDUAL: demographic characteristics, economic activity, education, health, expenditure, income.
-HOUSEHOLD: Dwellin characteristics, Lighting, Water access, Sanitation, Dwelling tenure, Agricutlural assets, Expenditure, Income.
-INDIVIDUAL: Individual characteristics, Health, Education, Labour force, Income, Allowances.
-HOUSEHOLD: Household characterestics, Water access, Sanitation, Source of lighting, Source of cooking fuel, Transportation, Household assets, Household communication, Household finance, Home maintenance and construction, Services and taxes, Fishing, seafood collection and hunting, Agriculture, Handicraft.
-INDIVIDUAL: Demographic characteristics, Well-being, Culture and tradition, Sports, Education, Health, Disability, Communication, Narcotics, Economic activities, Remittances, Civic responsibility and satisfaction.
The survey was conducted during December 2006, following an initial mini census listing exercise which was conducted about two months earlier in late September 2006.
The objectives of the HIES were as follows:
a) Provide information on income and expenditure distribution within the population;
b) Provide income estimates of the household sector for the national accounts;
c) Provide data for the re-base on the consumer price index;
d) Provide data for the analysis of poverty and hardship.