-MENAGE: Caracteristiques du menage; Biens du menage; Entretien; Voyages; Service; Ceremonies; Flux financiers; Betail; Agriculture.
-INDIVIDU: Caracteristiques des individus; Education; Sante; Handicap; Communication; Alcool et tabac; Activities economiques; Peche et chasse; Artisanat.
-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.
HOUSEHOLD:
- composition of the household and demographic profile of each members
- dwelling information
- dwelling expenditure
- transport expenditure
- education expenditure
- health expenditure
- land and property expenditure
- household furnishing
- home appliances
- cultural and social payments
- holydays/travel costs
- Loans and saving
- clothing
- other major expenditure items
- income
-HOUSEHOLD: Housing characteristics, tenure expenditure, utilities and communication, land and home, goods and assets, vehicles and accessories, private travel details, services expenditure, special occasions, financial support, insurance and taxes, personal insurance, agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing activities, handicraft, property income, transfer income and other casual receipts, remittances.
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: 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.
-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.
-INDIVIDUALS: Demographic characteristics; Education; Health; Communication; Alcohol and narcotics; Other individual expenditure; Economic activities; Income; Handicraft and processed food.
-HOUSEHOLDS: Dwelling characteristics, Housing expenditure, Household operations, Food expenditure; Sanitation; Water access; Energy; Agriculture; Fisheries; Hunting; Handicraft; Transport; Travel; Financial support; Ceremonies; Food insecurity; Copra production; Legal services.
There were 5 Modules altogether which refers to different scope of the surveys.
Module 1 - contains Demographic Information:
- Demographic Profile
- Labor Force Status
- Health Status
- Communication Status
-HOUSEHOLD: Dwelling characteristics; Household assets; Construction; Vehicles; Travels; Services & taxes; Ceremonies; Remittances; Food insecurity;
-INDIVIDUAL: Demographic characteristics; Education; Health; Communication; Alcohol & tobacco; Individual expenditures; Labour force; Income; Primary activities; Food away from home.
-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.
-INDIVIDUALS: Demographic characteristics; Education; Health; Communication; Alcohol and narcotics; Other individual expenditure; Economic activities; Income; Handicraft and processed food.
-HOUSEHOLDS: Dwelling characteristics, Housing expenditure, Household operations, Food expenditure; Sanitation; Water access; Energy; Agriculture; Fisheries; Hunting; Handicraft; Transport; Travel; Financial support; Ceremonies; Food insecurity; Copra production; Legal services.
-MENAGE: Caracteristiques du menage; Biens du menage; Entretien; Voyages; Service; Ceremonies; Flux financiers; Betail; Agriculture.
-INDIVIDU: Caracteristiques des individus; Education; Sante; Handicap; Communication; Alcool et tabac; Activities economiques; Peche et chasse; Artisanat.
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.