Report of the Bangladesh Household Expenditure Survey 1978-79
Bangladesh, 1978 - 1979
BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Identification
idno
BGD-BBS-HES-1978-79-v01
Title
Report of the Bangladesh Household Expenditure Survey 1978-79
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | BGD |
Abstract
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has been conducting Hoisehold Expenditure Surveys (HES) since July, 1973 to collect information on the level and composition of expenditure in order to meet various requirements of planners, administrators and research workers concerned with planning and monitoring of economic developmenç of the country. In recent years the BBS has experimented with a number of methodologies of data collection to improve the quality of information for research purposes. In 1977-78 BBS introduced, the "Diary System" for collecting information on expenditures on basic necessities. Under the "Diary System" consumption of 'food and beverage' items were recorded every day for the month from the sample households by locally appointed diary keepers. The survey was again conducted in 1978-79. This time, instead of recording expenditures for, an entire month, those for a fortnight was adopted. Also the system of recording expenditure for 50 percent of the sample households in the first fortnight and for the remaining 50 percent in the last fortnight was adopted. Besides, income by sources and expenditures for durible, non-durable and non-food items were recorded by the BBS statistical assistants (Interviewers) in another schedule on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
The main objectives of the survey are:
- to obtain information related to household expenditures and consumption patterns;
- to collect information about levels of living;
- to collect data necessary, for calculation of national expenditure on private consumption;
- to collect data related to the calculation of demand function;
- to determine weights for computing the consumer price index;
- to monitor changes in the poverty line, and
- to provide data for computation for national accounts.
The main objectives of the survey are:
- to obtain information related to household expenditures and consumption patterns;
- to collect information about levels of living;
- to collect data necessary, for calculation of national expenditure on private consumption;
- to collect data related to the calculation of demand function;
- to determine weights for computing the consumer price index;
- to monitor changes in the poverty line, and
- to provide data for computation for national accounts.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
The result of such survey gives knowledge about the levels of living, how the patterns of these levels change over time and also how widely the levels of living vary among different individuals and income groups. Such information is essential to evaluation of the present policies of the Government or proposed policies of the future.
Version
Version Date
1980-10
Scope
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Bangladesh |
| BBS |
| Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |
| Report of the Bangladesh Household Expenditure Survey |
Coverage
Unit of Analysis
The result of such survey gives knowledge about the levels of living, how the patterns of these levels change over time and also how widely the levels of living vary among different individuals and income groups. Such information is essential to evaluation of the present policies of the Government or proposed policies of the future.
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS | STATISTICS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF PLANNING |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| STATISTICS DIVISION | SD |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
A two-stage probability, sample of households was used in this survey. The firststage consisted of 240 primary sampling unit's (PSU) selected for the Integrated Multipurpose Sampling (IMPS). This same sample of PSUs has been used in surveys of household expenditure, labour force activity and the nutritional status of children. A detailed description of IMPs appears in Appendlx-3. (Appendix-1 & 2 detailed results classified by income and expenditure groups). The second-stage was a sample of households selected systematically for the 240 sample PSUs with stratification of certain variables. Rural PSUs were stratified by agriculture/non-agriculture activity and land wnership. Urban PSUs were stratified by major occupation of household heads and monthly income of household. Every year all the households within the PSUs were listed and updated and then the sample households were selected within the listed households.
Deviations from the Sample Design
Estimates based on the sampling design are subject to sampling error. It is therefore essential to provide some measure of reliability for these estimates, The sample size was designed to provide national, urban and rural estimates, The Random group method is applied to the mean of selected variables for the calculation of relative standard errors. Table 1 and 2 present estimates of the mean and the relative standard error.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 1978-07 | 1979-06 |
Mode of data collection
Other [oth]
Supervision
The survey was conducted in July, 1978 through June, 1979. This survey was conducted on a monthly basis. In each month 20 PSUs (mauza/mahalla) were covered. Under the guidence of the Director, four senior officers of the Research, Training and Sample Survey (RT&SS) Wing co-ordinated the field operations. They were responsible for the field supervision and preliminary checking in filled in schedules and diary books. Statistical Officers (S.O.) and Assistant Statistical Officers (A.S.O.) at the Regional Statistical Offices (R.S.O.) were responsible for the selection, appointment and training of the diary keepers and for the supervision of interviewers and diary keepers.Statistical Assistants at the Regional Offices were engaged as interviewers. The diary keepers were local educated unemployed persons or students. Training of the supervisors (RSO/ASO) was conducted at Dhaka training centre by the Director and Senior Officers of the RT&SS Wing. Training of the interviewers was conducted in 21 Regional Offices by the Senior Officers of RT&SS Wing in Regional Offices. During the training period supervisors and interviewers received detailed instructions concerning the contents of the questionnaire and interviewing techniques.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS | BBS | STATISTICS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF PLANNING |
Data Processing
Cleaning Operations
A total of 3840 diary books and schedules were received from the fLeId. One Deputy Director, two Statistical Officers and twenty-five Statistical Investigators! Statistical Assistants were engaged in manual editing o'fthe diary books and schedules. After manual editing diary books & schedules were sent to the computer wing for electronic processing. Computer edit was done to ensure consistancy of the data and tabulation were 'made from such edited data.
Metadata production
Document ID
DDI-BGD-BBS-HES-1978-79-v01
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS | BBS | STATISTICS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF PLANNING | Documentation of the study |