Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2019
Marshall Islands, 2019 - 2020
Under Development
Economic Policy Planning and Statistics Office
Identification
IDNO
SPC_MHL_2019_HIES_v01_M
Title
Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2019
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Marshall Islands | MHL |
Abstract
The primary purpose of this survey was to gather more accurate and detailed information on income and expenditure levels and flows in the Marshall Islands (MHL) and to update and revise the MHL Consumer Price Index (a separate series of publications document the CPI revision efforts).
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Version
Version number
Version 01: Cleaned, labelled and de-identified version of the Master file.
Scope
Topic Classification
| Topic |
|---|
| pacific-skills, education, training pacific-skills, education, training |
| pacific-skills, industry, training |
| pacific-skills, occupation |
| pacific-skills, gender |
| pacific-skills, disability |
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Expenditure |
| Income |
| Consumption |
| Education |
| Health |
| Economic activities |
| Food away from home |
| Own-production |
| Deprivation |
| Partaker |
| Migrant worker |
| Disability |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage; urban and rural.
Unit of Analysis
Household and Individual.
Universe
All usual household residents in private dwellings.
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Economic Policy Planning and Statistics Office | Government of Marshall Islands |
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics for Development Division | Pacific Community (SPC) | Technical assistance |
| International Labour Organization | United Nations | Technical assistance |
| Food and Agriculture Organization | United Nations | Technical assistance |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Marshall Islands government | Funding |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-15 | 2020-05-01 | Data collection |
Mode of data collection
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Type of Research Instrument
The questionnaire was produced in English and Marshallese languages. The English questionnaire can be found in the External Resources.
Below is the list of all questionnaire modules:
-1. Household ID
-2. Household member roster
-3. Person details: Profile; Education; Health; Physical; Communication; Alcohol & tobacco; Other individual expenses; Labour force; Fisheries hunting; Handicraft & home processed food)
-4. Food away from home: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner; Snacks; Hot drinks; Bottked water; Non-alcoholic drinks
-5. Own production
-6. Deprivation (persons)
-7. Food recall
-7.1. Partaker
-8. Non-food recall
-9. Household details: Dwelling characteristics; Household assets; Other household items & services; Ceremonies; Remittances; Food insecurity; Copra production; Livestock & aquaculture; Agriculture; Legal services
-10. Deprivation and financial inclusion (household)
-11. Migrant worker
-12. Geographic information + photo.
Below is the list of all questionnaire modules:
-1. Household ID
-2. Household member roster
-3. Person details: Profile; Education; Health; Physical; Communication; Alcohol & tobacco; Other individual expenses; Labour force; Fisheries hunting; Handicraft & home processed food)
-4. Food away from home: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner; Snacks; Hot drinks; Bottked water; Non-alcoholic drinks
-5. Own production
-6. Deprivation (persons)
-7. Food recall
-7.1. Partaker
-8. Non-food recall
-9. Household details: Dwelling characteristics; Household assets; Other household items & services; Ceremonies; Remittances; Food insecurity; Copra production; Livestock & aquaculture; Agriculture; Legal services
-10. Deprivation and financial inclusion (household)
-11. Migrant worker
-12. Geographic information + photo.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy Planning and Statistics Office | EPPSO | Government of Marshall Islands |
Data Processing
Cleaning Operations
Data editing was done using the software Stata.
Other Processing
Data entry was done using Survey Solutions which is a World Bank's software.
Data access
Contact
| Name | Affiliation | URI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy Planning and Statistics Office | Government of Marshall Islands | [email protected] | https://www.rmieppso.org/contact |
Confidentiality Declaration
The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) data is protected under the National Statistics Act and cannot be disclosed to any individual without authorisation from the Government Statistician.
Conditions
Licensed datasets.
Users and Depositors should note that the data and documentation in the Pacific Data Hub Microdata Library do not belong to the archive but to the individual depositors (data owners of the data) to the archive.
Note: Prior to distributing certain licensed data and documentation, the Pacific Community (SPC) has to contact the data owner in order to obtain permission and that may cause some delays with microdata release.
Users and Depositors should note that the data and documentation in the Pacific Data Hub Microdata Library do not belong to the archive but to the individual depositors (data owners of the data) to the archive.
Note: Prior to distributing certain licensed data and documentation, the Pacific Community (SPC) has to contact the data owner in order to obtain permission and that may cause some delays with microdata release.
Citation requirement
"Economic Policy Planning and Statistics Office of Marshall Islands, Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2019 (HIES 2019), Version 01 of the licensed dataset (December 2020), provided by the Pacific Data Hub - Microdata Library. https://microdata.pacificdata.org/index.php/home"
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
Contact
| Name | Affiliation | URI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy Planning and Statistics Office | Government of Marshall Islands | [email protected] | https://www.rmieppso.org/contact |
Metadata production
Document ID
DDI_SPC_MHL_2019_HIES_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics for Development Division | SDD | Pacific Community (SPC) | Documentation of the study |
Date of Production
2020-12-04
Document version
Version 01 (December 2020): This is the first attempt at documenting the 2019-2020 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) of the Republic of Marshall Islands. Done in Noumea, New Caledonia by the Statistics for Development Division (SDD).