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Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009

Tonga, 2009
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SPC_TON_2009_HIES_v01_M
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Statistics Department of Tonga
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Questionnaires
Household Questionnaire
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Author(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Date 2008-10-15
Country Tonga
Language English
Contributor(s) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Publisher(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Description The questionnaire used to collect household information, with no household having more than one questionnaire.

The questionnaire has 14 sections:
1 Dwelling Characteristics
2 Household Possessions
3 Dwelling Tenure
4 Construction of Dwellings
5 Household Bills
6 Transport Expenses
7 Major Consumer Durables
8 Education/Recreation
9 Medical & Health
10 Overseas Travel
11 Special Events
12 Subsistence Activity Sales
13 Remittances
14 Contributions to Church/Village/School
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Individua Questionaire Part 1 and 2
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Author(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Date 2008-10-15
Country Tonga
Language English
Contributor(s) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Publisher(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Description Information on each member of the sample household in collected using the Individual Quesitonnaires. This is Part 1 and 2 (merged document), Part 1 covers Individual Characteristics, Health, Education, and Labour Force while Part 2 covers sources of income, loans, and contributions to benefit schemes.
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Household Diary
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Author(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Date 2008-10-15
Country Tonga
Language English
Contributor(s) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Publisher(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Description The questionnaire used to collect detailed expenditure and receipts of the household in one week.
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Reports
Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009 Report
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Author(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Date 2010-08-20
Country Tonga
Language English
Contributor(s) Secretariat Pacific Community (SPC)
Publisher(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Description This file is the final report of the 2009 Tonga Household Income and Expenditure Survey.
Table of contents Table of Contents

Section 1 - Introduction .....................................................................................1
1.1 Survey objectives.......................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Sample design and implementation........................................................................... 1
1.3 Response Rates ........................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Survey Schedules ......................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Key Concepts and definitions ..................................................................................... 6
1.6 Fieldwork ...................................................................................................................... 10
1.7 Data processing .......................................................................................................... 11
Section 2 - Expenditure Analysis.................................................................... 12
2.1 Expenditure Analysis Approach................................................................................ 12
2.2 Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 13
Section 3 - Income Analysis............................................................................ 36
3.1 Income Analysis Approach........................................................................................ 36
3.2 Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 38
Section 4 - Quality of Results.......................................................................... 49
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 49
4.2 Sampling Errors .......................................................................................................... 49
4.3 Non-Sampling Errors.................................................................................................. 52
Appendices ....................................................................................................... 55
Appendix 1: Additional Expenditure Analysis .............................................................. 56
Appendix 2: Additional Income Analysis ..................................................................... 74
Appendix 3: COICOP Classification - Detailed Structure and Explanatory Notes....... 92
Appendix 4: Tonga Maps ............................................................................................ 98
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Technical documents
Fieldwork Manual
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Author(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Date 2008-10-15
Country Tonga
Language English
Contributor(s) Secretariat Pacific Community (SPC)
Publisher(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Description This file is the Fieldwork Manual, it gives information to interviewers and supervisors to help them fulfuil their mission during the 2009 HIES of Tonga.
Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GENERAL
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Purpose and Objective of the Survey
1.3 Confidentiality of the Information
2 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
2.1 Survey Team Structure
2.2 Functions and Responsibilities of Supervisors
2.3 Functions and responsibilities of Interviewers (Enumerators)
3 TIMING OF EVENTS
3.1 Timing for round 1 training and fieldwork
3.2 Timing for remaining rounds
4 PROCEDURES IN THE FIELD
4.1 General
4.2 Listing and Selection of Households
4.3 Dwelling v Household
4.4 Making the First Visit to the Household
4.5 Dealing with Refusals
4.6 Completing and Checking of Diaries
4.7 Conducting the Interviews
4.8 Accounting for all Survey Forms
4.9 Other Important Information
5) SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES AND MATERIALS
5.1 Survey Questionnaires
5.2 Materials for Household Listing and Selections
5.3 Other Materials

Appendix 1: Example of updated household listing
Appendix 2: Example of selection of 12 households
Appendix 3: Visiting Schedule
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Questionnaire Manual
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Author(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Date 2008-10-15
Country Tonga
Language English
Contributor(s) Secretariat Pacific Community (SPC)
Publisher(s) Tonga Statistics Department
Description This document is the Questionnaire Manual. It gives information to interviewers and supervisors on how to fill the questionnaires.
Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 General Guidelines

2 HOUSEHOLD ENVELOPE

3 INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONNAIRE - PART 1
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Household/Person ID Section
3.3 Demographics Section (Q 01 - 09)
3.4 Health Section (Q 10.1 - 10.8)
3.5 Education Section (Q 11.1 - 11.15)
3.6 Labour Force Section (Q 12.1 - 12.15)

4 INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONNAIRE - PART 2
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Household/Person ID Section
4.3 Specific Sections Relating to this Questionnaire

5) HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Filling in the Front Page
5.3 Specific Sections Relating to this Questionnaire
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