Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2008
Samoa, 2008
Samoa Bureau of Statistics (formerly the Department of Statistics under the Ministry of Finance)
Identification
IDNO
SPC_WSM_2008_HIES_v01_M
Title
Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2008
Subtitle
NA
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Samoa | WSM |
Abstract
The purpose of the HIES survey is to obtain information on the income, consumption pattern and incidences of poverty for different groups of people in Samoa. This information will be used to guide policy makers in framing socio-economic developmental policies and in initiating financial measures for improving economic conditions of the people.
Some more specific outputs from the survey includes:
obtaining expenditure weights and other useful data for the revision of the consumer price index;
supplementing the data available for use in compiling official estimates of household accounts in the systems of national accounts;
supplying basic data needed for policy making in connection with social and economic planning;
providing data for assessing the impact on household living conditions of existing or proposed economic and social measures, particularly changes in the structure of household expenditures and in household consumption;
gathering information on poverty lines and incidence of poverty throughout Samoa
Some more specific outputs from the survey includes:
obtaining expenditure weights and other useful data for the revision of the consumer price index;
supplementing the data available for use in compiling official estimates of household accounts in the systems of national accounts;
supplying basic data needed for policy making in connection with social and economic planning;
providing data for assessing the impact on household living conditions of existing or proposed economic and social measures, particularly changes in the structure of household expenditures and in household consumption;
gathering information on poverty lines and incidence of poverty throughout Samoa
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Version
Version number
V01 contains the final data for achieving and future use, which was also used for tabulation.
Version Date
2010-07-01
Scope
Topic Classification
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| consumption/consumer behaviour [1.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| economic conditions and indicators [1.2] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| income, property and investment/saving [1.5] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| NA |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage, where the country was divided up into 4 standard geographical regions.
Geographic Unit
Household
Unit of Analysis
3 main units of analysis
a) household
b) region (4)
c) country
a) household
b) region (4)
c) country
Universe
The survey covered all household members including those that have been away for 3 months or less and those who have been with the household for 3 months or more.
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name |
|---|
| Samoa Bureau of Statistics (formerly the Department of Statistics under the Ministry of Finance) |
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hired Enumerators | SBS | Technical assistance in data collection |
| Hired Enumerators | SBS | Technical assistance in data entry |
| Chris Ryan | SPC | Technical assistance in sampling methodoly and selection |
| Gene Lorica | Philippines NSO | Technical assistance in data processing |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Government of Samoa | GoS | Financial assistance |
| United Nations Development Programme | UNDP | Major financial assistance |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| David Abbott | UNDP | Poverty Analyst |
Sampling
Deviations from the Sample Design
1 EA (Faleasiu) was replace due to boundary issues between the village and the bureau. The village did not agree with the statistical boundaries used by the bureau to enumerate this EA.
1 EA (Lufilufi) was replaced as it was an institution (Piula theological college).
1 EA (very few number of households) was totally left out as it was overlooked or 'accidentally missed' by the staff of the bureau.
1 EA (Lufilufi) was replaced as it was an institution (Piula theological college).
1 EA (very few number of households) was totally left out as it was overlooked or 'accidentally missed' by the staff of the bureau.
Response Rate
APIA URBAN AREA
Completed - 93.8% Refusal - 1.2% Incomplete - 5.0%
NORTH WEST UPOLU
Completed - 94.7% Refusal - 1.0% Incomplete - 4.2%
REST OF UPOLU
Completed - 99.2% Refusal - 0% Incomplete - 0.8%
SAVAII
Completed - 92.5% Refusal - 0.8% Incomplete - 6.7%
SAMOA
Complete - 95.1% Refusal - 0.8% Incomplete - 4.2%
Completed - 93.8% Refusal - 1.2% Incomplete - 5.0%
NORTH WEST UPOLU
Completed - 94.7% Refusal - 1.0% Incomplete - 4.2%
REST OF UPOLU
Completed - 99.2% Refusal - 0% Incomplete - 0.8%
SAVAII
Completed - 92.5% Refusal - 0.8% Incomplete - 6.7%
SAMOA
Complete - 95.1% Refusal - 0.8% Incomplete - 4.2%
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-25 | 2008-05-18 | 1st Round |
| 2008-08-04 | 2008-09-28 | 2nd Round |
Mode of data collection
Face-to-face [f2f]
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.
Copyright
(c) 2010, Samoa Bureau of Statistics
Contacts
Contact
| Name | Affiliation | URI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laupua Fiti | SBS | [email protected] | http//www.sbs.gov.ws |
Metadata production
Document ID
DDI_SPC_WSM_2008_HIES_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Sila | BSS | SBS | Documenter |
Date of Production
2010-07-04
Document version
Version 01 (2010) - First documentation of this survey using this IHSN toolkit.