Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2023
Palau, 2023 - 2024
Identification
SPC_PLW_2023_HIES_v01_M
Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2023
HIES 2023
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palau | PLW |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
The 2023/24 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) of Palau is the fourth of its kind to be conducted by the country. The previous HIES surveys took place in 2004 (incomplete results therefore no publication), 2006 and 2013.
A Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) collects a wealth of information on household expenditure, income, own-account production and consumption.
HIES also collects information on sectoral and thematic areas such as gender, education, health, labour, primary activities, transport, information and communication and cash transfers and remittances. The HIES data will be used to:
· derive expenditure weights for the revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI);
· supplement the data available for use in compiling official estimates of various components in the System of National Accounts; and
· gather information on welfare and food security in Palau.
The data will inform indicators under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and guide social and economic policy.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Households and individuals.
Version
Version 01: Cleaned and de-identified version of the Master file.
2024-12-12
Scope
-HOUSEHOLD: Dwelling characteristics; Assets; Home maintenance; Vehicles; International trips; Domestic trips; Household services; Financial support; Other household expenditure; Ceremonies; Remittances; Food insecurity; Fisheries and hunting; Handicraft; Livestock; Agriculture; Legal services.
-INDIVIDUAL: Individual characteristics; Education; Health; Disability; Communication; Alcohol; Other individual expenses; Labour force.
Coverage
National coverage.
Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) covered all persons who were considered to be usual residents of private dwellings as well as those living in barracks.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palau Bureau of Budget and Planning | Government of Palau |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics for Development Division | Pacific Community | Technical assistance |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Palau | Funding |
Sampling
Private households urban: 77,5%
Private households rural: 81,2%
Workers barracks urban: 76,1%
Worker barracks rural: 80,8%
Grand Total: 78,2%
Survey instrument
The 2023/24 Palau Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) questionnaire was developed in English language and it follows the Pacific Standard HIES questionnaire structure. It is administered on CAPI using Survey Solutions, and the diary is no longer part of the form. All transactions (food, non food, home production and gifts) are collected through different recall sections during the same visit. The traditional 14 days diary is no longer recommended in the region.
This new method of implementing the HIES present some interesting and valuable advantages such as: cost saving, data quality, time reduction for data processing and reporting.
Below is a list of all modules in this questionnaire:
-Household ID
-Demographic characteristics
-Education
-Health
-Functional difficulties
-Communication
-Alcohol
-Other individual expenses
-Labour force
-Dwelling characteristics
-Assets
-Home maintenance
-Vehicles
-International trips
-Domestic trips
-Household services
-Financial support
-Other household expenditure
-Ceremonies
-Remittances
-Food insecurity
-Livestock
-Agriculture
-Fisheries
-Hunting
-Handicraft and home-processed food
-Horticulture
-Legal services
The survey questionnaire can be found in this documentation.
Data was collected using Survey Solutions and was later processed with the software Stata.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-01 | 2024-02-29 | Fieldwork |
- Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Fieldwork was carried out by a total of 2 teams consisting of 12 interviewers and 2 supervisors under the management of Palau's National Statistics Office.
Data processing
Data was edited and cleaned using the software Stata.
Data cleaning was made manually and in close collaboration with the Statistics Office of Palau.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Planning and Budget | Government of Palau | https://www.palaugov.pw/executive-branch/ministries/finance/budgetandplanning/ | ops@palaugov.org |
Data not available
"Palau Bureau of Budget and Planning, Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2023 (HIES 2023), Version 01 of the licensed dataset (December 2024), provided by the Pacific Data Hub-Microdata Library. https://microdata.pacificdata.org/index.php/home"
Disclaimer and copyrights
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
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Planning and Budget | Government of Palau | ops@palaugov.org | https://www.palaugov.pw/executive-branch/ministries/finance/budgetandplanning/ |
Metadata production
DDI_SPC_PLW_2023_HIES_v01_M
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics for Development Division | SDD | Pacific Community | Documentation of the study |
2025-02-14
Metadata version
-Version 01: This is the first attempt at documenting the 2023/24 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) of Palau. Done by the Statistics for Development Division at Noumea.