Income and Expenditure Survey 2005-2006
South Africa, 2005 - 2006
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zaf-statssa-ies-2005-2006-v2.1
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Statistics South Africa
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May 22, 2013
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Identification
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zaf-statssa-ies-2005-2006-v2.1
Title
Income and Expenditure Survey 2005-2006
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
Abstract
The Income and Expenditure Survey 2005-2006 conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) between September 2005 and August 2006. The survey was designed to collect data on items and services acquired by South African households, sources of household income (monetary or in-kind) and household expenditure within a given reference period. Studies of this nature play an important role in evaluating changes in consumption patterns and income distribution. The data collected provides input to the goods and services for inclusion in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket of goods and services.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Units of analysis in the survey are households and individuals
Version
Version Description
v2.1: Edited, anonymised dataset for licensed distribution.
Version 1 of the Income and Expenditure Survey 2005-6 was released by Statistics South Africa in the 1st Quarter of 2008. This version did not contain person-level data.
Version 2 of this dataset, which was released by Statistics South Africa in the 3rd Quarter of 2008, contains person-level data, and replaces the earlier version.
Version 2.1 has value labels added by DataFirst. In the older version (v2), a variable was split into two in the process of conversion from ASCII to Stata The split variable "donkey" and "cart_ox_cart" have been corrected in verstion 2.1 to reflect the original variable "donkey_cart_ox_cart".
Version 1 of the Income and Expenditure Survey 2005-6 was released by Statistics South Africa in the 1st Quarter of 2008. This version did not contain person-level data.
Version 2 of this dataset, which was released by Statistics South Africa in the 3rd Quarter of 2008, contains person-level data, and replaces the earlier version.
Version 2.1 has value labels added by DataFirst. In the older version (v2), a variable was split into two in the process of conversion from ASCII to Stata The split variable "donkey" and "cart_ox_cart" have been corrected in verstion 2.1 to reflect the original variable "donkey_cart_ox_cart".
Version Date
2008
Version Notes
Version 1 of the Income and Expenditure Survey 2005-6 was released by Statistics South Africa in the 1st Quarter of 2008. This version did not contain person-level data.
Version 2 of this dataset, which was released by Statistics South Africa in the 3rd Quarter of 2008, contains person-level data, and replaces the earlier version.
Version 2.1 has value labels added by DataFirst. In the older version (v2), a variable was split into two in the process of conversion from ASCII to Stata The split variable “donkey” and “cart_ox_cart” have been corrected in verstion 2.1 to reflect the original variable “donkey_cart_ox_cart”.
Version 2 of this dataset, which was released by Statistics South Africa in the 3rd Quarter of 2008, contains person-level data, and replaces the earlier version.
Version 2.1 has value labels added by DataFirst. In the older version (v2), a variable was split into two in the process of conversion from ASCII to Stata The split variable “donkey” and “cart_ox_cart” have been corrected in verstion 2.1 to reflect the original variable “donkey_cart_ox_cart”.
Scope
Notes
The survey collected data on all income received by household members and all goods and services obtained by the household over the 11 months prior to the survey, as well as during the survey month.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey had national coverage
Universe
The survey covered all de jure household members
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Statistics South Africa |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2005-09 | 2006-08 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
The IES 2005/2006 based on the diary method was the first of its kind to be conducted by Stats SA. Previously IESs were conducted by Stats SA every five years using the recall method. In the recall method a single questionnaire was administered to a household at a selected dwelling unit in the sample. The responding households were required to recall expenditure and sources of income for 12 months prior to the survey.
Stats SA decided to change the survey methodology, in line with international best practice, from the recall method to a combination of the recall and the diary methods. A fieldworker administered a main questionnaire to a selected household over five separate visits during which households were required to account for all income and for acquisitions of goods and services over the 11 months prior to the survey. During the four weeks of the survey month, households were also given diaries and were required to record their daily acquisitions in a diary on a daily basis. The diaries were collected on a weekly basis for a period of a month. The purpose of the diary was to try to minimise or eliminate the recall problem over the four weeks of the survey month so that the information collected was as accurate as possible
Stats SA decided to change the survey methodology, in line with international best practice, from the recall method to a combination of the recall and the diary methods. A fieldworker administered a main questionnaire to a selected household over five separate visits during which households were required to account for all income and for acquisitions of goods and services over the 11 months prior to the survey. During the four weeks of the survey month, households were also given diaries and were required to record their daily acquisitions in a diary on a daily basis. The diaries were collected on a weekly basis for a period of a month. The purpose of the diary was to try to minimise or eliminate the recall problem over the four weeks of the survey month so that the information collected was as accurate as possible
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Licensed dataset, accessibe under conditions
Citation requirements
Statistics South Afrca. Income and Expenditure Survey 2005-2006 [dataset]. Version 2.1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2008. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/05vp-vh12
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | info@data1st.org | Link |
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
ddi-zaf-datafirst-ies-2005-2006-v1.2
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-03-29
DDI Document version
Version 2