{"doc_desc":{"title":"mus-sm-hbs-2017-v1","producers":[{"name":"DataFirst","abbreviation":"","affiliation":"","role":"Metadata producer"}],"prod_date":"2020-07-29","version_statement":{"version":"Version 2"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"mus-sm-hbs-2017-v1","title":"Household Budget Survey 2017","sub_title":"Mauritius","alt_title":"HBS 2017"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Statistics Mauritius","affiliation":"Government of Mauritius"}],"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"DataFirst Support","affiliation":"University of Cape Town","email":"support@data1st.org","uri":"support.data1st.org"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Income\/Expenditure Survey [hh\/ies]","series_info":"Statistics Mauritius. Household Budget Survey 2017 [dataset]. Version 1. Port Louis: Statistics Mauritius [producer], 2017. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2019. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25828\/twkg-5323"},"version_statement":{"version":"Version 1: Edited, anonymised data available on DataFirst's Secure Research Data Centre","version_date":"2017"},"study_info":{"abstract":"Statistics Mauritius conducts the Household Budget Survey to collect data on the consumption patterns of the population living in private households in Mauritius. The data is used to update the \"basket of goods and services\" for the compilation of Mauritius' Consumer Price Index. Following the recommendation of an IMF mission in 2008, the coverage of the Household Budget Survey was extended to include private households of foreign citizens living in the country.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2012-01","end":"2012-12","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Mauritius","abbreviation":"mus"}],"geog_coverage":"The survey had national coverage","analysis_unit":"Households and individuals","universe":"The survey covered private households of residents of Mauritius.","data_kind":"Sample survey data","notes":"The scope of the survey includes the following: \n\n- Demographic characteristics \n- Dwelling characteristics \n- Household possessions \n- Overseas travel \n- Household finances \n- Household expenditure \n- Employment characteristics"},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"A stratified two-stage sampling design was used for the purpose of this survey. Clusters containing more than 50 households were stratified by geographical district and within each district by region (according to their level of relative development). At the first stage, a sample of clusters was selected within each stratum with probability proportional to size. The household within each selected cluster were stratified according to household size, expenditure class and religion. At the second stage, 8 households were sampled from each selected cluster. The total sample size was 6,720 private households surveyed at the rate of 560 per month.","coll_mode":"Face-to-face [f2f]","research_instrument":"The Household Budget Survey was conducted with 4 questionnaires: \n\nA household questionnaire, to collect information on the characteristics of the selected households and its members.\nAn income questionnaire, to collect data on the income of each income earner in the household.\nA point of purchase questionnaire, to collect data on outlets where households usually purchase goods and services.\nA daily diary, to record daily household expenditure for a month."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"The initial response rate was 74% before replacing households that were unable or unwilling to participate in the survey. After replacement by households having similar stratification criteria, the response rate was 100%."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"contact":[{"name":"DataFirst","affiliation":"University of Cape Town","email":"support@data1st.org","uri":"www.data1st.org"}],"cit_req":"Statistics Mauritius. Household Budget Survey 2017 [dataset]. Version 1. Port Louis: Statistics Mauritius [producer], 2017. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2019. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25828\/twkg-5323","conditions":"Secure Research Data Centre access https:\/\/www.datafirst.uct.ac.za\/services\/secure-data-services"}}},"schematype":"survey"}