Egypt, Arab Rep. - Household Income Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2012-13

Reference ID

EGY_2012_HIECS_v01_M

Year

2012 - 2013

Country

Egypt, Arab Rep.

Producer(s)

Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) - Egypt, Arab Rep. Government

Sponsor(s)

Egypt, Arab Rep. Government - GovEGY - Funded the study

Collection(s)

HIECS

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Jan 05, 2017

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Overview

Identification

Country

Egypt, Arab Rep.

Title

Household Income Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2012-13

Study Type

Income/Expenditure/Household Survey

Series Information

The first survey of income and expenditure, planned to be a pilot one, was undertaken in 1955. It was planned and carried out by the Committee of Statistics in three villages of the Giza governorate on a sample of 750 households where the total sampling frame of the area was 4,000 households.

In 1958-1959, the first national survey was conducted in all governorates of Egypt on a sample of 6,376 households distributed between urban and rural areas (51.5% and 48.5% respectively). All sampled hosueholds were observed for the entire survey period (12 months).

In 1964-1965, the second survey was conducted on a sample of 13,818 households allocated between urban and rural areas (67.6% and 32.4% respectively). With the aim of reducing the burden on surveyed households, the whole sample was divided into four sub-samples where households of each sub-sample were observed for only three consecutive months.

In 1974-1975, the third survey was carried out on a sample of 11,995 households distributed equally between urban and rural areas in a similar way to the second survey. Like the second survey, households were observed only for three consecutive months.

In 1981-1982, the fourth survey was conducted on a sample of 17,000 households distributed equally between urban and rural areas. A new observation methodology, combining fixed and changeable observation of surveyed households, was applied. A sub-sample of 1,000 households were observed across the entire survey period (12 months) while the remaining households were observed on a changeable basis.

In 1990-1991, the name of the survey was changed from the household budgetary survey to the income, expenditure and consumption survey. Under the new name, the fifth survey was conducted on a sample of 15,000 households distributed between urban and rural areas (60% for urban and 40% for rura)l. The entire sample was divided into 12 sub-samples, each were observed for only one month.

In 1995-1996, the sixth survey was conducted on a sample of 15,090 households allocated between urban and rural areas (45.2% and 54.9% respectively). The same observation scheme of the previous survey was applied, i.e. households were observed for one month only.

In 1990-2000, the seventh survey was conducted on a sample of 48,000 households (4,000 households monthly). distributed across urban and rural areas (60% and 40% respectively, and households were observed every 15 days).

In 2004-2005, the eight survey was conducted on a sample of 48,000 households (4,000 households monthly). distributed across urban and rural areas (46.4% and 53.6% respectively, and households were observed every 15 days).

In 2008-2009, the ninth survey was conducted on a sample of 48,658 households (2,000 households every 15 days). distributed across urban and rural areas (47.2% and 52.8% respectively, and households were observed every 15 days).

In 2010-2011, the tenth survey was conducted on a sample of 26,500 households out of which, 16,500 were new households and 10,000 were panel households. 1,100 were surveyed every 15 days and the households were distributed between urban and rural areas (47.1% and 52.9% respectively and surveyed households were changed every 15 days).

The current survey, 2012-2013, is the eleventh survey that was carried out on a sample of 24863 households out of which, 16,094 are new households while 8,769 are panel households. 1,036 households were surveyed every 15 days and are distributed bwteen urban and rural areas (45.4% and 54.6% respectively and surveyed households were changed every 15 days).

ID Number

EGY_2012_HIECS_v01_M

Overview

Abstract

The Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Survey (HIECS) is of great importance among other household surveys conducted by statistical agencies in various countries around the world. This survey provides a large amount of data to rely on in measuring the living standards of households and individuals, as well as establishing databases that serve in measuring poverty, designing social assistance programs, and providing necessary weights to compile consumer price indices, considered to be an important indicator to assess inflation.

The first survey that covered all the country governorates was carried out in 1958-1959 followed by a long series of similar surveys. The current survey, HIECS 2012/2013, is the eleventh in this long series.

Starting in 2008-2009, Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Surveys were conducted every two years instead of five years. This enabled better tracking of the rapid changes in the level of the living standards of the Egyptian households.

CAPMAS started in 2010-2011 to follow a panel sample of around 40% of the total household sample size. The current survey is the second one to follow a panel sample. This procedure will provide the necessary data to extract accurate indicators on the status of the society.

CAPMAS is also pleased to disseminate the results of this survey to policy makers, researchers and scholarly to help in policy making and conducting development related researches and studies.

The survey main objectives are:

- To identify expenditure levels and patterns of population as well as socio- economic and demographic differentials.

- To measure average household and per-capita expenditure for various expenditure items along with socio-economic correlates.

- To measure the change in living standards and expenditure patterns and behavior for the individuals and households in the panel sample, previously surveyed in 2008-2009, for the first time during the 12 months representing the survey period.

- To define percentage distribution of expenditure for various items used in compiling consumer price indices which is considered an important indicator for measuring inflation.

- To estimate the quantities, values of commodities and services consumed by households during the survey period to determine the levels of consumption and estimate the current demand which is important to predict future demands.

- To define average household and per-capita income from different sources.

- To provide data necessary to measure standard of living for households and individuals. Poverty analysis and setting up a basis for social welfare assistance are highly dependent on the results of this survey.

- To provide essential data to measure elasticity which reflects the percentage change in expenditure for various commodity and service groups against the percentage change in total expenditure for the purpose of predicting the levels of expenditure and consumption for different commodity and service items in urban and rural areas.

- To provide data essential for comparing change in expenditure against change in income to measure income elasticity of expenditure.

- To study the relationships between demographic, geographical, housing characteristics of households and their income.

- To provide data necessary for national accounts especially in compiling inputs and outputs tables.

- To identify consumers behavior changes among socio-economic groups in urban and rural areas.

- To identify per capita food consumption and its main components of calories, proteins and fats according to its nutrition components and the levels of expenditure in both urban and rural areas.

- To identify the value of expenditure for food according to its sources, either from household production or not, in addition to household expenditure for non-food commodities and services.

- To identify distribution of households according to the possession of some appliances and equipments such as (cars, satellites, mobiles ,…etc) in urban and rural areas that enables measuring household wealth index.

- To identify the percentage distribution of income earners according to some background variables such as housing conditions, size of household and characteristics of head of household.

- To provide a time series of the most important data related to dominant standard of living from economic and social perspective. This will enable conducting comparisons based on the results of these time series. In addition to, the possibility of performing geographical comparisons.

Compared to previous surveys, the current survey experienced certain peculiarities, among which :

1) The total sample of the current survey (24.9 thousand households) is divided into two sections:

a - A new sample of 16.1 thousand households. This sample was used to study the geographic differences between urban governorates, urban and rural areas, and frontier governorates as well as other discrepancies related to households characteristics and household size, head of the household's education status, etc...

b - A panel sample of 2008/2009 survey data of around 8.8 thousand households were selected to accurately study the changes that may have occurred in the households' living standards over the period between the two surveys and over time in the future since CAPMAS will continue to collect panel data for HIECS in the coming years.

2) Some additional questions that showed to be important based on previous surveys results, were added to the survey questionnaire, such as:

a - The extent of health services provided to monitor the level of services available in the Egyptian society. By collecting information on the in-kind transfers, the household received during the year; in order to monitor the assistance the household received from different sources government, association, etc...

b - Identifying the main outlet of fabrics, clothes and footwear to determine the level of living standards of the household.

3) Quality control procedures especially for fieldwork are increased, to ensure data accuracy and avoid any errors in suitable time, as well as taking all the necessary measures to guarantee that mistakes are not repeated, with the application of the principle of reward and punishment.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

Household/family

Individual/person

Scope

Notes

The scope of 2012/2013 Household Income, Expenditure, and Consumption Survey includes:

- Household: Includes geographic, social, and economic characteristics of households, namely, household composition, dwelling characteristics, ownership of assets indicators, heads' and spouses' characteristics, annual household expenditure and income.

- Individual: Includes demographic, migration, education, labor and health characteristics, as well as annual income for household members identified as earners. Moreover, fathers' and mothers' characteristics are generated for household members if possible.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National coverage, covering a sample of urban and rural areas in all governorates.

Universe

The survey covered a national sample of households and all individuals permanently residing in surveyed households.

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS)	Egypt, Arab Rep. Government

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
Egypt, Arab Rep. Government	GovEGY	Funded the study

Date of Metadata Production

2016-10

DDI Document ID

DDI_EGY_2012_HIECS_v01_M