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Methods of Household Consumption Measurement Through Surveys : Experimental Results from Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorDe Weerdt, Joachim
dc.contributor.authorBeegle, Kathleen
dc.contributor.authorGibson, John
dc.contributor.authorFriedman, Jed
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:43:22Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:43:22Z
dc.date.issued2010-12-01
dc.description.abstractConsumption expenditure has long been the preferred measure of household living standards. However, accurate measurement is a challenge and household expenditure surveys vary widely across many dimensions, including the level of reporting, the length of the reference period, and the degree of commodity detail. These variations occur both across countries and also over time within countries. There is little current understanding of the implications of such changes for spatially and temporally consistent measurement of household consumption and poverty. A field experiment in Tanzania tests eight alternative methods to measure household consumption on a sample of 4,000 households. There are significant differences between consumption reported by the benchmark personal diary and other diary and recall formats. Under-reporting is particularly relevant in illiterate households and for urban respondents completing household diaries; recall modules measure lower consumption than a personal diary, with larger gaps among poorer households and households with more adult members. Variations in reporting accuracy by household characteristics are also discussed and differences in measured poverty as a result of survey design are explored. The study concludes with recommendations for methods of survey based consumption measurement in low-income countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101213140710
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5501
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3986
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPaper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP),Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5501
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectAGGREGATE MEASURE
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectASSESSING WELFARE
dc.subjectASSET WEALTH
dc.subjectCASE STUDY
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY
dc.subjectCONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEYS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION GOODS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION INFORMATION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION MEASURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION MEASURES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION MODULES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SURVEYS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ISSUES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDIETARY DIVERSITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DATA
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE LEVEL
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD ITEM
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFUTURE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHIGHER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTIC
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD RESOURCES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDICATORS FOR POVERTY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectLEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS SURVEY
dc.subjectMEAN VALUE
dc.subjectMEASURED CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectMEASURED POVERTY
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectNON-FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectNON-FOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectNON-FOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPERSONAL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PERSONS
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPOVERTY STUDIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRANDOM VARIABLE
dc.subjectRELATIVE RANKINGS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL REGIONS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSEASONAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectSEPARATE POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTOTAL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectTOTAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURE
dc.titleMethods of Household Consumption Measurement Through Surveys : Experimental Results from Tanzaniaen
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okr.date.disclosure2010-12-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:36:49.922721Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid265491468312013923
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5501
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20101213140710
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum13233228
okr.identifier.reportWPS5501
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.sectorOther social services,Micro- and SME finance,General transportation sector,General finance sector,General energy sector
okr.sectorHealth and other social services,Transportation,Finance,Energy and mining
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Lines
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Poverty & Inequality (DECPI)
okr.volume1 of 1
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