Survey of Living Conditions 1989(1)
Jamaica, 1989
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JAM_1989_SLC1_v01_M
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
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SEQ01: CODE OF HOUSEHOLD EXPENSE (hhexpcd)
Data file: SECTE
Overview
Valid:
31423
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
201
Maximum:
240
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
7
End:
9
Width:
3
Range:
201 - 240
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Laundry supplies (soap bars/powders, bleach, starch, clothes pins,...) | 1956 |
6.2%
|
| 202 | Polishes, waxes, air freshener, insect sprays | 1692 |
5.4%
|
| 203 | Kitchen supplies (napkins, matches, garbage bags, dishwashing liquid,...) | 1751 |
5.6%
|
| 204 | Toilet supplies (toilet paper, cleanser,...) | 1742 |
5.5%
|
| 205 | Other household supplies (scouring pads, liquid cleanser, brooms, light bulbs, batteries,...) | 1400 |
4.5%
|
| 206 | Home help services (cook , nurse maid, household help, gardener,...) | 381 |
1.2%
|
| 207 | Laundry and dry cleaning services | 139 |
0.4%
|
| 208 | Rental of equipment (radio, television,...) | 14 |
0%
|
| 209 | Cooking gas | 864 |
2.7%
|
| 210 | Furniture, indoor (chair, table, bed, mattress, baby crib, cabinet,...) | 304 |
1%
|
| 211 | Furniture, outdoor (lawn chair, barbecue grill,...) | 15 |
0%
|
| 212 | Furnishings (carpets, drapes, sheets, towels,...) | 716 |
2.3%
|
| 213 | Dinner ware (plates, glasses, knives, forks, spoons,...) | 487 |
1.5%
|
| 214 | Cooking ware (pots, pans,skillets,...) | 239 |
0.8%
|
| 215 | Other small kitchen equipment (ice box, toaster, mixer, hot plate,...) | 63 |
0.2%
|
| 216 | Radio or radio/cassette player | 157 |
0.5%
|
| 217 | Other small household equipment(tools, camera, hair dryer, suitcase, electric iron, fan...) | 158 |
0.5%
|
| 218 | Repairs on furniture or household equipment | 181 |
0.6%
|
| 219 | Medicines (pills, tonics, drugs, family panning supplies) | 1514 |
4.8%
|
| 220 | Medical services (doctor;s fee, hospital care, prescriptions, spectacles,---) | 1378 |
4.4%
|
| 221 | Shoes and sandals for adults | 1763 |
5.6%
|
| 222 | Shoes and sandals for children | 1205 |
3.8%
|
| 223 | Clothing materials for adults (dacron, linen, cotton, silk,...) | 1313 |
4.2%
|
| 224 | Clothing materials for children (dacron, linen, cotton, silk,...) | 849 |
2.7%
|
| 225 | Adult clothing (suits, dresses, jeans, swimwear, underwear,...) | 1610 |
5.1%
|
| 226 | Children clothing (shirts, trousers, coats, jeans,...) | 1099 |
3.5%
|
| 227 | Accessories (watches, jewelery, sunglasses,...) | 426 |
1.4%
|
| 228 | Reading materials (books, magazines, newspapers,...) | 1225 |
3.9%
|
| 229 | Stationary and writing equipment (pens, pencils, envelopes, stamps,..) | 1442 |
4.6%
|
| 230 | Education expenses (tuition, books, boarding fees,...) | 885 |
2.8%
|
| 231 | Making and repair of clothes (adult and children) | 1274 |
4.1%
|
| 232 | Purchased transportation, taxi, bus,,,) | 1485 |
4.7%
|
| 233 | Gasoline, motor oil | 193 |
0.6%
|
| 234 | Other transport expenses (car repairs, tires, parking charges..) | 187 |
0.6%
|
| 235 | Sporting activities(club membership, equipment, entrance fees etc) | 68 |
0.2%
|
| 236 | Other recreational activities (cinema, theater, dance clubs, records, tapes..) | 475 |
1.5%
|
| 237 | Vacation expenses (excluding fares, hotels, travel..) | 67 |
0.2%
|
| 238 | Gardening & horticulture (plans, fertilizer etc.) | 367 |
1.2%
|
| 239 | Telegrams, telephone, cablegrams | 245 |
0.8%
|
| 240 | Other consumption expenditure (flowers, etc.) | 94 |
0.3%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.