Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2014-2015
Liberia, 2014 - 2015
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LBR_2014_HIES_v01_M
Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2014-2015
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Liberia | LBR |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
1. Evaluation and analysis of poverty levels and quality of life at the household level.
2. Analysis of primary indicators on economic productivity, employment, and social welfare.
3. Preparation of a 'weighting system' for a Consumer Price Index.
4. Generation of general economic (macroeconomic) indicators; e.g. estimates of national income. (Gross Domestic Product - GDP)
5. Analysis of household ownership of productive assets and their linkages with household income activities.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Household
- Individual
Scope
The HIES 2014 survey covered the following topics:
- Household demographic characteristics
- Household roster
- Household assets
- Housing, water and sanitation
- Food security
- Food consumption outside the household
- Assistance, groups and other sources of income
- Education
- Health
- Labor
- Subjective welfare
- Crop production and sales
- Livestock, aquatic sales and purchases
- Cash transfers and gifts
- Shocks
- Credit
- Non-farm enterprises
- Market prices
Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services | Government of Liberia |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Liberia | Funded the study |
| World Bank | Funded the study |
| Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency | Funded the study |
| United States Agency for International Development | Funded the study |
| African Development Fund | Funded the study |
| European Commission | Funded the study |
Sampling
The main Household Income Expenditure Survey (HIES) was administered to a representative sample of households. The sampling frame was defined by all Enumeration Areas (EA's) from each county across Liberia. The survey used a two stage sampling methodology. At the first stage 836 enumeration areas were selected. At the second stage 8,360 households were randomly selected.
Weighting coefficient and stratification variables are provided in the survey datasets.
Survey instrument
There were two questionnaires administered for this survey:
- Household and Individual Questionnaire
- Price Questionnaire
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services | Government of Liberia |
Data Access
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services. Liberia Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2014-2015, Ref. LBR_2014_HIES_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | URL |
|---|---|
| Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services | http://www.lisgis.net |
Metadata production
DDI_LBR_2014_HIES_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Metadata Preparation |
2015-01-12
Metadata version
Version 02 (March 2016)
Version 01 (January 2015)