PSA revisits families for income-expenditure survey
To complete the one year income and expenses data of sample families, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Aklan will be conducting a second visit for 2015 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) starting this January 11, 2016.
The 2015 FIES is a nationwide survey of households, which aims to gather data on the income distribution, levels of living and spending patterns of Filipino families.
Fourteen barangays in Aklan were selected as samples in this survey. These are Brgy. Poblacion (Altavas), Brgy. Morales (Balete), Brgy. Dingle (Banga), Brgy. Bay-ang, Mambuquiao, Mandong and Magpag-ong (Batan), Brgy. Tigayon (Kalibo), Brgy. Paningayan (Madalag), Brgy. Nagustan, Magallanes (Nabas), Brgy. Fatima (New Washington), Brgy. Albasan (Numancia), and Brgy. Afga (Tangalan).
According to Mrs. Antonet Catubuan, Chief Statistical Specialist, about 800 items are included in the FIES questionnaire such as expenditures on food, clothing, electricity, household equipment, health, transport, communication, education, restaurants, and miscellaneous goods and services. Likewise, housing characteristics, social protection, sources of income whether in cash or in kind are also incorporated.
Mrs. Catubuan also said that data derived from FIES provide the basic source of information for the estimation of the household account in the System of National Accounts and balances, measurement of the Human Development Index (HDI), measurement of poverty, and measurement of levels of living of different sections of the population and disparities in levels of living across geographical regions and socio-economic groups.
“The survey involves an interview of a national sample of about 50, 000 households. This sample is deemed sufficient to provide reliable estimates of income and expenditure levels for each region, including Western Visayas,” Catubuan said.
The 2015 FIES is a rider to the 1st Quarter Labor Force Survey (LFS) conducted also this January.
Mrs. Catubuan appeals to local government officials, especially to all respondents to support and cooperate in this data gathering, by giving the needed correct and reliable information to PSA’s data collectors.
She assured household respondents that all information furnished to PSA, thru its field personnel, or interviewers will be held “strictly confidential” and cannot be used for taxation, investigation or law enforcement purposes.
To complete the one year income and expenses data of sample families, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Aklan will be conducting a second visit for 2015 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) starting this January 11, 2016.
The 2015 FIES is a nationwide survey of households, which aims to gather data on the income distribution, levels of living and spending patterns of Filipino families.
Fourteen barangays in Aklan were selected as samples in this survey. These are Brgy. Poblacion (Altavas), Brgy. Morales (Balete), Brgy. Dingle (Banga), Brgy. Bay-ang, Mambuquiao, Mandong and Magpag-ong (Batan), Brgy. Tigayon (Kalibo), Brgy. Paningayan (Madalag), Brgy. Nagustan, Magallanes (Nabas), Brgy. Fatima (New Washington), Brgy. Albasan (Numancia), and Brgy. Afga (Tangalan).
According to Mrs. Antonet Catubuan, Chief Statistical Specialist, about 800 items are included in the FIES questionnaire such as expenditures on food, clothing, electricity, household equipment, health, transport, communication, education, restaurants, and miscellaneous goods and services. Likewise, housing characteristics, social protection, sources of income whether in cash or in kind are also incorporated.
Mrs. Catubuan also said that data derived from FIES provide the basic source of information for the estimation of the household account in the System of National Accounts and balances, measurement of the Human Development Index (HDI), measurement of poverty, and measurement of levels of living of different sections of the population and disparities in levels of living across geographical regions and socio-economic groups.
“The survey involves an interview of a national sample of about 50, 000 households. This sample is deemed sufficient to provide reliable estimates of income and expenditure levels for each region, including Western Visayas,” Catubuan said.
The 2015 FIES is a rider to the 1st Quarter Labor Force Survey (LFS) conducted also this January.
Mrs. Catubuan appeals to local government officials, especially to all respondents to support and cooperate in this data gathering, by giving the needed correct and reliable information to PSA’s data collectors.
She assured household respondents that all information furnished to PSA, thru its field personnel, or interviewers will be held “strictly confidential” and cannot be used for taxation, investigation or law enforcement purposes.