Adult – a household member aged 18 or more (as of
the day of the interview) or a household member who has a partner or children
in the household.
Adult and child(ren) – a household consisting of one adult and at least one child aged 0–17.
Child – a household member aged 0–17 (as of the
day of the interview), who does not have a partner or any children in the
household.
Consumption expenditure – monetary and
non-monetary expenditure per household member that is connected with
consumption. Consumption expenditures are divided by purpose according to the
classification of consumption (COICOP-HBS) worked out by Eurostat.
Couple aged 65 and over without children – a
household consisting of two members – two adults, who are legally
married or cohabiting, both aged 65 or more.
Couple with minor and adult children – a household consisting
of two adults, who are legally married or cohabiting, at least one child aged
0–17 and at least one child aged 18 or over.
Couple with one child – a household consisting of two
adults and one child aged 0–17.
Couple without children, at least one partner is aged under
65 – a household consisting of two members – two adults,
who are legally
married or cohabiting, at least one of them aged 64 or less.
Couple with three or more children – a
household consisting of two adults, who are legally married or cohabiting, and at
least three children aged 0–17.
Couple with two children – a household consisting
of two adults, who are legally married or cohabiting, and two children aged
0–17.
Educational level of the head of the
household –
the highest attained level of the head of the household. The educational levels
of ISCED codes approved by UNESCO in 1997 have been used in the tables setting
out the educational level of the heads of the household.
Expenditure decile – the variation line of households divided into ten
equal parts. Division points are called decile points
and the parts of variation line between them are called decile
intervals or deciles. Households whose expenditure is smaller than the first
expenditure decile point belong to the first
expenditure decile interval and, those whose
expenditure exceeds the ninth expenditure decile
point belong to the tenth expenditure decile interval,
i.e. the extreme expenditure decile intervals are
practically open (with one final point).
Expenditure quintile –
the variation line of households divided into five equal parts. Division points
are called quintile points and the parts of variation line between them are
called quintile intervals or quintiles. Households whose expenditure is smaller
than the first expenditure quintile point belong to the first expenditure
quintile interval and, those whose expenditure exceeds the fourth expenditure
quintile point belong to the fifth expenditure quintile interval, i.e. the
extreme expenditure quintile intervals are practically open (with one final
point).
Expenditures (outgoing)
– main indicators of the Household Budget Survey.
These expenditures are divided into two: consumption expenditure and other
expenditure. Mortgage payments, real estate purchases, financial investments,
expenses on major repairs or construction and other investments are not taken
into account here.
Head of the
household – the household
member with the largest long-term contribution to the household’s income.
Household – a
group of people who live in a common main dwelling (at the same address) and
share joint financial and/or food resources and whose members consider
themselves to be one household. Household can also consist of one member only.
Household with children – a household where there is
at least one child aged 0–17.
Household without children – a household where there
are no children aged 0–17.
Income quintile – the variation line of households (or members of households)
divided into five equal parts. Division points are called quintile points and
the parts of variation line between them are called quintile intervals or quintiles.
Households whose income is smaller than the first income quintile point belong
into the first income quintile interval and, those whose income exceeds the fourth
income quintile point belong to the fifth income quintile interval, i.e. the
extreme income quintile intervals are practically open (with one final point).
Main
dwelling – the dwelling where a person spends / has
spent, during a longer period,
- most of the year,
- most of the time free from work/studies.
Main
dwelling of a legally married or cohabiting person is the dwelling where he/she
spends most of the time spent with his/her partner or/and children.
Non-monetary consumption – consumption of
non-monetary income and other expenditure converted into monetary value.
Other expenditure – expenditure on donations, monetary gifts, alimonies paid out of household, fines, etc.
Other household with children – a household, where
there is at least one child aged 0–17, which does not fall under any of the
above-mentioned groups.
Other household without children – a household, where
there are no children aged 0–17, which does not fall under any of the above-mentioned groups.
Other inactive household – a household, where
there are no working members aged 15 or more and which does not fall under unemployed household
or retired household.
Retired household – a
non-working and non-unemployed household with at least one non-working old-age
pensioner.
Rural settlement –
a small town or a village.
Savings – deposits, endowment insurances, stocks and
other savings.
Single person aged under 65
– a household consisting of one person aged 64 or less.
Single person aged 65 or more – a
household consisting of one person aged 65 or more.
Social-economic status – a usual or current main status of
a person according to the person’s own opinion (employed, unemployed, retired,
student, etc.).
Unemployed household – a non-working household with at least one unemployed member aged 15
or more (i.e. who is not working, is looking for a job and is prepared to start
working within two weeks).
Urban settlement –
a city, a city without municipal status or town.
Working household – a
household with at least one working member aged 15 or more.
The
Household Budget Survey is conducted all year round. The purpose of the survey
is to get reliable information about expenditures and consumption of
households. Besides getting information about the composition of a household,
it is possible to receive information on the demographic and social estimates
(marital status, employment, education) as well as on the living conditions and
ownership of durable goods.
The
population of the survey consists of Estonian private households. The sample of
the survey is drawn from all at least 15-year-old residents of
Results of
the Household Budget Survey are published in the publications of Statistics
Estonia. The data are also available in the Statistical Database on Statistics
Estonia’s website http://www.stat.ee/en.
The data of
the survey are used by a lot of ministries and research institutions. The
Household Budget Survey often serves as a basis while analysing and monitoring
the consumption trends of the households in
Educational levels according to ISCED 97
codes
Below upper secondary
education: 0–2
no primary education: 0,
primary education: 1
basic education: 2
Upper secondary education: 3–4
vocational education
after basic education: 3C
secondary
education: 3A
vocational
education with secondary education: 3A
vocational
education after secondary education: 4B
post-secondary technical
after basic education: 3A
Tertiary education: 5–6
post-secondary
technical after secondary education: 5B
higher education: 5A,
master’s degree: 5A, and doctor’s degree: 6
Statistical Classification of Regional Units of
The regional division used is based on the Statistical Classification of
Regional Units of Estonia. The data are published by the following regions:
|
EE001 |
|
Harju county |
|
EE004 |
|
Hiiu, Lääne, Pärnu and Saare counties |
|
EE006 |
|
Järva, Lääne-Viru and Rapla counties |
|
EE007 |
|
Ida-Viru
county |
|
EE008 |
|
Jõgeva, Põlva, |
The classification of consumption expenditure
(COICOP-HBS),
worked out by the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) is used for reflecting the consumption
expenditure of households
01. Food and non-alcoholic
beverages
02. Alcoholic beverages,
tobacco
03. Clothing and footwear
04. Housing, water,
electricity, gas and other fuels
05. Household equipment and
operation
06. Health
07. Transport
08. Communication
09. Recreation and culture
10. Education
11. Restaurants and hotels
12.
Miscellaneous goods and services
Eesti statistika
aastaraamat. Statistical Yearbook of
Leibkonna eelarve
uuring 2010. Metoodika. Household Budget Survey 2010. Methodology
Leibkonna kulutused ja
tarbimine. 2007
Leibkonna elujärg.
2005. Household living niveau
Leibkonna eelarve uuring 2002.
Metoodika ülevaade. Household
Budget Survey 2002. Methodical report
Maakonnad arvudes. Counties in Figures
Minifacts about
Data on alcoholic beverages and tobacco are considered
underestimated, because the answers that people give
to the questions about the purchase and consumption of these goods tend to be
inaccurate.
Mortgage payments,
real estate purchases, financial investments, expenses on major repairs or
construction and other investments are not taken into account as expenditures.
A dwelling can have several heating
facilities.
As the Household Budget Survey is non-regular
and it was not conducted in 2008 and 2009, thus no data are available for these
years.
Arvo Valtin
Social Surveys Service
Tel
+372 625 9338
Updated: 16.08.2012