Heterogeneous interpretation of “household expenditure” in survey reports: Evidence and implications of bias

This paper addresses respondents’ interpretation of the term “household expenditure” when answering survey questions. A sizeable minority of respondents do not attempt to include all transactions made by every household member, interpreting the question as eliciting individual consumption. This biases estimates of expenditure downward. Furthermore, this bias is predicted by respondent characteristics.

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Year of publication:	2010-06-28
Authors:	Comerford, David ; Delaney, Liam
Institutions:	Geary Institute, University College Dublin
Subject:	Household Expenditure \| Survey Methods \| Measurement Error

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 201029 11 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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