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Household Budget Surveys Working Group - 5-6 May 2003

Household Budget Surveys Working Group - 5-6 May 2003. Draft action plan for the integration of the Candidate Countries in the next round of HBS Item V.4.b) of the agenda. Household Budget Surveys Working Group - 5-6 May 2003.

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Household Budget Surveys Working Group - 5-6 May 2003

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  1. Household Budget Surveys Working Group - 5-6 May 2003 Draft action plan for the integration of the Candidate Countries in the next round of HBS Item V.4.b) of the agenda

  2. Household Budget Surveys Working Group - 5-6 May 2003 Draft action plan for the integration of the Candidate Countries in the next round of HBS 1. Introduction 2. Proposed plan 3. Risk analysis 4. Methodological update 5. Discussion

  3. 1. Introduction The process of enlargement of the EU has created new requests for statistical information about the Candidate Countries • Two types of actions are being carried out: • To develop ad-hoc projects in order to fill current gaps of statistical information of the CC • To prepare the integration of the CC in the ESS as fully active members before they become Member States • This document presents a plan for the integration of the CC in the HBS working group. The goal will be the full participation of the CC in the HBS round of 2005

  4. 1. Introduction • HBS project has no legal basis. Participation is voluntary • Eurostat highly encourages the ten acceding countries to join the HBS project • Eurostat also invites the other three CC to participate

  5. 2. Proposed plan Survey programming • 11 CC with annual surveys will not have difficulties in providing data for 2005 • Only Malta and Cyprus will have to supply data from a different year. Eurostat will encourage these countries to synchronize their HBS with the EU HBS rounds if possible

  6. 2. Proposed plan Actions to be carried out before 2005 • Decision of participation • Participation in the preparatory works of the HBS round of 2005 • Adaptation of the national surveys to fulfil the common specifications

  7. 2. Proposed plan Actions to be carried out during 2005 • Execution of the survey

  8. 2. Proposed plan Actions to be carried out after 2005 • Debugging and processing of data by each NSI • Data delivery to Eurostat, including supporting documentation by each NSI • Data processing by Eurostat and quality control in collaboration with NSI • Calculation of totals by Eurostat and dissemination of results (NewCronos, publications, etc) • Quality report by Eurostat with the collaboration of NSI • New issue of the publication “HBS in the EU. Methodology and recommendations for harmonisation”

  9. 3. Risk analysis • Contradictions between national and Eurostat’s specifications • Too short time for implementing the required changes • Too limited resources for the deployment of the required changes

  10. 4. Methodological update Most critical points • Improvement of sampling methods and reduction of underrepresented groups • Harmonisation of basic definitions • Concept of household consumption expenditure • Imputed rent for owner-occupiers

  11. 5. Discussion • Willingness to participate in the next round of HBS • Viability of the proposed plan • Foreseen difficulties and possible solutions

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