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DOCUMENT 5: SAMPLE HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS (from the 2001 Food Security Study)


1. Urban Formal Sector - Very Low Income

Mean values from a twelve-month panel survey of 180 households in cities and medium-sized towns; the "formal sector - very low income" group are estimated to comprise 10% of the urban population).

Average number of household members

6.5

Dependency ratio (earners/dependants)

0.35


Income


Total household cash income per annum:

86 757 suds


of which:

Wages and salaries

50 094 suds



Pensions

13 431 suds



Small-scale trade & services

7 744 suds

Other income:

26 663 suds


of which:

Rent subsidies

7 806 suds



School meals

2 286 suds





Total household income: 113 420 suds per annum (17 449 suds per caput)





Expenditure

Food

60 048 suds



of which:





Flour, bread & other staples

44 550 suds



Oils & fats

6 777 suds



Fruits and vegetables

5 811 suds



Meat, fish & cheese

2 907 suds



Clothing

4 339 suds



Tobacco, beverages etc

8 835 suds



Transport

2 269 suds



Medical expenses

7 809 suds



School fees

1 734 suds



Fuel

6 972 suds



Rent

7 809 suds



Others

3 451 suds





Total household cash expenditure: 103 266 suds per annum (15 887 suds per caput)

[the discrepancy between income and expenditure may be due to under-reporting of income and/or dissaving].

2. Landless Rural Households

Mean values from a 12 month survey of 150 households resident in rural areas of NA1 and NA2; landless households are estimated to comprise 12 percent of the population in these zones.

Average number of household members

8.1

Dependency ratio (earners/dependants)

0.28


Income

Total household cash income: 125 245 suds per annum (15 462 suds per caput)


of which:

Wages

41 181 suds



Pensions

5 445 suds



Small-scale trade & services

45 012 suds





Expenditure

Food

58 281 suds


of which:





Flour, bread & other staples

50 004 suds



Oils & fats

2 178 suds



Fruits and vegetables

1 542 suds



Meat, fish & cheese

4 557 suds



Clothing

12 705 suds



Tobacco, beverages etc

6 897 suds



Transport

1 089 suds



Medical expenses

5 265 suds



School fees

1 452 suds



Fuel

3 231 suds



Rent

2 724 suds



Others

3 500 suds

Total household cash expenditure: 95 144 suds per annum (11 746 suds per caput)

3. Peasant Farm Households in Low Rainfall Areas

Mean values from a 12 month survey of 85 households in rural areas of NA 3. These households are estimated to comprise one-third of the rural population.

Average number of household members

9.3

Dependency ratio (earners/dependants)

0.30



Income


Total household income: 82 792 suds per annum (8 902 suds per caput); this comprises cash income of 29 341 suds and 53 451 "subsistence income", i.e., the estimated farmgate value of own production consumed on the farm.

of which:

Cash income



Wages

9 528 suds


Pensions

3 267 suds


Small-scale trade & services

4 114 suds


Sales of farm produce

12 432 suds



Subsistence production



Cereals & roots

35 211 suds


Other crops

18 240 suds


Expenditure




Food


23 040 suds

of which:




Flour, bread & other staples

16 317 suds


Oils & fats

2 178 suds


Fruits and vegetables

726 suds


Meat, fish & cheese

3 813 suds


Clothing

16 698 suds


Tobacco, beverages etc

6 171 suds


Transport

1 380 suds


Medical expenses

2 299 suds


School fees

1 815 suds


Fuel

1 089 suds


Others

4 598 suds


Total household cash expenditure: 57 090 suds per annum (6 198 suds per caput).


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