| Abstract |
Background and Overview (Chapter 1)
The main objective of the Namibia Household Income and Expenditure Survey (NHIES 2015/2016) is to provide data to measure the levels of living conditions of the Namibian population, for example, using actual patterns of consumption and income, as well as a range of other socio-economic indicators. Sta s cal information from this survey will inform planning and policy making processes at national, regional and international levels in particular the implementation of Fifth National Development Plan, SADC agenda, AU Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The NHIES was designed to provide policy makers with reliable, up to date and quality statistics at national, regional levels as well as rural urban dis-aggregated statistics for planning and decision making purposes.
A representa ve sample of 10368 households from 864 Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) was selected for the survey. Data was collected over a twelve months period consisting of thirteen survey rounds.
Two questionnaires (Form 1 and Form 2) were administered to sampled households. While the data collection methodology of the NHIES 2003/2004 and 2009/2010 has remained basically the same, new questions were added to the questionnaire for 2009/2010 and 2015/2016 surveys in response to users’ needs. Survey methodology is discussed in Chapter 1 of this report. Furthermore, key summary highlights of each chapter are provided under the following second.
Demographic Characteristics (Chapter 2) |
