Northern Ireland Family Expenditure Survey, 1990

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The <i>Northern Ireland Family Expenditure Survey</i> (NIFES) was conducted in Northern Ireland from 1967-1998, and was the counterpart to the <i>Family Expenditure Survey</i> (FES), which was conducted annually in Great Britain from 1957-2001 (see under GN 33057). The FES/NIFES provided reliable data on expenditure and income in relation to household characteristics. The results of the survey show how expenditure patterns of different kinds of households vary, and the extent to which individual members of a household contribute to the household income. Although originally commissioned to provide expenditure details for the calculation of weights for the Retail Price Index, the FES/NIFES collected much additional information was also collected on the characteristics of co-operating households and the incomes of their members. It thus became a multi-purpose survey, and provided a unique fund of important economic and social data. <br>
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From 1968 the Great Britain FES incorporated a sample drawn from the NIFES to become the UK FES. The FES was replaced in 2001 by a new survey series, the <i>Expenditure and Food Survey</i> (EFS) (see under GN 33334), covering the whole of the UK. The EFS is an amalgamation of the previous <i>National Food Survey</i> (NFS) (see under GN 33071) and UK FES.<br>
<br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Household Schedule:<br>
This schedule was taken at the main interview. Information for most of the questions was obtained from the head of household or housewife, but certain questions of a more individual character were put to every spender aged 15 or over (or 16 or over from 1973 onwards). Until the introduction of the community charge, information on rateable value and rate poundage was obtained from the appropriate local authority, as was information on whether the address was within a smokeless zone. Information was collected about the household, the sex and age of each member, and also details about the type and size of the household accommodation. The main part of the questionnaire related to expenditure both of a household and individual nature, but the questions were mainly confined to expenses of a recurring nature, e.g.:<ul><li>Household: housing costs, payment to Gas and Electricity Boards and companies, telephone charges, licences and television rental</li><li>Individual: motor vehicles, season tickets for transport, life and accident insurances, payments through a bank, instalments, refund of expenses by employer, expenditure claimed by self-employed persons as business expenses for tax purposes, welfare foods, education grants and fees</li></ul>Income Schedule:<br>
Data were collected for each household spender. Apart from page 1, the schedule was concerned with income, National Insurance contributions and income tax. Income of a child not classed as a spender was obtained from one or other of his parents and entered on the parent's questionnaire. Information collected included: employment status and recent absences from work, earnings of an employee, self-employed earnings, National Insurance contributions, pensions and other regular allowances, occasional benefits - social security benefits and other types, investment income, miscellaneous earnings of a 'once-only' character, tax paid directly to Inland Revenue or refunded, income of a child.<br>
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Diary Records<br>
Each diary covered fourteen days. Each household member aged 15 or over (or 16 or over from 1973 onwards) was asked to record all expenditure made during the 14 days.<br>
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The NIFES was identical to the UK FES and therefore used the same questionnaires and documentation. However, starting in 1988, a voluntary question on religious denomination was asked of those aged 16 and over in Northern Ireland.<br>
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<p>本摘要版权归英国数据服务中心（UK Data Service）及数据采集版权所有者所有。</p><p>《北爱尔兰家庭支出调查》（Northern Ireland Family Expenditure Survey, NIFES）于1967年至1998年在北爱尔兰开展，是对应大不列颠地区1957年至2001年每年举办的《家庭支出调查》（Family Expenditure Survey, FES）的配套调查（详见GN 33057）。FES/NIFES提供了与家庭特征相关的支出与收入可靠数据，调查结果揭示了不同类型家庭的支出模式差异，以及家庭个体成员对家庭收入的贡献程度。尽管该调查最初是为获取支出细节以计算零售物价指数（Retail Price Index）的权重而委托开展的，但FES/NIFES还额外收集了受访家庭的特征及其成员收入的大量信息，因此成为一项多用途调查，提供了独特且珍贵的经济与社会数据宝库。</p><p>1968年起，大不列颠地区的FES纳入了来自NIFES的样本，演变为英国FES。2001年，FES被新的调查系列《支出与食品调查》（Expenditure and Food Survey, EFS）取代（详见GN 33334），该调查覆盖英国全境。EFS是原《全国食品调查》（National Food Survey, NFS，详见GN 33071）与英国FES的合并产物。</p><p><strong>主要研究主题</strong>：<br>家庭问卷：<br>本问卷于主访谈阶段发放。多数问题的信息由户主或家庭主妇提供，但部分涉及个体特征的问题会询问所有15岁及以上的消费者（1973年起调整为16岁及以上）。在引入社区收费制度之前，关于应评税价值及税率的信息，以及该地址是否位于无烟区域的信息，均从相应地方当局获取。调查收集了家庭信息、每位家庭成员的性别与年龄，以及家庭住房的类型与规模等细节。问卷的核心部分涉及家庭及个体层面的支出，但主要限定于经常性支出，例如：<ul><li>家庭层面：住房成本、燃气与电力委员会及企业缴费、电话费、牌照费及电视租赁费</li><li>个体层面：机动车、交通季票、人寿与意外伤害保险、银行缴费、分期付款、雇主报销的费用、个体经营者为税务目的申报的营业支出、福利食品、教育补助金与学费</li></ul>收入问卷：<br>数据针对每位家庭消费者收集。除第1页外，问卷主要涉及收入、国民保险缴费及所得税。未被归类为消费者的儿童的收入信息由其父母一方提供，并录入父母的问卷中。收集的信息包括：就业状况及近期缺勤情况、雇员薪酬、个体经营收入、国民保险缴费、养老金及其他定期津贴、临时性福利（社会保障福利及其他类型福利）、投资收益、“一次性”性质的杂项收入、直接向税务局缴纳或退还的税款、儿童的收入。</p><p>日记记录<br>每份日记覆盖14天时长。要求每位15岁及以上（1973年起调整为16岁及以上）的家庭成员记录其在这14天内的所有支出。</p><p>NIFES与英国FES完全一致，因此采用相同的问卷与文档材料。但自1988年起，北爱尔兰地区16岁及以上的受访者会被问及关于宗教教派的自愿性问题。</p>