Data Source

Survey

Type of Study

Cross-section, regular

Cross-sectional, regular (every 5 years)

Data gathering method

Face-to-face interview (CAPI, PAPI)

Participants fill out a diary for two weeks and a second round of face-to-face interviews follows.

Data Source

Survey

Type of Study

Cross-section, regular

Cross-sectional, regular (every 5 years)

Data gathering method

Face-to-face interview (CAPI, PAPI)

Participants fill out a diary for two weeks and a second round of face-to-face interviews follows.

Conditions of access

Formal agreements (e.g. fees, research contracts, institutional agreements, etc.)

Detailed Microdata for 2009/2010 Consumption Survey available upon request for EUR 10,000. Aggregate Microdata for 2009/2010 Consumption Survey available upon request for EUR 750. Detailed and Aggregate Microdata for previous Consumption Survey Microdata available upon request for a reduced fee.

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)

Anonymised aggregate and detailed Microdata

Formats available

SPSS

Language issues

The data is only available in German.

Conditions of access

Formal agreements (e.g. fees, research contracts, institutional agreements, etc.)

Detailed Microdata for 2009/2010 Consumption Survey available upon request for EUR 10,000. Aggregate Microdata for 2009/2010 Consumption Survey available upon request for EUR 750. Detailed and Aggregate Microdata for previous Consumption Survey Microdata available upon request for a reduced fee.

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)

Anonymised aggregate and detailed Microdata

Formats available

SPSS

Language issues

The data is only available in German.

Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes

Consumption surveys in some form have been conducted for 59 years (1954). Between 1954 and 1993/1994, they were conducted every ten years. Since 1999/2000 and the Austrian membership in the EU, the surveys have been carried out every 5 years to correspond with the revision of the national and Harmonised Consumer Price Index (CPI, HCPI). Round 1999/2000: data collected in 1999/2000, sample size of 7,098 households. Round 2004/2005: data collected in 2004/2005, sample size of 8,400 households. Round 2009/2010: data collected in 2009/2010, sample size of 6,534 households.

First year of collection

1954 (1999/2000 in current form)

Stratification if applicable

Regional (Bundesland); income levels

Base used for sampling

Microcensus

Geographical coverage and breakdowns

By state (Bundesland), NUTS2

Age range

No age range specified

Statistical representativeness

Population representative (Though survey excludes persons living in institutional residences)

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics

Data collected on household income, living standards, household expenditure and consumption Corresponds to Social Systems and Welfare and Wellbeing Topics

Further Reading

• "Consumption Expenditure - Main findings from the 2009/2010 Consumption Survey" (Verbrauchsausgaben - Hauptergebnisse der Konsumerhebung 2009/2010) • "Consumption Expenditure 2009/2010 - Social Statistical Findings from the Consumption Survey" (Verbrauchsausgaben 2009/2010 - Sozialstatistische Ergebnisse der Konsumerhebung)

Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes

Consumption surveys in some form have been conducted for 59 years (1954). Between 1954 and 1993/1994, they were conducted every ten years. Since 1999/2000 and the Austrian membership in the EU, the surveys have been carried out every 5 years to correspond with the revision of the national and Harmonised Consumer Price Index (CPI, HCPI). Round 1999/2000: data collected in 1999/2000, sample size of 7,098 households. Round 2004/2005: data collected in 2004/2005, sample size of 8,400 households. Round 2009/2010: data collected in 2009/2010, sample size of 6,534 households.

First year of collection

1954 (1999/2000 in current form)

Stratification if applicable

Regional (Bundesland); income levels

Base used for sampling

Microcensus

Geographical coverage and breakdowns

By state (Bundesland), NUTS2

Age range

No age range specified

Statistical representativeness

Population representative (Though survey excludes persons living in institutional residences)

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics

Data collected on household income, living standards, household expenditure and consumption Corresponds to Social Systems and Welfare and Wellbeing Topics

Further Reading

• "Consumption Expenditure - Main findings from the 2009/2010 Consumption Survey" (Verbrauchsausgaben - Hauptergebnisse der Konsumerhebung 2009/2010) • "Consumption Expenditure 2009/2010 - Social Statistical Findings from the Consumption Survey" (Verbrauchsausgaben 2009/2010 - Sozialstatistische Ergebnisse der Konsumerhebung)

Standardisation

COICOP (Classification of Individual Consumption Expenditures); ISCO

Possibility of linkage among databases

Linked to Microcensus

Standardisation

COICOP (Classification of Individual Consumption Expenditures); ISCO

Possibility of linkage among databases

Linked to Microcensus

Entry errors if applicable

Plausibility, accuracy and consistency check conducted, and data is compared with other datasets

Breaks

No breaks reported

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

No inconsistencies in terminology or coding reported

Entry errors if applicable

Plausibility, accuracy and consistency check conducted, and data is compared with other datasets

Breaks

No breaks reported

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

No inconsistencies in terminology or coding reported

Strengths: Survey collects data on material, as well as non-material indicators of living standards of residents of private households. The use of international classification systems lends itself to cross-national comparability. This survey has a large sample size and survey analysis is tied to the periodic, five-year adjustment of the Austrian CPI and the Harmonised CPI. Weaknesses: Institutionalized population is not included in the sample; voluntary participation.

Strengths: Survey collects data on material, as well as non-material indicators of living standards of residents of private households. The use of international classification systems lends itself to cross-national comparability. This survey has a large sample size and survey analysis is tied to the periodic, five-year adjustment of the Austrian CPI and the Harmonised CPI. Weaknesses: Institutionalized population is not included in the sample; voluntary participation.