INTRODUCTION
This User Guide contains details about the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) and the Survey of Income and Housing (SIH). These two surveys were conducted on an integrated basis for the first time in 2003-04. The SIH is now conducted every second year, with the HES combined with it for every third iteration, that is, once every six years.
The Guide includes information about the purpose of the surveys, their concepts and contents, and the methods and procedures used to collect the data and derive the estimates. Its purpose is to help users of the data to understand the nature of the surveys, their potential and their shortcomings in meeting user data needs.
The ABS would appreciate comments from users on the contents and presentation of information in this User Guide.
Comments should be sent to:
John Forsey
Director, Living Conditions Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
Belconnen ACT 2616
email: john.forsey@abs.gov.au
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