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Table 1. An overview of household expenditure surveys 1939-1990'1
Tafla 1. Yfirlit um neyslukannanir 1939-1990
Survey conducted 1939/1940 1953/1954 1964/1965 1978/1979 1985/1986 1990
Population Occupation Employees Employees Employees Employees Employees/ Employers Employees/ Employers
-unskilled workers -seamen -skilled craft and trades workers -office workers -unskilled workers -seamen -skilled craft and trades workers -shop assistans and office workers -unskilled workers -seamen -skilled craft and trades workers -shop assistans and office workers - public employees -unskilled workers -seamen -skilled craft and trades workers -shop assistans and office workers- -public employees All occupations All occupations
Type of household Couple with children under 16 years of age Couple with children under 16 years of age Couple with children under 16 years of age Couple with children under 18 years of age All types All types
Residence Reykjavík Reykjavfk Reykjavík Capital area and 5 towns outside capital area2) The whole country The whole country
X Age Head of household aged 26-66 years Head of household under 67 years of age Participant not over 70 years Participant not over 70 years
Sample Through labour union inter- mediation Random sample from the Tax Register Random sample from the Tax Register Random sample from the National Register of Persons and the Tax Register Random sample from the National Register of Persons Random sample from the National Register of Persons
Size of house- hold 4,8 4,24 3,98 3,66 3,48 3,63
Number of households 40 80 100 176 376 790
Data collection Household accounts for 1 year Household accounts for 4 weeks Household accounts for 4 weeks Household accounts for 2 weeks Household accounts for 2 weeks Household accounts for 2 weeks
Interview on annual expenditure Interview on annual expenditure Records on annual expenditure Interview on quarterly expenditure Records on quarterly expenditure
0 Translation of Table 1, page 8
2) ísafjörður, Akureyri, Neskaupstaður, Vestmannaeyjar og Hvolsvöllur.