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Neyslukönnun 1995
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Summary 1. Household budget surveys 1939-1995 ”
1. yfirlit. Neyslukannanir 1939-1995
Survey eonducted 1939/1940 1953/1954 1964/1965 1978/1979 1985/1986 1990 1995
Population Status Employees -unskilled Employees -unskilled Employees -unskilled Employees -unskilled All All All
workers workers workers workers
-seamen -seamen -seamen -seamen
-skilled craft and -skilled craft and -skilled craft and -skilled craft anc
trades workers trades workers trades workers trades workers
-office workers -shop assistants -shop assistants -shop assistants
and office and office and office
workers workers workers
-public employees -public employees
Type of household Couples with children under Couples with children under Couples with/ without children, Couples with/ without children All types All types All types
16 years of age 16 years of age children under 16 years of age children under 18 years of age
Residence Reykjavík Reykjavík Reykjavík Capital region and 5 towns Whole country Whole country Whole country
outside capital region 2)
Age Head of househ. Head of househ. Persons drawn Persons drawn Persons drawn
aged 25-66 under 67 years in sample not in sample not in sample
years of age over 70 years over 70 years 18-74 years
Sample Through labour union Random sample from the Tax Random sample from the Tax Random sample from National Random sample from National Random sample from National Random sample from National
intermediation Register Register Register and Tax Register Register Register Register
Size 50 300 300 330 550 1,935 2,707
Number of particip. household 40 80 100 176 376 790 1,375
Average size of household 4.8 4.24 3.98 3.66 3.48 3.63 2.82
Data Household Household Household Household Household Household Household
collection diaries for 1 diaries for 1 diaries for 4 diaries for 4 diaries for 2 diaries for 2 diaries for 2
year year weeks weeks weeks weeks weeks
Records on Records on Records on
Interview on Interview on annual expenditure quarterly expenditure Interview on quarterly expenditure Interview on
annual expenditure annual expenditure quarterly expenditure quarterly expenditure
0 Translation of Summary 1, page 10.
2) ísaQörður, Akureyri, Neskaupstaður, Vestmannaeyjar og Hvolsvöllur.