Statistics of Household Income and Expenditure and their Distribution
Statistics of household income and expenditure and their distribution presented in this chapter were
obtained from the National Statistical Office.
National Statistical Office conducted survey on household income and expenditure, the first time
in
1957
it was called household expenditure survey. Later, in
1968-69
the survey title was changed to
Socio-economic Survey, which was conducted every
5
years till
1986
. Under an economic circumstance and
rapid expansion of the country, as well as the needs of data for policy planning and formulation in poverty
reduction. NSO has been requested to conduct the Socio-economic Survey every
2
years. However, due to
the economic crisis in
1997
, NSO conducted special rounds of the SES in
1999
and
2001
as well, in order
to obtain some indicators to measure the impact of the crisis to Thai population. In addition, since
2006
the
SES has been conducted annually. Especially, in the year of even number it will make arrangement for the
income, expenditure and debt. In the year of odd number will make arrangement for expenditure only.
The survey covered all private, non-institutional households residing permanently in municipal
areas and non-municipal areas of all regions. However, it excluded the part of population living in transient
hotels and rooming houses, hostels, boarding schools, temples, military barracks, prisons, welfare institutes,
hospitals and other such institutions. It also excludes households of foreign diplomats and other temporary
residents.
Household expenditures
Total household expenditures includes
consumption expenditure
which consisted of the amount
spent on purchasing goods and services needed for living essential, the value of goods and services received
as part of pay, home-produced and consumed
(
including the rental value of owner occupied dwellings
)
,
or received free and from other sources and
non-consumption expenditure
which consisted of the amount
spent on taxes, gifts and contributions, insurance premiums, lottery tickets, interest on debts, and other
non-consumption items.
Consumption expenditures are total household expenditures, excluding non-consumption
expenditures.
Household expenditures exclude the capital formation expenditures such as purchase or
hirepurchase of house and land, vehicles, purchase of jewelry, savings-life insurance premiums, and
provident funds etc.
Household income
Total household incomes includes
current income
which consisted of wages and salaries, tips,
