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Senegal - Dakar Household Expenditure Survey of the Capital 1996

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Enquête sur les dépenses des ménages de la capitale 1996
Provider 
National Agency of Statistics and Demography (Senegal)
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Geography 
Senegal (SEN)
Dakar
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
03/1996 - 06/1996
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

This 1996 household expenditure survey was conducted in the capital city of Dakar. It covered basic demographic information, water, sanitation, cooking fuels, and household expenses. It was one of seven surveys of its kind conducted in the following countries at the same time: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo and Burkina Faso.

The survey does not cover households in the city where the head of household worked in an international organization or a diplomatic capacity. A total of 1,008 households were included in the sample.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Assets, Cooking fuels, Dental care, Education, Education expenditures, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fishing, Food expenditures, Health care use, Hours worked, Household air pollution, Household expenditures, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Literacy, Livestock, Living conditions, Loans, Marital status, Marriage age, Mass media, Occupations, Personal health expenditures, Pharmacies, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Telephones, Traditional medicine, Training programs, Transportation, Water supply, X-rays
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022