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Mexico Household Income and Expenditure Survey 1998

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de los Hogares (ENIGH)
Provider 
National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) (Mexico)
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Geography 
Mexico (MEX)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
08/1998 - 11/1998
Series or system 
Mexico Household Income and Expenditure Survey (ENIGH)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The purpose of this survey was to investigate the income, spending, sociodemographic, and employment situations of households in Mexico. The data were collected through in-home in-person interviews. The survey included households in urban and rural areas throughout Mexico. The sample size for this round was 12,465 households.
The questionnaire asked about living conditions and household assets, education, employment activities of persons 12 years and older, a 7-day household expenditure diary, detailed questions on spending, and income.

Keywords 
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