Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey 2005-2006

Kenya, 2005 - 2006

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

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response to shock - 1 (t08_1)

Data file: Section T Recent Shocks

Overview

Valid: 25411

Invalid: 57095

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 25

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 25

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What did you do in response to [THIS SHOCK] to try to cope / regain your former welfare level? 1st

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	spent cash savings	6621	26.1%
2	sent children to live with relatives	217	0.9%
3	sold assets (tools, furniture, etc)	394	1.6%
4	sold farmland	146	0.6%
5	rented out farmland	160	0.6%
6	sold animals	2596	10.2%
7	sold more crops	467	1.8%
8	worked longer hours, worked more	2718	10.7%
9	other hh members who werent working went to work	236	0.9%
10	started a new business	498	2%
11	removed children from school to work	54	0.2%
12	went elsewhere to find work for more than a month	350	1.4%
13	borrowed money from money	675	2.7%
14	borrowed money from money lender	118	0.5%
15	borrowed money from institution (bank, etc)	127	0.5%
16	received help from religious institution	159	0.6%
17	received help from local ngo	202	0.8%
18	received help from international ngo	99	0.4%
19	received help from government	535	2.1%
20	received help from family/friends	2115	8.3%
21	reduced food consumption	1734	6.8%
22	consumed lower cost, but less preferred foods	664	2.6%
23	reduced non-food expenditures	594	2.3%
24	spiritual effort - prayer, sacrifices, consulted diviner	1781	7%
25	other	2151	8.5%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Question post text

[LIST UP TO 3 BY ORDER OF IMPORTANCE, CODES AT RIGHT.]