Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey 2005-2006

Kenya, 2005 - 2006

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

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response to shock - 2 (t08_2)

Data file: Section T Recent Shocks

Overview

Valid: 13506

Invalid: 69000

Type: Discrete

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? 2nd

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	spent cash savings	1258	9.3%
2	sent children to live with relatives	157	1.2%
3	sold assets (tools, furniture, etc)	241	1.8%
4	sold farmland	71	0.5%
5	rented out farmland	83	0.6%
6	sold animals	1142	8.5%
7	sold more crops	260	1.9%
8	worked longer hours, worked more	1246	9.2%
9	other hh members who werent working went to work	289	2.1%
10	started a new business	279	2.1%
11	removed children from school to work	38	0.3%
12	went elsewhere to find work for more than a month	172	1.3%
13	borrowed money from money	638	4.7%
14	borrowed money from money lender	100	0.7%
15	borrowed money from institution (bank, etc)	75	0.6%
16	received help from religious institution	222	1.6%
17	received help from local ngo	223	1.7%
18	received help from international ngo	144	1.1%
19	received help from government	554	4.1%
20	received help from family/friends	1682	12.5%
21	reduced food consumption	1153	8.5%
22	consumed lower cost, but less preferred foods	1336	9.9%
23	reduced non-food expenditures	1028	7.6%
24	spiritual effort - prayer, sacrifices, consulted diviner	804	6%
25	other	311	2.3%
Sysmiss		69000

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.]