Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey 2005-2006

Kenya, 2005 - 2006

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

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response to shock - 3 (t08_3)

Data file: Section T Recent Shocks

Overview

Valid: 6071

Invalid: 76435

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? 3rd

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	spent cash savings	272	4.5%
2	sent children to live with relatives	47	0.8%
3	sold assets (tools, furniture, etc)	77	1.3%
4	sold farmland	15	0.2%
5	rented out farmland	18	0.3%
6	sold animals	282	4.6%
7	sold more crops	48	0.8%
8	worked longer hours, worked more	376	6.2%
9	other hh members who werent working went to work	58	1%
10	started a new business	90	1.5%
11	removed children from school to work	44	0.7%
12	went elsewhere to find work for more than a month	74	1.2%
13	borrowed money from money	249	4.1%
14	borrowed money from money lender	64	1.1%
15	borrowed money from institution (bank, etc)	38	0.6%
16	received help from religious institution	139	2.3%
17	received help from local ngo	86	1.4%
18	received help from international ngo	73	1.2%
19	received help from government	353	5.8%
20	received help from family/friends	607	10%
21	reduced food consumption	522	8.6%
22	consumed lower cost, but less preferred foods	722	11.9%
23	reduced non-food expenditures	1199	19.7%
24	spiritual effort - prayer, sacrifices, consulted diviner	534	8.8%
25	other	84	1.4%
Sysmiss		76435

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.]