In many research areas it is desirable to have information on household total expenditure (‘consumption’). We draw evidence from several sources on the usefulness of recall consumption questions. We conclude that valid information can be collected by adding specific recall questions to general purpose surveys, and provide recommendations on how to do so.
Authors
![Martin Browning](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Martin%20Browning.jpg?itok=15ISWZWp)
Research Associate University of Copenhagen
Martin is an IFS Research Associate, a Nuffield Senior Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford.
![Guglielmo Weber](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Guglielmo%20Weber.jpg?itok=nqNwcCi-)
Research Associate University of Padua
Guglielmo is a Research Associate at the IFS and Professor in the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Statistics, Padua University.
![Thomas Crossley](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Tom%20Crossley.jpg?itok=8BNVWAtq)
Research Fellow University of Michigan
Tom is a Research Fellow at IFS, a Research Professor for the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
Journal article details
- DOI
- 10.1046/j.0013-0133.2003.00168.x
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Issue
- Volume 113, November 2003
Suggested citation
M, Browning and T, Crossley and G, Weber. (2003). 'Asking consumption questions in general purpose surveys' 113(2003)
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