Official data from the Central Statistics Office
Household Budget Survey (HBS)
The HBS is a survey of a representative random sample of all private households in the State. Surveys have been carried out periodically in Ireland since 1951. ISSDA holds data for the 1987, 1994, 1999/2000 and 2004/05 HBS surveys. HBS data is available only for use in bona fide research projects. Those seeking data for consultancy and/or commercial uses should contact the Central Statistics Office directly.
The main purpose of the HBS is to determine in detail the current pattern of household expenditure in order to update the weighting basis of the Consumer Price Index. Detailed information is also collected on all sources of household income and on a range of household facilities.
To request HBS data, please download and complete the request form below, and post a signed copy to:
Irish Social Science Data Archive
UCD Geary Institute
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4.
| Data request form | cso-hbs-contract.doc |
| 2004/05 documentation | CSO Final Report |
| hbs04-details-of-headers.txt | |
| hbs04-trailer-code-list.xls | |
| 2004/05 CSO website | http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/hbs_2004-2005final.htm |
| 1999/2000 documentation | hbs1999-header-variables.txt Contains introductory notes to HBS 1999, and category information for Header variables. |
| hbs1999-headers.txt Contains a summary of Header variables. |
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| hbs1999-expenditure-trailers.txt Contains a summary of Trailer variables. |
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| 1994 documentation | hbs1994-variablelist.txt |
| 1987 documentation | hbs1987-layout.txt Contains introductory notes to HBS 1987, and category information for Header variables. |
| hbs1987-headers.txt Contains a summary of Header variables. |
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| hbs1987-trailers.txt Contains a summary of Trailer variables. |
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| 2004/05 number of cases | 6,884 |
| 1999/2000 no. of cases | 7,644 |
| 1994 number of cases | 7,877 |
| 1987 number of cases | 7,705 |