Household Budget Survey (HBS) Anonymised Microdata File (AMF) – Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any queries on the Household Budget Survey (HBS) Anonymised Microdata File (AMF) please read through these frequently asked questions (FAQs) which cover the most common queries received. If your query is not answered here, please contact us on issda@ucd.ie

YEARS AVAILABLE

Q. For what years is the HBS available? I’m looking for 1980.

A. The earliest available data is 1987

QUESTIONNAIRES

Q. I’m looking for all the HBS questionnaires

A. These are available from the ISSDA website: http://www.ucd.ie/issda/data/householdbudgetsurveyhbs/ There is no questionnaire available for the 2009/2010 survey; however this survey was primarily based on the earlier surveys.

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