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Key Indicators Report United Republic of Tanzania Tanzania Mainland Key Indicators Report 2017-18 Household Budget Survey National Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning June, 2019 The 2017-18 Household Budget Survey (2017-18 HBS) was implemented by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the Poverty Eradication Division in the Ministry of Finance and Planning (MoFP). The funding for the 2017-18 HBS was provided by the Government of Tanzania and Development Partners including World Bank, UN Women, Irish Embassy, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC). Technical assistance was provided by the World Bank (WB), UN Women and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Additional Information about the 2017-18 HBS may be obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics, Head Office, Jakaya Kikwete Road; P. O. Box 2683, Dodoma, Tanzania. Telephone: +255 26 – 2963822; Fax: +255 26 – 2963828; E-mail: [email protected] and Website: http://www.nbs.go.tz. Recommended citation: Ministry of Finance and Planning - Poverty Eradication Division (MoFP- PED) [Tanzania Mainland] and National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 2019. Tanzania Mainland Household Budget Survey 2017-18, Key Indicators Report. Dodoma, Tanzania. Contents List of Tables ........................................................................................................................................ ii List of Figures ...................................................................................................................................... iii Foreword...............................................................................................................................................iv Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................. v 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Objectives of the Survey ......................................................................................................... 1 2 SURVEY IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................... 3 2.1 Survey Design ........................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Improvements ......................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Questionnaires ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.4 Pilot Test ................................................................................................................................. 4 2.5 Listing, Recruitment and Training ........................................................................................ 5 2.6 Data Collection ....................................................................................................................... 5 2.7 Data Management .................................................................................................................. 5 2.8 Response Rate ......................................................................................................................... 5 3 MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY ....................................................................................... 6 3.1 Poverty Indices ....................................................................................................................... 6 4 KEY INDICATORS .............................................................................................................. 8 4.1 Structure of Consumption ...................................................................................................... 8 4.2 Poverty Line ............................................................................................................................ 9 4.3 Incidence and Depth of Poverty .............................................................................................. 9 4.4 Poverty Trend ....................................................................................................................... 11 4.5 Distribution of Poor Population ........................................................................................... 11 4.6 Poverty by Household Composition ...................................................................................... 13 4.6.1 Poverty by Household Size .............................................................................................. 13 4.6.2 Poverty by Sex of Household Head ................................................................................ 13 4.6.3 Poverty by Number of Children ...................................................................................... 14 4.6.4 Poverty by Age Group and Sex ........................................................................................ 14 4.7 Inequality .............................................................................................................................. 15 5 NON-INCOME POVERTY INDICATORS ..................................................................... 16 5.1 Household Profile .................................................................................................................. 16 5.1.1 Average Household Size ................................................................................................... 16 5.1.2 Proportion of Dependants ................................................................................................ 17 5.2 Housing Conditions .............................................................................................................. 18 5.3 Electricity Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 19 5.4 Energy Use............................................................................................................................ 21 5.4.1 Main Source of Energy for Lighting ................................................................................ 21 5.4.2 Main Source of Energy for Cooking ................................................................................ 22 5.5 Water..................................................................................................................................... 23 5.6 Toilet Facilities ...................................................................................................................... 24 5.7 Ownership of Bank Accounts ............................................................................................... 25 i List of Tables Table 4.1: Average Monthly Household Consumption and Average Monthly Food, Non-Food and Total Consumption per Adult Equivalent by Rural/Urban and Region, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ....................... 8 Table 4.2: Food and Basic Needs Poverty Lines (TZS) per Adult Equivalent per Month, Tanzania Mainland; 1991-92 to 2017-18 HBSs ................................... 9 Table 4.3: Poverty indices by Rural/urban and Region, Tanzania Mainland, 2017- 18 HBS ................................................................................................................. 10 Table 4.4: Incidence of Poverty (percent) by Size of Household and Type of Poverty, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS .................................................... 13 Table 4.5: Incidence of Poverty (percent) by Sex of Household Head, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ..................................................................................... 14 Table 4.6: Incidence of Poverty (percent) by Number of Children Under Age Five, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ................................................................... 14 Table 4.7: Trends in Gini Coefficients for Selected Areas, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ........................................................................................................ 15 Table 5.1: Average Household Size by Sex of Head of Households, Rural/Urban and Region, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ............................................. 16 Table 5.2: Proportion of Dependants and Non-Dependants by Sex, Rural/Urban and Region, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ............................................. 17 Table 5.3: Percentage of Households in Houses built using Morden Materials by Sex of Head of household, Rural/Urban, Region and Type of Material, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ................................................................... 19 Table 5.4: Percentage of Households Connected to Electricity by Sex of Head of Household, Rural/Urban and Region, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ...................................................................................................................... 20 Table 5.5: Percentage Distribution of Households by Sex of Head of Household, Rural/Urban, Region and Main Source of Energy for Lighting, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ................................................................... 21 Table 5.6: Percentage Distribution of Households by Sex of Head of Household, Rural/Urban, Region and Main Source of Energy for Cooking, Tanzania Mainland, 2017-18 HBS ................................................................... 22 Table 5.7: Percentage of Households with Improved Water Source during Rainy and Dry Seasons by Sex of Head of Household,
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