Tokelau HIES TOKELAU 2015/16 HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY (HIES) TABULATION AND SUMMARY REPORT Tokelau HIES TOKELAU 2015/16 HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY (HIES) TABULATION AND SUMMARY REPORT September 2016 Tokelau National Statistics Office Office of the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau Funding and technical support provided by: 2 Tokelau 2015/16 HIES Report Tokelau National Statistics Office Mr Kele Lui National Statistician Office of the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau Tokelau Apia Liaison Office PO Box 3298 Apia, SAMOA Phone: +685 20822 Web: http://www.tokelaunso.tk/ Cover picture ©: Jaap (‘iapi’) Jasperse, Landing on Atafu by barge Design: Gaelle Le Gall TABLE OF CONTENT FOREWORD ..................................................................................................................................................................... VI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................................................VII ACRONYMS AND THEIR MEANING..............................................................................................................................VIII KEY RESULTS TABLE ........................................................................................................................................................ IX Population (persons and households) ..........................................................................................................................ix Expenditure ...................................................................................................................................................................ix Income ..........................................................................................................................................................................ix HIES: objectives and outcomes .....................................................................................................................................x Household expenditure .................................................................................................................................................x Household income ........................................................................................................................................................xi Population and Household characteristics ....................................................................................................................xi SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 SECTION 2: SURVEY OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Survey objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Survey scope and coverage ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Sample design ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Survey procedure .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Survey questionnaire .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Response rate and sampling weights ............................................................................................................................ 4 Field staff and management ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Data processing ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Error measurements ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 3: ECONOMIC CONTEXT .................................................................................................................................. 6 Geography, history and language ................................................................................................................................. 6 Governing and political arrangements .......................................................................................................................... 6 Nuku-based and national government ..................................................................................................................... 6 Economy ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 New Zealand budgetary grant .................................................................................................................................. 7 Tokelau International Trust Fund .............................................................................................................................. 7 Fisheries licences and EEZ fees ................................................................................................................................. 7 Duties and income tax .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Significant projects ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Trade ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Services ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Transport, shipping and market access..................................................................................................................... 8 Information and communication technology ........................................................................................................... 9 Electricity .................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Mobile phone network ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Tokelau 2015/16 HIES Report i Education .................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Health ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Cooperative and bulk stores ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Culture .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 SECTION 4: HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ...................................................................................................................... 11 Household expenditure summary .............................................................................................................................. 11 Household expenditure tables .................................................................................................................................... 11 SECTION 5: HOUSEHOLD INCOME ............................................................................................................................... 20 Household income summary ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Household income tables ........................................................................................................................................... 21 SECTION 6: POPULATION PROFILE AND DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................... 27 Population profile ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 Activity profile (persons aged 15+) ......................................................................................................................... 28 Job search (persons aged 15+)................................................................................................................................ 28 Education (persons aged 3+) .................................................................................................................................. 29