Household consumption data includes information on 96 different types of food, tobacco and alcohol consumption, transport services, personal care, household cleaning products, entertainment, clothes for adults, clothes for children, health related expenses, house furniture and gambles. We collect data not only on expenses but also on consumption of goods that were not bought in the market but come from in-house production or in the form of gifts. In-kind consumption is valued at market prices, which are averaged across households in the village. The ability to measure consumption in kind is particularly important in these societies, where most households are.
