WPS 2562, v.

Source of Information for Listed Countries in 1993

Calculated
Type of Data Number of
Date of from
List of Countries Source of Data (survey name or secondary source) (X=Expenditures; Income
Survey individual
Y=Income) Groups
data
Albania Employment and Welfare Survey, Expenditure data from
LSMS database provided by Diane Steele, World Bank X 10 1997 Y

Algeria Enquete Nationale sur la Mesure de Niveaux de Vie des

Menages Algeriens-ENMNV, data reported in "Growth
X 10 1995 N
Employment and Poverty Reduction", World Bank report
no.16618-AL.
Argentina(urban) Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), (data provided
Y 10 1992 Y
by Kihoone Lee, World Bank)
Armenia Distribution of expenditurees in Armenia from household
survrey Nov. 1996 (data provided by Ruslan Yemtsov, X 10 1996 Y
World Bank).
Australia Australian Income and Housing Survey (LIS) Y 10 1994 Y
Austria Austrian Microcensus (LIS) Y 8 1991 Y
Bangladesh Household Expenditure Survey 1991/92, data provided by
X 17 1992 N
Shaohua Chen, World Bank
Belarus New Household survey (data provided by Anna Ivanova). Y 10 Dec-95 Y
Belgium Panel Survey of the Centre for Social Policy (LIS) Y 10 1992 Y
Bolivia Income distribution data from National Statistical Office:
INE-EIH'93 (sexta ronda), (data provided by Gilda Lopez Y 10 1993 Y
<ceninf@ine.gov.bo>)
Botswana Household Income and Expenditure Survey 1993-1994,
supplied by the Statistical Office of Botswana Y 10 1993-94 Y

Brazil Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicilios (PNAD)

Y 10 1993 Y
1993.
Bulgaria Household Budget Survey 1993 Y 10 1993 N
Burkina Faso Enquête prioritaire sur les conditions de vie des ménages,
(Distribution of houshold expenditures from the World Bank
X 10 1995 Y
African DataBase, provided by Hyppolite Fofack)

Canada Survey of Consumer Finances (LIS) Y 10 1994 Y

Central Afr.R. Enquête prioritaire sur les conditions de vie des ménages
(EP1), (Distribution of houshold expenditures from the
X 10 1993 Y
World Bank African DataBase, provided by Hyppolite
Fofack)
Chile Household per capita income from: Leiva, Fernando
"Flexible Labor Markets, Poverty and Soc. Disintegration..." Y 20 1994 N
1996.
China (urban) China Rural/Urban Household Survey 1993, Data provided
Y 20 1993 N
by Shaohua Chen, World Bank.
China(rural) China Rural/Urban Household Survey 1993, Data provided
Y 10 1993 N
by Shaohua Chen, World Bank.
Colombia Household survey conducted by Departamento
Administrativo Nacional de Estatistica, data supplied by Y 20 Sep-92 Y
Ariel Fiszbein, World Bank.
Costa Rica Household per capita income from: Székely, M. and M.
Hilgert "What´s Behind the Inequality We Measure: An
Investigation Using Latin American Data for the 1990s". Y 10 1993 N
Research department, Inter American development Bank,
mimeo, 1999.
Cyprus Household Income and Expenditure Survey of 1996/97
(Income distribution data from National Statistical Office,
Y 10 1996/97 Y
(provided by Dora Kyriakidou <cydsr@cytanet.com.cy>))

Czech Republic Family budget surveys; data supplied by Jiri Vecernik,

Y 10 1992 N
Czech Academy of Science.
Denmark Income Tax Survey (LIS) Y 10 1992 Y
Djibouti Enquete Djiboutienne auprès des Menages, EDAM, X 10 1995 Y
 Calculated
Type of Data Number of
Date of from
List of Countries Source of Data (survey name or secondary source) (X=Expenditures; Income
Survey individual
Y=Income) Groups
data
Dominican Republic Household per capita income from: Székely, M. and M.
Hilgert "What´s Behind the Inequality We Measure: An
Investigation Using Latin American Data for the 1990s". Y 10 1996 Y
Research department, Inter American development Bank,
mimeo, 1999.
Ecuador Encuestra sobre las condiciones de vida; data provided by
Peter Lanjouw; reported in World Bank, Latin America and X 10 1995 Y
the Caribbean report WB12/92 A3.48.
Egypt Egypt Integrated Household Survey (EIHS); a single round
representative survey conducted by Internation Food Policy
Research institute, Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture, and
X 10 1997 Y
Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Supply. Data provided by
Richard Adams and Kalpina Mehra (World Bank)

El Salvador Household per capita income from: Székely, M. and M.

Hilgert "What´s Behind the Inequality We Measure: An
Investigation Using Latin American Data for the 1990s". Y 10 1995 Y
Research department, Inter American development Bank,
mimeo, 1999.
Estonia EMOR Household budget survey Y 10 1993 N
Ethiopia Welfare Monitoring Survey and Household Budget Survey,
(Distribution of houshold expenditures from the World Bank X 10 1996 Y
African DataBase, Mr H.Fofack)
Finland Income Distribution Survey (LIS) Y 10 1991 Y
FR Yugoslavia Household Budget Survey 1993 Y 10 1993 N
France Budget des familles, 1995; data provided by Francois
Y 20 1995 Y
Bourguingnon.
Gambia Household Economic Survey, (Distribution of household
expenditures from the World Bank African DataBase, data X 10 1992 Y
provided by Hyppolite Fofack)
Georgia Distribution of expenditurees in Armenia from household
Jun96-
survey Nov. 1996 (data preovided by Ruslan Yemtsov, X 20 Y
Dec97
World Bank).
Germany German Social Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), (LIS) Y 10 1994 Y
Ghana Ghana Living Standard Survey 1993; data supplied by
Sudharshan Canagarajah, World Bank (Warwick data set) X 10 1993 Y

Greece Income data from "Changes in aggregate inequality and

poverty in Greece after the restoration of democracy", Y 10 1993/94 N
T.Mtrakos,Dept.of Economics, paper# 97, 1998.
Guinea 1994 Integrated Household survey. Data provided by
X 10 1994 Y
Boniface Essama-Nssah, World Bank.
Guinea-Bissau Inquerito ligeiro junto às familias, (Distribution of household
expenditures from the World Bank African DataBase, data X 10 1992 Y
provided by Hyppolite Fofack)
Guyana Guyana Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS);
Y 10 1993 Y
data provided by Diane Steele, World Bank
Honduras Income Distribution from: EPHPM database, Honduras
National Statistical Office; data provided by Fidel Ordonez. Y 10 Oct-94 Y

Hong Kong "1996 Population Census" by Hong Kong Census &

Y 10 1996 N
Statistics Dept.
Hungary Household Budget Survey 1993 Y 20 1993 Y
India (rural) National Sample Survey 1992/93, data provided by
X 12 1992 N
Shaohua Chen, World Bank.
India (urban) National Sample Survey 1992/93, data provided by
X 12 1992 N
Shaohua Chen, World Bank.
Indonesia (rural) SUSENAS: Indonesia's socioeconomic Survey 1996, Data
provided by Gaurav Datt and Benu Bidani, World Bank. X 20 1996 Y
 Calculated
Type of Data Number of
Date of from
List of Countries Source of Data (survey name or secondary source) (X=Expenditures; Income
Survey individual
Y=Income) Groups
data
Indonesia (urban) SUSENAS: Indonesia's socioeconomic Survey 1996, Data
provided by Gaurav Datt and Benu Bidani, World Bank. X 20 1996 Y

Iran Household Income and Expenditure Survey 1994 (data provi X 10 1994
Ireland Ireland HBS 1994-95, vol. 1, Detailed results for all
Y 4 1994/95 N
households, Table 11.
Israel Family Expenditure Survey (LIS) Y 10 1992 Y
Italy The Bank of Italy Survey (Indagine Campionaria sui Bilanci
Y 10 1991 Y
Delle Famiglie), (LIS)
Ivory Coast Enquête prioritaire sur les dimensions sociales de
l'ajustement structurel, (Distribution of household
X 10 1993 Y
expenditures from the World Bank African DataBase, data
provided by Hyppolite Fofack)
Jamaica Expenditure data from "Jamaica Survey of Living
X 10 1993 Y
Conditions, 1993" (LSMS library).
Japan Income Distribution from "Annual Report on the Family
Y 10 1993 N
Income and Expenditure Survey, 1993", p.158.
Jordan Income Distribution provided by Bahjat Achikbache: World
Bank staff calculations based on Income and Expenditure X 28 1992 Y
Survey 1992.
Kazakhstan Statistical Bulletin CIS, Aug 94, pp.73ff, (Gross income
from "Income, Inequality, and Poverty during the Transition
Y 17 1993 N
from Planned to Market Economy",B.Milanovic,1998,
p.181)
Kenya Calculated from Kenya World Bank Poverty Assessment,
March 95, Table 4.5, p.68. based on 1992-93 Household X 10 1992 N
welfare monitoring system.
Korea, South Income Distribution from "National Survey of Family
Income and Expenditure", National Statistical Office, Y 10 1993 N
p.155.
Kyrgyz Rep. Kyrgyz Multipurpose Poverty Survey (LSMS Survey), data
Oct-Nov
reported in B. Milanovic "Income, Inequality, and Poverty
Y 10 1993(Oct Y
during the Transition from Planned to Market conomy",
prices)
World Bank, 1998, p.180.
Laos Laos Expenditure and Consumption Survey 1 (LECS 1)
1992, Data from "Everyone's miracle?" provided by Benu X 10 1992 Y
Bidani and Shaohua Chen, World Bank.
Latvia New Latvian HBS, data reported in B. Milanovic, "Income,
Inequality, and Poverty during the Transition from Planned
Y 10 4Q/1995 Y
to Market Economy", World Bank, 1998, p.174.

Lesotho Distribution of Household Income from Lesotho Poverty

Y 10 1993 N
Assessment (Report No.13171-LSO),p12, World Bank.
Lithuania Household Budget Survey 1994; data reported in Peter
Cornelius, "Cash benefits and poverty alleviation in a
Y 10 1994 N
economy of transition: The case of Lithuania", Comparative
Economic Studies, Summer 1995.
Luxembourg The Luxembourg Social Economic Panel Study "Liewen zu
Y 10 1994 Y
Letzebuerg", (LIS)
Madagascar Enquête permanente auprès des ménages, (Distribution of
household expenditures from the World Bank African X 10 1993 Y
DataBase, data provided by Hypplite Fofack)
Malaysia Household Income/Basic Aminities Survey 1995. Y 10 1995 Y
Mali Enquête Malienne de conjoncture économique et sociale,
(Distribution of household expenditures from the World
X 10 1994 Y
Bank African DataBase, data provided by Hyppolite Fofack)
 Calculated
Type of Data Number of
Date of from
List of Countries Source of Data (survey name or secondary source) (X=Expenditures; Income
Survey individual
Y=Income) Groups
data
Mauritania Enquête permanente sur les conditions de vie des
ménages, (Distribution of houshold expenditures from the
X 10 1995 Y
World Bank African DataBase, data provided by Hyppolite
Fofack)
Mexico Household per capita income from: Székely, M. and M.
Hilgert "What´s Behind the Inequality We Measure: An
Investigation Using Latin American Data for the 1990s". Y 10 1994 Y
Research department, Inter American development Bank,
mimeo, 1999.
Moldova Annuarul Statistic al Republica Moldova, data reported also
in B. Milanovic, "Income, Inequality, and Poverty during the
Y 24 1993 N
Transition from Planned to Market Economy", World Bank,
1998, p.178.
Mongolia(rural) Expenditure distribution data from National Statistical
Office of Mongolia (http://statis.pmis.gov.mn/hholds1.htm). X 9 1998 N

Mongolia(urban) Expenditure distribution data from National Statistical

Office of Mongolia (http://statis.pmis.gov.mn/hholds1.htm). X 9 1998 N

Morocco World Bank, "Morocco:Poverty, Adjustment and Growth."

Vol. II, Table 3. Morocco LSMS 1990-91 conducted by the X 10 1990-91 N
Direction de la statistique.
Namibia Distribution from Erika Ekstrom, Institute for Industrial
Economics (IUI) Working paper No. 502, October 1998, Y 10 1993/94 N
Table 3.3, p.22.
Nepal Nepal Living Standards Survey 1995/96, Data from LSMS
X 10 1996 Y
database provided by Diane Steele, World Bank.
Netherlands Socio-Economic Panel (SEP), (LIS) Y 10 1991 Y
New Zealand Statistics New Zealand, Household Economic Surveys,
(Distribution of disp. income from New Zealand National
Y 10 1991 N
Statistical Office. Download from:
http://www.stats.govt.nz/statsweb.nsf)
Nicaragua Distribution Data from Nicaragua Living Standards
Measurement Survey; data provided by Diane Steele, X 10 1993 Y
World Bank.
Niger(rural) Enquête sur le budget et la consommation des menages
au Niger (ENBC), (Distribution of household expenditures
X 10 1993 N
from Niger Poverty Assessment (World BankReport
No.15344-NIR),p33,108)
Niger(urban) Enquête sur le budget et la consommation des menages
au Niger (ENBC), (Distribution of household expenditures
X 10 1993 N
from Niger Poverty Assessment (World Bank Report
No.15344-NIR),p33,108)
Nigeria Distribution from Nigeria World Bank Poverty Assessment,
"Poverty in midst of plenty: the challenge of growth with
X 11 1992 N
inclusion", May 31, 1996 (grey cover), Table 2.1,p.24.

Norway Income and Property Distribution Survey, (LIS) Y 10 1991 Y

Pakistan Pakistan Income and Expenditure Survey 1992-93 (data
received from Dambar Narayan, World Bank) X 20 1992-93 Y

Panama Encuesta de Hogares (EH), (Household per capita income

from LAC DataBase, data provided by Kihoone Lee) Y 10 1995 Y

Papua New Guinea Data from "Everyone's miracle?" provided by Benu Bidani,
X 10 1995 N
World Bank.
Paraguay Income distribution from: Paraguay Poverty Assessment,
A, Cuadro 6, based on 1995 DGEEC, Paraguay Encuesta
Y 10 1995 Y
de Hogares, data provided by Julie van Domelen, World
Bank..
 Calculated
Type of Data Number of
Date of from
List of Countries Source of Data (survey name or secondary source) (X=Expenditures; Income
Survey individual
Y=Income) Groups
data
Peru Household per capita income from: Székely, M. and M.
Hilgert "What´s Behind the Inequality We Measure: An
Investigation Using Latin American Data for the 1990s". Y 10 1994 Y
Research department, Inter American Development Bank,
mimeo, 1999.
Philippines Family Income and Expenditure Survey 1994, Data from
X 20 1994 Y
"Everyone's miracle?" provided by Benu Bidani.
Poland Household Budget Survey 1993 Y 10 1993 Y
Portugal Income distribution from: Portuguese Household Budget
Survey, in Rodrigues,C.F.(1999) 'Distribuição do Y 10 1994/95 N
Rendimento e Desigualdade - Portugal 1980-1995'.
Romania Romania Integrated Survey Y 10 Mar-94 Y
Russia Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) Round 3.
Y 10 3Q/1993 Y
Senegal Enquête Sénégalaise auprès des ménages, (Distribution of
houshold expenditures from the World Bank African
X 10 1995 Y
DataBase, data provided by Hyppolite Fofack)

Singapore Income Distribution from: Singapore Statistical Office

Y 10 1992/93 N
(provided by yap_yee_Liong@SINGSTAT.gov.sg).
Slovak Republic Family Budget Survey 1993. Y 8 1993 Y
Slovenia Household Budget Survey 1993. Y 10 1993 N
South Africa Living Standards and Development Survey, (Distribution of
household expenditures from the World Bank African X 10 1993 Y
DataBase, data provided by Hyppolite Fofack)
Swaziland Household Income and Expenditure Survey, (Distribution of
houshold expenditures from the World Bank African X 10 1994 Y
DataBase, data provided by H.Fofack)
Sweden Income Distribution Survey
Y 10 1992 Y
(Inkomstfördelningsundersokningen), (LIS)
Switzerland Swiss Income and Wealth Survey, data provided by Carol
Ernst, Swiss Statistical Office Y 10 1992 Y

Taiwan Survey of Personal Income Distribution, Taiwan Area, (LIS)

Y 10 1991 N
Tanzania Household Budget Survey between Sept. 93 and Jan.94
X 10 2half/1993 Y
(data provided by Luisa Ferreira, World Bank)
Thailand Thailand Socioeconomic Survey (SES) 1992, Data from
"Everyone's miracle?" provided by Benu Bidani and X 10 1992 Y
Shaohua Chen, World Bank.
Trinidad & Tobago Survey of Living Conditions 1992, provided by Judy Baker
X 10 1992 Y
Tunisia Household Consumption Survey, (Expenditure data from
"Republic of Tunisia, Poverty Alleviation",World Bank X 10 1990 N
report no.13993-TUN)
Turkey Household Income Survey 1994; data provided by Ruslan
Y 10 1994 Y
Yemtsov, World Bank.
Turkmenistan Statistical Bulletin CIS, Aug 94, pp.73ff, (Gross income,
XRate from "Income, Inequality, and Poverty during the
Y 17 1993 N
Transition from Planned to Market
Economy",B.Milanovic,1998, p.179)
U.K. The Family Expenditure Survey, (LIS) Y 10 1991 Y
Uganda Integrated Survey, (Distribution of household expenditures
from the World Bank African DataBase, data provided by X 10 1992 Y
Hyppolite Fofack)
Ukraine Ukraina 1995 Survey conducted by the Kiev International
Institute of Sociology; data reported in "Poverty in Ukraine",
Y 10 Jul-95 N
World Bank report No. 15602, June 1996.
 Calculated
Type of Data Number of
Date of from
List of Countries Source of Data (survey name or secondary source) (X=Expenditures; Income
Survey individual
Y=Income) Groups
data
Uruguay(urb) Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENH), (Household per
capita income from LAC DataBase, data provided by Y 10 1992 Y
Kihoone Lee, World Bank
USA March Current Population Survey, (LIS) Y 10 1994 Y
Uzbekistan Data reported in Statistical Bulletin CIS, Aug 94, pp.73 ff;
also in B. Milanovic, Income, Inequality, and Poverty during
Y 23 1993 N
the Transition from Planned to Market Economy", World
Bank, 1998, p.182.
Venezuela Household per capita income from: Székely, M. and M.
Hilgert "What´s Behind the Inequality We Measure: An
Investigation Using Latin American Data for the 1990s". Y 10 1993 Y
Research department, Inter American development Bank,
mimeo, 1999.
Vietnam Vietnam Living Standard Monitoring Surrvey; data provided
X 10 1993 Y
by Mr. Ilias and Paul Glewwe, World Bank.
Yemen Rep. Republic of Yemen Poverty Assessment, 26 June 1996,
X 43 1992 N
p.54 World Bank Report No.15158-YEM.
Social dimensions of adjustment priority survey 1993; data
provided by Robert Chase. 10 Y
Zambia X 1993
Zimbabwe Income, Consumption and Expenditue Survey 1990-91
X 10 1990-91 Y
(Africa AHEAD database)