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EFS Diary of [email protected]
The Survey
• Part of the CPS – similar to other ONS household surveys
• CAPI cannot collect good data on all purchases
• Need ongoing, convenient method respondents can fill out as they go
The Diary
• A record of every item purchased by diary holder over a two week period
• High level of detail collected, especially for food
Food on the Diary
• What
• When
• Where
• How much
• At what price
What it looks like
Food & drink brought home
Takeaway meals eaten at home
Meals & drinks consumed away from
home.
Clothing & footware
Misc purchases
Winnings
The children’s diary
The youth diary is kept very simple
What did you buy today?
How much did you pay?
Where did you buy it?
And for food and drink only
Where did you eat/drink it?(home / elsewhere)
Coding
• The diary is coded by a team in Titchfield
• Missing data, where possible, is found by going back to the interviewer / respondent or on the internet
• The coding frame is updated by DEFRA and ONS Prices division as needed (up to monthly)
• Shop coding frame is updated annually
Some Strengths
• Comprehensive
• Detailed
• Large sample – soon to be unclustered
Some Limitations
• Only measures expenditure – not consumption
• High respondent burden
• Requires time for coding
Questions?