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		| Joachim  Winter | 
	
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		| ''Response bias in survey-based measures of household consumption'' | 
	
		| ( 2004, Vol. 3 No.9 ) | 
	
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		| An important aspect of household surveys is the design of consumption questions. A controlled experiment shows that a single question on total monthly nondurables expenditure and a design with 35 disaggregated categories produce different results. These differences vary with household characteristics. | 
	
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		| Keywords: consumption | 
	
		| JEL: C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs: General 
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		| | Manuscript Received : Mar 12 2004 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Mar 15 2004 | 
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