Монгол улс - ӨНЭЗС 2002/2003

Food commodity types:

The peculiarity of household's foods purchase and consumption groups is that consumption of food, alcohol and tobacco is determined in detail by commodity type.
Such a through asking provides household and respondent with possibility of covering consumption completely.

The questionnaire on food expenditure covers the following commodity types:

1. Meat, meat products (kg):
This sub chapter is divided into livestock meat such as mutton, beef, goat, horse, camel meat; dried meat, pork, chicken, hunting meat (consists of meat of wild animals and birds), fish, animal interior, interior fat, sausage, canned meat, canned fish, egg (measured by pieces), dry egg and other meat.

2. Milk, milk products:
This sub chapter includes livestock milk (consist of cow, she-goat, ewe, mare milk), yogurt, dried curds, mare milk, cheese, skim , cream, butter, other milk products, condensed milk and others. Liquid milk, yogurt, mare milk is measured in liters, while condensed milk is measured in kg.

3. Flour and flour products (kg):
This sub chapter includes all grades of flour, cake, macaroni, bread (pieces), bakery, biscuit, grains, millet, and other rice.

4. Vegetable (kg):
Includes all types of vegetables such as potato, cabbage, carrot, turnip, onion, garlic, tomato, cucumber, canned vegetables, canned cucumber, canned vegetable salad and other. Measurement unit is kg.

5. Fruit (kg):
This sub chapter includes apple, raisin, banana, mandarin, orange, stewed fruit, fruit juice, jam, nuts and wild berries.

6. Candy, sugar (kg):
Includes sugar, lump sugar, domestic and imported candy, chocolate.

7. Tea, coffee, beverage:
Includes green tea, tea, coffee (measured in grams). Beverage, fruit juice, other beverages are measured in liters.

8. Vodka, tobacco:
Includes domestic and imported vodka, beer, wine, milk vodka (measurement unit is liter), cigarette (1 box=20 pieces) and tobacco are measured in grams.

9. Spices (g)
Includes salt, vegetable oil (liters), mayonnaise, vinegar, sauce and others.

10. Others:
Includes kindergarten expenses paid exclusively by household. Members' regular canteen expenses are asked and recorded daily. Money given to schoolchildren to bye bread, bakery, beverage, ice cream is also included in this sub commodity group. However expenses related to visiting disco, sport or nightclub are recorded in Recreation, cultural services chapter. Participation in feast, charity are recorded in "Other" commodity group.