DSEC launches Household Income and Expenditure Survey

The Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2023 (HIES 2023) will continue until March 23, 2024, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) announced.

The HIES 2023 will collect data from 8,320 housing units in 26 bi-weekly cycles, and 320 units will be visited in each cycle.

Each selected household is invited to complete one main questionnaire and all household members aged 16 and above are required to complete an expense diary for seven consecutive days.

DSEC said in a press statement that not only is completing the questionnaires online more convenient for all the parties but it is also safer, averting potential scams.

Considering the many scams targeting people in Macau lately, the DSEC called on the public to be vigilant and guard against phone scammers impersonating government officers asking for personal information or money.

DSEC said enumerators will only call households via the contact number previously provided to verify questionnaire responses. They will not ask for information such as ID card, bank account or credit card number, nor will they demand any fees.

Additionally, the DSEC says it will take additional measures to ensure statistical confidentiality and protect the data collected from misuse.

For those that participate in the survey, the DSEC has a series of incentives, including a lucky draw to win several prizes.