Outline
 Topics to be covered
1. Introduction to Housing 
2. Data Requirements 
3. Survey Forms 
4. Rationale: Questions for consideration 
International Comparison Program
World Bank
5. Potential issues in Asia-Pacific region 
6. Questions and Answers …
ICP Asia Pacific Regional Workshop
Bangkok, Thailand
September 19-24, 2011
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government they represent.
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Objective of the presentation
Introduction
To clarify selected issues on rentals specifications
Estimating household
expenditure on
dwelling services in
the GDP
Calculating PPPs for
dwelling services
HOUSING
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Rentals
Owner-occupied
Actual expenditure by
households on rents for
dwellings
Estimate of how much owneroccupiers would have paid in
rent if not owning their dwellings
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Housing Basic Headings
Code
Basic Heading
110400
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels
1104111
Actual and imputed rentals for housing
1104311
Maintenance and repair of the dwelling
1104411
Water supply
1104421
Miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling
1104511
Electricity
1104521
Gas
1104531
Other fuels
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Data Requirement
Method
Rentals
Quantity Method
Survey Form
Rental survey form
Dwelling services questionnaire
Global
Specifications
…
130100
Data to be
provided
Housing
1301111
Housing
 Dwelling types (e.g. villa/
single-family house)
 Size
 Electricity
 Inside water
 Private toilet
 A/C or central heating
 Structure Age
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 Yearly rent (LCU)
 Location (urban/rural)
 Comments
 Quantity info according to
dwelling type, construction
type and location
Number of dwelling units
Number of rooms
Number of occupants
Quality Information including
electricity, inside water, and
private toilet
 Percent of dwelling units
(rented/owner-occupied)
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Rental Survey Form
Data Requirement
GLOBAL SPECIFICATIONS
Dwelling
type
Size
(m2)
Electricity
Inside
water
Private Private
toilet kitchen
OBSERVATIONS
AC/
central
heating
Villa/singlefamily house
120-180
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Villa/singlefamily house
120-180
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Villa/singlefamily house
120-180
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
Villa/singlefamily house
120-180
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
Attached
house
80-120
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Attached
house
80-120
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Structure
age
Less
than
5 yrs
More
than
5 yrs
Yearly Location
rent
(urban/
(LCU)
rural)
Method
Rentals
Quantity Method
Survey Form
Rental survey form
Dwelling services questionnaire
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X
Global
Specifications
X
X
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X
Data to be
provided
X
Reference: ICP Operational Materials (website)
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 Dwelling types (e.g. villa/
single-family house)
 Size
 Electricity
 Inside water
 Private toilet
 A/C or central heating
 Structure Age




 Yearly rent (LCU)
 Location (urban/rural)
 Comments
 Quantity info according to
dwelling type, construction
type and location
Number of dwelling units
Number of rooms
Number of occupants
Quality Information including
electricity, inside water, and
private toilet
 Percent of dwelling units
(rented/owner-occupied)
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Dwelling Services Questionnaire
All dwellings
Houses
Flats
Types of construction
Total
Modern
Traditional
Total
Questions for discussion
Location
Urban
Rural
Total
1. How were the dwelling types selected?
Number of dwelling units
Number of rooms
Usable surface area
Number of occupants
Land area occupied by dwellings
Number of dwelling units with:
Electricity (‘000s)
Inside water (‘000s)
Private toilet (‘000s)
OR
ORY F S
T
A
D
MAN OUNTRIE
ALL C
Central heating
Air conditioning
Percent of dwelling units:
Reference: ICP Operational Materials (website)
Rented
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Owner-occupied
Questions for discussion
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Questions for discussion
2. What were the criteria for age of Dwelling?
3. How to estimate Weight in Total Rental Stock?
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Questions for discussion
Questions and answers
4. What potential issues could be encountered?
1. On rental specification questionnaire
2. On dwelling questionnaire
3. Asia regional specific issues
4. At the global level
Thank you…
5. Possible solutions
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