2015 LIVING CONDITIONS MONITORING SURVEY
Seventh Edition

Zambia, 2015

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Value	Category	Cases
1	Maize grain un	357	0.1%
2	Maize grain shelled	2239	0.6%
3	Breakfast	4292	1.2%
4	Roller meal	932	0.3%
5	Hammer mealie meal	1326	0.4%
6	Pounded maize meal	179	0%
7	Cost of milling	2812	0.8%
8	Millet	243	0.1%
9	Sorghum un	4	0%
10	Sorghum shelled	36	0%
11	Rice shelled	3195	0.9%
12	Rice un	548	0.1%
13	wheat	463	0.1%
14	Bread/rolls	5423	1.5%
15	Buns/Scones	3328	0.9%
16	Fritters	2404	0.7%
17	Other cereal/bread	81	0%
18	Sweet Potatoes un	3611	1%
19	Sweet Potatoes	611	0.2%
20	Potatoes un	2063	0.6%
21	Potatoes	337	0.1%
22	Cassava (tubers)	1503	0.4%
23	Cassava (flour)	1284	0.3%
24	Other roots	10	0%
25	Fresh beans un	472	0.1%
26	Fresh beans	581	0.2%
27	Sunflower	17	0%
28	Soya beans shelled	20	0%
29	Dried beans	5174	1.4%
30	Groundnuts un	2131	0.6%
31	Groundnuts	1698	0.5%
32	Bambara	161	0%
33	Cowpeas un	68	0%
34	Peas	28	0%
35	Other pulses	6	0%
36	Onions	8228	2.2%
37	Tomatoes	10689	2.9%
38	Cabbages	4552	1.2%
39	Rape	7645	2.1%
40	Okra	4257	1.2%
41	Pumpkin leaves	7669	2.1%
42	Cassava leaves	3113	0.8%
43	Kalembula	4843	1.3%
44	Bondwe	2003	0.5%
45	Impwa	3562	1%
46	Cucumber	428	0.1%
47	Green beans	632	0.2%
48	Carrots	516	0.1%
49	Pumpkin	2748	0.7%
50	Green maize	3324	0.9%
51	Other vegetables	1104	0.3%
52	Oranges	1695	0.5%
53	Apples	1114	0.3%
54	Mangoes	25	0%
55	Bananas	2237	0.6%
56	Pawpaws	50	0%
57	Water melons	519	0.1%
58	Lemons	853	0.2%
59	Pineapples	173	0%
60	Pears	55	0%
61	Guavas	952	0.3%
62	Avocados	893	0.2%
63	Other fruits	77	0%
64	Kapenta (fresh)	1047	0.3%
65	Kapenta (frozen)	121	0%
66	Kapenta dried	5174	1.4%
67	Bream (fresh)	2539	0.7%
68	Bream (frozen)	607	0.2%
69	Bream dried	1168	0.3%
70	Buka (fresh)	675	0.2%
71	Buka (frozen)	338	0.1%
72	Buka (dried)	191	0.1%
73	Other fish (fresh)	1930	0.5%
74	Other fish (frozen)	119	0%
75	Other fish (dried)	2114	0.6%
76	Other fish & fish products	96	0%
77	Chicken (fresh)	5322	1.4%
78	Chicken (frozen)	1025	0.3%
79	Chicken (dried)	43	0%
80	Other poultry (fresh)	121	0%
81	Other poultry (frozen)	19	0%
82	Other poultry (dried)	17	0%
83	PBeef (fresh)	3005	0.8%
84	Beef (frozen)	674	0.2%
85	Beef (dried)	40	0%
86	Pork (fresh)	875	0.2%
87	Pork (frozen)	162	0%
88	Pork (dried)	7	0%
89	Goat meat (fresh)	876	0.2%
90	Goat meat (dried)	20	0%
91	Sheep meat (fresh)	23	0%
92	Sheep meat (frozen)	1	0%
93	Sheep meat (dried)	5	0%
94	Game meat (fresh)	115	0%
95	Game meat (frozen)	5	0%
96	Game meat (dried)	176	0%
97	Other meat	118	0%
98	Milk	2792	0.8%
99	Milk (powdered)	351	0.1%
100	Eggs	5782	1.6%
101	Cheese	148	0%
102	Other dairy products	176	0%
103	Butter	1704	0.5%
104	Margarine	419	0.1%
105	Peanut	827	0.2%
106	Other fats	45	0%
107	Sugar	8510	2.3%
108	Honey	219	0.1%
109	Jam	0	0%
110	Cocoa&Choc	296	0.1%
112	Cremora	1416	0.4%
113	Other sweets	104	0%
114	Tea	3672	1%
115	Coffee	849	0.2%
116	Drinking chocolate/Milo/Cocoa	276	0.1%
117	Juice	2967	0.8%
118	Soft drinks	1588	0.4%
119	water	445	0.1%
120	Munkoyo	1346	0.4%
121	maheu	636	0.2%
122	Other non-alcoholic beverage	74	0%
123	Spirits	139	0%
124	wines	165	0%
125	Ciders	106	0%
126	Clear beer	239	0.1%
127	Opaque beer	500	0.1%
128	Traditional brews	488	0.1%
129	Other alcoholic beverages	104	0%
130	Baby foods	242	0.1%
131	Food from kiosks, cafes, restuarants	145	0%
132	Other foods and beverages	36	0%
133	Cigarettes	334	0.1%
134	Tobacco	234	0.1%
135	Salt	10790	2.9%
136	Spices	1169	0.3%
137	Cooking Oil	10435	2.8%
138	Charcoal	5480	1.5%
139	Firewood	2156	0.6%
140	Rent of dwelling	12251	3.3%
141	Water & Sewe charges	2533	0.7%
142	Electricity	3325	0.9%
143	Paraffin	238	0.1%
144	Diesel	44	0%
145	Home repairs (plumbing)	78	0%
146	Cable/pay TV (DSTV, MYtv, Satelite, ZNBC, etc	1546	0.4%
147	Garbage collection	348	0.1%
148	Gas	26	0%
149	Kerosene	62	0%
150	Coal	8	0%
151	batteries	3827	1%
152	Other housing expenses	106	0%
153	Bath/hand w soap	9398	2.5%
154	Laundry detergent	7414	2%
155	Toothpaste & tbrushes	5243	1.4%
156	Sanitary towels	1033	0.3%
157	Toilet paper & oth	3737	1%
158	Cosmetics	6231	1.7%
159	Hair care	2494	0.7%
160	Laundry service	200	0.1%
161	Baby diapers	470	0.1%
162	Cleaning agents	1627	0.4%
163	Insecticides	364	0.1%
164	Other hygiene expenses	80	0%
165	Public transport to and from work	1126	0.3%
166	Public transport to/from school	359	0.1%
167	Other public transport	1958	0.5%
168	Petrol/diesel	890	0.2%
169	Vehicle maintenance and repairs	351	0.1%
170	Motorbike repairs	69	0%
171	Bicycle repairs	845	0.2%
172	Boat/Canoe repairs	23	0%
173	Other private transport expenses	349	0.1%
174	Mobile phones	6020	1.6%
175	Landline phones	84	0%
176	Internet	236	0.1%
177	Postal expenses	57	0%
178	Other communication expenses	95	0%
179	Entertainment	232	0.1%
180	Domestic servants	352	0.1%
181	Stationery	240	0.1%
182	Typing services	121	0%
183	Other expenses	50	0%
191	Purchase of medicines	2873	0.8%
192	Fees for doctors	167	0%
193	Fees for nurses, midwives	17	0%
194	Fees for dentists	71	0%
195	Fees for hospital stays	52	0%
196	Fees for health assistant	47	0%
197	Fees for traditional healers	59	0%
198	Payments to hospital	185	0.1%
199	Pre-payment scheme	69	0%
200	Other health expenses	116	0%
201	Treatment tables, chemicals	32	0%
202	Other water treatment	89	0%
203	Chitenges	5943	1.6%
204	Childrens clothing	6792	1.8%
205	Mens clothing	6056	1.6%
206	Womens clothing	6299	1.7%
207	Fabric/Material	239	0.1%
208	Tailoring charges	852	0.2%
209	Footwear	7280	2%
210	Loan repayment	565	0.2%
211	Contributions (Church, Mosques,	3289	0.9%
212	Insurance (car, life, health)	480	0.1%
213	Funerals, gifts, dowries	1470	0.4%
215	To persons in rural areas of Zambia	1493	0.4%
216	To persons in urban areas of Zambia	929	0.3%
217	To persons outside Zambia	60	0%
218	Goat meat (frozen)	61	0%
219	Caterpillars	917	0.2%
1841	School fees for 1st Term 2014	0	0%
1842	School fees for 2nd Term 2014	3351	0.9%
1843	School fees for 3rd Term 2014	3370	0.9%
1844	School fees for 1st Term 2015	4089	1.1%
1851	Contributions to school/PTA for 1st Term 2014	0	0%
1852	Contributions to school/PTA for 2nd Term 2014	1270	0.3%
1853	Contributions to school/PTA for 3rd Term 2014	1263	0.3%
1854	Contributions to school/PTA for 1st Term 2015	1751	0.5%
1861	Private tuition for 1st Term 2014	0	0%
1862	Private tuition for 2nd Term 2014	194	0.1%
1863	Private tuition for 3rd Term 2014	189	0.1%
1864	Private tuition for 1st Term 2015	238	0.1%
1871	Text books for 1st Term 2014	0	0%
1872	Text books for 2nd Term 2014	186	0.1%
1873	Text books for 3rd Term 2014	186	0.1%
1874	Text books for 1st Term 2015	368	0.1%
1881	School stationery for 1st Term 2014	0	0%
1882	School stationery for 2nd Term 2014	2073	0.6%
1883	School stationery for 3rd Term 2014	2099	0.6%
1884	School stationery for 1st Term 2015	3548	1%
1891	School uniforms for 1st Term 2014	0	0%
1892	School uniforms for 2nd Term 2014	386	0.1%
1893	School uniforms for 3rd Term 2014	281	0.1%
1894	School uniforms for 1st Term 2015	1909	0.5%
1901	Other education expenses 1st Term 2014	0	0%
1902	Other education expenses for 2nd Term 2014	259	0.1%
1903	Other education expenses for 3rd Term 2014	258	0.1%
1904	Other education expenses for 1st Term 2015	331	0.1%
1911	Purchase of other school requisites for 1st Term 2014	0	0%
1912	Purchase of other school requisites for 2nd Term 2014	359	0.1%
1913	Purchase of other school requisites for 3rd Term 2014	349	0.1%
1914	Purchase of other school requisites for 1st Term 2015	447	0.1%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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