Harmonized Household Health Surveys, HHHS 2012, Iraq

Provide data for poverty analysis and measurement and monitor, evaluate and update the implementation Poverty Reduction National Strategy issued in 2009. 2. Provide comprehensive data system to assess household social and economic conditions and prepare the indicators related to the human development. 3. Provide data that meet the needs and requirements of national accounts. 4.

Provide detailed indicators on consumption expenditure that serve making decision related to production, consumption, export and import. 5. Provide detailed indicators on the sources of households and individuals income. 6. Provide data necessary for formulation of a new consumer price index number.

The raw survey data provided by the Statistical Office were then harmonized by the Economic Research Forum, to create a comparable version with the 2006/2007 Household Socio Economic Survey in Iraq. Harmonization at this stage only included unifying variables' names, labels and some definitions. See: Iraq 2007 & 2012- Variables Mapping & Availability Matrix.pdf provided in the external resources for further information on the mapping of the original variables on the harmonized ones, in addition to more indications on the variables' availability in both survey years and relevant comments.

The data may be accessed through the ERF Data Portal: erfdataportal.com/index.php/catalog/110