rates declined sharply. Survey response rates and top income shares are then considered in tandem with coverage rates. Falls …This paper presents a comparative assessment of the performance of the household expenditure survey programs in … Australia, Canada, the UK and US. Cross-country and time series variation in survey methodology and experience is used to assess …

such as the Consumer Expenditure Survey. A detailed comparison is made between scanner data and diary-based budget survey … spending are similar. A large part of the difference is explained by households in the scanner survey failing to record any …