Household Production and Consumption in Finland 2001
Household Production and Consumption in Finland 2001
Household Production and Consumption in Finland 2001
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The pr<strong>in</strong>cipal functions of household production are illustrated <strong>in</strong> Table 4.<br />
The underly<strong>in</strong>g premise for the def<strong>in</strong>ition of these functions was that the<br />
services are needed for the well-be<strong>in</strong>g of household members. It was also<br />
considered important that services correspond<strong>in</strong>g to the function have<br />
equivalent market services available. Volunteer work differs from ord<strong>in</strong>ary<br />
household production <strong>in</strong> that the services produced are consumed <strong>in</strong> another<br />
household. However s<strong>in</strong>ce it is an unpaid <strong>and</strong> value-generat<strong>in</strong>g activity, it is<br />
<strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the accounts under a separate category. Furthermore, shopp<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
services <strong>and</strong> transportation as well as vehicle ma<strong>in</strong>tenance are also <strong>in</strong>cluded.<br />
Travel related to unpaid work is l<strong>in</strong>ked with the function to which it serves. In<br />
the same way, shopp<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> services usually have to do with hous<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
provid<strong>in</strong>g meals, cloth<strong>in</strong>g or care, or with leisure needs, <strong>and</strong> they are allocated<br />
to the area of household production that they serve.<br />
Table 4 provides an overview of the content of each pr<strong>in</strong>cipal function.<br />
More detailed descriptions <strong>and</strong> the calculation methods are presented after<br />
Tables 4 <strong>and</strong> 5.<br />
Productive activities <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the core national accounts are shown <strong>in</strong><br />
italics.<br />
Table 4.<br />
Pr<strong>in</strong>cipal functions of household production<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> activity<br />
Provid<strong>in</strong>g hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Purchase ofhous<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Own-account<br />
construction <strong>and</strong><br />
renovation of<br />
dwell<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Provid<strong>in</strong>g meals<br />
<strong>and</strong> snacks<br />
Grow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
foodstuffs,<br />
pick<strong>in</strong>g berries,<br />
mushrooms,<br />
etc., hunt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
fish<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Provid<strong>in</strong>g<br />
cloth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
cloth<strong>in</strong>g care<br />
<strong>Production</strong> of<br />
cloth<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Provid<strong>in</strong>g care<br />
Childcare.<br />
Volunteer<br />
work<br />
Neighbourly<br />
help.<br />
Decorat<strong>in</strong>g, clean<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
dwell<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>tenance of yard,<br />
garden<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Prepar<strong>in</strong>g meals<br />
<strong>and</strong> snacks.<br />
Wash<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
iron<strong>in</strong>g clothes.<br />
Care of adults <strong>in</strong><br />
need of help.<br />
Voluntary<br />
work <strong>in</strong><br />
organisations<br />
Shopp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Travel <strong>and</strong><br />
transportation<br />
Vehicle<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
<strong>Household</strong><br />
management<br />
Small repairs <strong>and</strong><br />
renovations.<br />
Purchases related<br />
to renovat<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
clean<strong>in</strong>g dwell<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Travel related to<br />
acquisition <strong>and</strong><br />
ma<strong>in</strong>tenance of<br />
dwell<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Bak<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
preserv<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Buy<strong>in</strong>g groceries.<br />
Buy<strong>in</strong>g<br />
appliances <strong>and</strong><br />
utensils for<br />
cook<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Travel related to<br />
buy<strong>in</strong>g groceries.<br />
Repair<strong>in</strong>g<br />
clothes <strong>and</strong><br />
other care.<br />
Buy<strong>in</strong>g clothes,<br />
buy<strong>in</strong>g<br />
materials <strong>and</strong><br />
equipment for<br />
mak<strong>in</strong>g clothes<br />
<strong>and</strong> their care.<br />
Buy<strong>in</strong>g shoes.<br />
Travel related to<br />
buy<strong>in</strong>g clothes<br />
<strong>and</strong> their care.<br />
Car<strong>in</strong>g for pets.<br />
Buy<strong>in</strong>g equipment<br />
related to<br />
childcare <strong>and</strong><br />
car<strong>in</strong>g for adults<br />
<strong>in</strong> need of help.<br />
Transport<strong>in</strong>g<br />
children <strong>and</strong><br />
adults <strong>in</strong> need of<br />
help to care,<br />
hobbies, etc.<br />
Travel<br />
related to<br />
volunteer<br />
work.<br />
Plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> organis<strong>in</strong>g activities, services, bank<strong>in</strong>g, etc, apply to all pr<strong>in</strong>cipal functions.<br />
National Consumer Research Centre Statistics F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> 25