NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Gran Encuesta Integrada de Hogares Provider National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) (Colombia)Microdata access: Register Geography Colombia (COL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2008 - 12/2008 Series or system Colombia Great Integrated Household Survey Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividualInterviewNationally representativeSubnationally representativeUrban-rural representative Summary The Great Integrated Household Survey (GEIH) started in 2006, replacing the Continuous Household Survey and integrating modules from the Quality of Life Survey. Data collection occured throughout the year. Individual questionnaires for each quarter covered core topics of housing, household demographics, income, and employment. Other topics covered in 2008 were fertility, mass media, rice consumption, and perceptions of various services. The survey covered 24 major cities and rural areas. The survey did not cover old national territories (the departments of Amazonas, Arauca, Casanare, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo, Vaupés, and Vichada), which are equivalent to approximately 4% of the population. Keywords Agriculture, Assets, Child labor, Cooking fuels, Coping behavior, Crime, Disasters, Education, Education access, Electricity, Employment, Employment benefits, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Health care personnel, Health insurance, Homicide, Hours worked, Household air pollution, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Internet, Literacy, Live births, Loans, Marital status, Mass media, Military service, Occupations, Parents, Personal health expenditures, Poverty, Public social assistance, Refrigeration, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Teachers, Telephones, Transportation, Unemployment, Violence, Waste disposal, Water supply Citation Contributors National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) (Colombia) Publisher National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) (Colombia) Publication year 2012 Suggested citation National Administrative Department of Statistics (Colombia). Colombia Great Integrated Household Survey 2008. Bogotá, Colombia: National Administrative Department of Statistics (Colombia), 2012. GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 9, 2018