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Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions 2006

General Info

Provider 
Derek Gordon Databank, University of the West Indies
Microdata access: Request
Geography 
Jamaica (JAM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
May, 2006 - July, 2006
Series or system 
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
Data type
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary 

The 2006 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) collected data to provide information for policy development for the Jamaican government. A total of 1,917 individuals from non-institutional dwellings participated. The sample was a randomized sub-set of approximately one-third of the previous Labour Force survey (LFS) in an effort to data linkage between survey series. The questionnaire covered topics such as demographics, education, housing, social welfare, health, expenditures and included an additional module on remittances.

Keywords 
Absenteeism, Ascariasis, Assets, Asthma, BCG vaccines, Birth certificates, Birth weight, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Child anthropometry, Child care, Child development, Child labor, Cooking fuels, DTP vaccines, Dairy products, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Education, Education access, Education expenditures, Electricity, Family composition, Family size, Fever, Fruits, Health care access, Health care expenditures, Health care prices, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Height, Hepatitis B vaccines, Hib vaccines, Hookworm disease, Household air pollution, Household expenditures, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Hygiene, Hypertension, Immunization, Intentional injuries, Internet, Leisure activities, Length of stay, Lighting, MMR vaccines, Malnutrition, Marital status, Mass media, Medicines, Occupational injuries, Oral hygiene, Pharmacies, Place of delivery, Polio vaccines, Pregnancy, Prescriptions, Private health facilities, Private social assistance, Processed meats, Public health facilities, Public social assistance, Refrigeration, Road traffic injuries, Sanitation, School conditions, School enrollment, Skilled birth attendants, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Telephones, Training programs, Transportation, Trichuriasis, Unprocessed red meat, Upper respiratory infections, Vaccination cards, Vegetables, Vomiting, Water supply, Weight

Citation

Contributors 
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Planning Institute of Jamaica
Funders 
Government of Jamaica
Suggested citation 

Statistical Institute Of Jamaica . Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions, 2007 [Computer file]. Kingston, Jamaica: Statistical Institute Of Jamaica [producer], 2007. Kingston, Jamaica: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Derek Gordon Databank, University of the West Indies [distributors], 2008.


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