Chile National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey 2006
General Info
Original or alternative title
Chile Encuesta Nacional de Caracterización Socio-económica (CASEN) 2006
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
November, 2006 - December, 2006
Data type
Survey:
Household - Interview - Subnationally representative
Summary
The Chile National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey (CASEN) is a household survey that collects data on housing, education, health, employment, and income. Since 1996, the study has used a stratified, cluster sampling method, targeting urban and rural areas throughout Chile.
Keywords
Assets, Caesarean section, Cooking fuels, Dental care, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Education access, Electricity, Emergency care, Employment, Employment benefits, Ethnicity, Family composition, Fishing, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Hearing loss, Hospitals, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Injuries, International migration, Internet, Languages, Leisure activities, Literacy, Malnutrition, Marital status, Mass media, Medical tests, Mental and behavioral disorders, Military service, Occupation codes, Occupations, Pap smears, Pharmacies, Poverty, Pregnancy, Prescriptions, Public social assistance, Refrigeration, Sanitation, Surgical procedures, Teachers, Telephones, Traditional medicine, Training programs, Transportation, Vision loss, Water supply
Citation
Publisher
Suggested citation
Department of Economics, University of Chile, Ministry of Planning (Chile). Chile National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey 2006. Santiago, Chile: Ministry of Social Development (Chile).