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Dominican Republic National Multipurpose Household Survey 2013

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Encuesta Nacional de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples, ENHOGAR 2013
Provider 
National Statistics Office (Dominican Republic)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Dominican Republic (DOM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
07/2013 - 09/2013
Series or system 
Dominican Republic National Multipurpose Household Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The purpose of this survey was to gather data in order to create current national indicators of progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, to know more about household demographic characteristics, to understand the population's use of and access to various technologies, to estimate the number of individuals living with disability, and to learn about small businesses. The data were collected through in-home interviews. A total of 26,059 households were interviewed during this survey.

The main themes of the interview included housing conditions, household member demographics, disability, small business operation, and access to the internet, cellphones, and computers.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Allergies, Anxiety, Asthma, Back pain, Cancers, Cirrhosis of the liver, Corrective lenses, Diabetes, Disability, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Headache, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing loss, Home care, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Hypertension, Incontinence, Injuries, Ischemic heart disease, Lighting, Limited mobility, Literacy, Living conditions, Loans, Marital status, Mass media, Medical equipment, Neck pain, Occupations, Osteoarthritis, Paralysis, Peptic ulcer disease, Pervasive developmental disorders, Prostheses and implants, Public social assistance, Refrigeration, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sanitation, School enrollment, Telephones, Transportation, Unemployment, Unipolar depressive disorders, Vision loss, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023