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Vietnam Living Standards Measurement Survey 1997-1998

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Vietnam Living Standards Survey (VLSS)
Geography 
Viet Nam (VNM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
12/1997 - 12/1998
Series or system 
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Community
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
Summary 

Conducted five years after the first Vietnam Living Standards Survey, the second VLSS was intended to provide current data on households for use in living standards measurement, policy design, and policy and program evaluation. It used 5 questionnaires: household, commune, price, school, and clinic. The survey covered topics including housing characteristics, health, education, employment, migration, fertility, agriculture, food expenses, and non-food expenditures.

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GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 22, 2023