Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 1997 - 1998

Reference ID

VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

Producer(s)

General Statistical Office (GSO)

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In the past 12 months have you ever gone away from home to work? (s5q12)

Data file: SCR05

Overview

Valid: 23031

Invalid: 2

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 2

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 31

End: 31

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

12. In the past 12 months have you ever gone away from home to work?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
Sysmiss

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

ask to see whether this member has gone far away to work in the last 12 months.
Going far away to work is due to work that requires the labourer to eat and stay overnight at
the working place. If respondent goes very far out-of province, but still spends his nights at his
home, this is not considered as going far for work. On the contrary, if he works in the commune,
but due to difficult transport or requirements of the work has to stay overnight at the working
place, this is considered as going far for work. Question 12 refers to time duration of Going far
for work, it should not be counted if the movement is for going to school, for a health
consultation or visits to relatives, etc..

Question post text

if the answer code is 2, skip to the next person

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