Household Survey 2008
Lao PDR, 2008
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Identification
Survey ID Number
LAO_2008_HS_v01_M
Title
Household Survey 2008
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Lao PDR | LAO |
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household
Individual
Individual
Version
Version Description
Version 1.1: Edited data, first version, for internal use only
Version Date
2010-03-01
Scope
Notes
The scope of the Household Survey 2008 includes:
Household composition, construction, business, agriculture, fishery, forestry, livestock, poultry, durable goods, income and transfers, expenditue and consumption
Household composition, construction, business, agriculture, fishery, forestry, livestock, poultry, durable goods, income and transfers, expenditue and consumption
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food (production, crisis) | World Bank |
| Forests & Forestry | World Bank |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National
Geographic Unit
Lao PDR Northern Lao Central Lao
Universe
Private households in Lao PDR
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency | SIDA |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008-10 | 2008-12 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | DoS | Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The Household Survey 2008 uses 2 forms for data collection:
1. Household Questionnaire; and
2. Diary for recording expenditure and consumption of the household
1. Household Questionnaire; and
2. Diary for recording expenditure and consumption of the household
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Director | Services Division, Department of Statistics | nscit@etllao.com | www.nsc.gov.la |
Confidentiality
The Statistics Law of Lao PDR guarantees that identities of respondents are kept confidential.
Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree:
1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor.
2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files.
3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be
Access conditions
Authorization to use this data is granted to designated individuals in the concerned division of the Department of Statistics (DoS). Under no circumstances shall the authorized user reproduce, distribute, sell or lend the entire data or parts thereof to any other data user apart from himself or that of authorized employees in the DoS.
Citation requirements
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao PDR. Household Survey 2008 (HS 2008). Ref LAO_2008_HS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [website] on [date].
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao PDR. Household Survey 2008 (HS 2008). Ref LAO_2008_HS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [website] on [date].
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Director General | Department of Statistics | www.nsc.gov.la |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_LAO_2008_HS_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Monthalack BANPHASITH | Monthalak | Department of Statistics | Documenter |
| Mr. Houmnylat RATTANAVONG | Lac | Data base specialist | |
| Mr. Dueansavanh THAMACHACK | Duean | Data base specialist | |
| Accelerated Data Program | ADP | International Household Survey Network | Editing for the IHSN survey catalog |
Date of Metadata Production
2010-03-01
DDI Document version
Version 01: Adopted from "DDI_LAO_2008_HS_v01_M" DDI that was done by metadata producers mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.