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Survey of Living Conditions 2008

Jamaica, 2008 - 2009
Reference ID
JAM_2008_SLC_v01_M
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Planning Institute of Jamaica, Statistical Institute of Jamaica
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    Survey ID number

    JAM_2008_SLC_v01_M

    Title

    Survey of Living Conditions 2008

    Country
    Name Country code
    Jamaica JAM
    Study type

    Living Standards Measurement Study [hh/lsms]

    Series Information

    The JSLC is conducted annually by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on a rotating panel of approximately 2000 households. This survey has been implemented without interruption since 1988. However, in 2003, a abridged version of the questionnaire containing consumption expenditure and basic houshold characteristics only was fielded. Since then, the full survey is fielded biannually. The main objective of the survey is to monitor the social conditions of the Jamaican populace.

    Abstract

    The JSLC gleans household and individual data from a subset of the population covered by the Labour force Survey. Information is collected on consumption, health, education, nutrition, housing, demographic characteristics, and the Food Stamp Programme. The main purpose of the survey is to provide the government with information for policy development and planning. Although modeled of the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) household surveys, it has a narrower focus and greater emphasis on policy impact. In 2008, a large survey was done to allow for data disaggregation at a parish level. It also included modules on Early Childhood Development and Adult Literary.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    -Household
    -Individual

    Version

    Version Description

    2010-06-04- editted data used for report

    Version Date

    2010-06-04

    Scope

    Notes

    The 2008 JSLC included all modules of the survey namely: housing characteristics demographic characteristics of all household members education health social welfare consumption children under 5 characteristics and; Early Childhood Development and Adult Literary.

    Topics
    Topic
    Daily expenses
    Food expenses including home production and food received as gifts
    Non-food consumption expenditure
    Non-consumption expenditure
    Inventory of durable goods owned by household
    Miscellaneous income received by household
    Household roster of all members
    Illness during a 4 week period
    Use of public and private health facilities
    Cost of public and private facilities
    Purchase and use of medications
    level of health insurance
    health status of children less than five years
    Beneficiaries of social welfare
    Benefits received
    Housing tenancy
    Presence of amenities - water, light, telephone
    Structure of housing
    Parent/child social interaction
    Parent involvement in school
    Parenting support
    Child care
    Television viewing/supervision
    Discipline & corporal punishment in the home
    Parent/child separation
    Parent attitude towards sexual awareness
    Parental stress
    Keywords
    Demographic characteristics Consumption Expenditure Health and health care utilisation Education and academic achievement Social welfare Housing Parenting

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National covering all parishes in Jamaica

    Universe

    All non-institution dwellings All persons living in non-institutional dwellings in Jamaica

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Planning Institute of Jamaica
    Statistical Institute of Jamaica
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Government of Jamaica

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The sample dwellings for the JSLC is is the same as the preceding Labour Force survey (LFS) to facilitate linkage of the data from both surveys. The sampling design is a two-stage stratified random sampling with the first stage being the selection of areas (enumeration districts (ED)) and the second stage a selection of dwellings. For the selection of EDs all in the country are grouped into Sampling Regions (SR) of strata of approximate equal size, in terms of the number odf dwellings. Two EDs are selected from each sampling region with probability proportionate to size. In each ED, a list of dwellings is prepared and this becomes the frame for the selection of the Master Sample of dwellings for the labour force. Sample size: planned 9,623 actual 6,513

    Response Rate

    Refusals 5.7% Vacant/closed dwellings 26.1% Total non-response - 31.8%

    Weighting

    The survey used three different weights which fulfilled different functions. The first weight accounts for the adjustment for non-response biases. The second weight is applied to compensate for the changes in the number of dwellings that occurred between the time of the Census and the time of the listing. The final weight is a post-stratification weight that is applied to control the population total for each parish. Population totals of the number of persons by the demographic variables age and sex at the parish level were estimated primarily from the last population census.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Structured questionnaire

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2008-08-01 2009-02-28
    Time Method

    Panel study

    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    STATIN Interviewers STATIN
    Supervision

    Overall coordination at national level with a minimum of one supervisor per parish. The JSLC statisticians visit all the supervisors’ zones during the early part of the fieldwork and scrutinize a number of questionnaires completed by each interviewer and checked by the responsible supervisor. On-the-job training, corrections, etc are done as necessary.

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    Before data entry, all the questionnaires are edited and coded. All questionnaires partially completed, or not properly filled out, were removed from data entry operations if they could not be corrected. The questionnaires were then screened by the supervising Statisticians, before being submitted for data entry. The data entry for JSLC 2008 was done on personal computers and adequate computer checks for ensuring consistency in totals, codes, etc, which are feasible at this stage were introduced in the programme. The computer printouts of the data in respect of a sample of households from all supervisory zones were then compared with the individual questionnaires to try and identify data entry errors by the assistants and JSLC statisticians. Also, a 10 per cent sample of the questionnaires was double entered, in an effort to check for errors by data entry operators. The SAS software was used for all electronic processing.

    Data appraisal

    Estimates of Sampling Error

    These are done and recorded in the report

    Distributor information

    Distributor
    Organization name Affiliation URL
    Policy Development Unit Planning Institute of Jamaica http://www.pioj.gov.jm/

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name
    PIOJ
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes Users of the data must agree to keep confidential all data contained in these datasets and to make no attempt to identify, trace or contact any individual whose data is included in these datasets.
    Access conditions

    Datasets are distributed at minimal or no cost for legitimate research depending on the classification of user, with the condition that users acknowledge source of data. Copies of all reports and publications based on the requested data must be sent to the Planning Institute of Jamaica and the Derek Gordon Databank, University of the West Indies.

    Citation requirements

    Statistical Institute Of Jamaica . Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions, 2008 [Computer file]. Kingston, Jamaica: Statistical Institute Of Jamaica [producer], 2008. Kingston, Jamaica: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Derek Gordon Databank, University of the West Indies [distributors], 2011.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The Statistical Institute of Jamaica provides these data to external users without any warranty or responsibility implied. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica and University of the West Indies accepts no responsibility for the results and/or implications of any actions resulting from the use of these data.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Kristin Fox University of the West Indies helen.fox@uwimona.edu.jm

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_JAM_2008_SLC_v01_M

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Derek Gordon Databank University of the West Indies Original producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-03-10

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.0 (March 2012)

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