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Living Standards Survey 2003

Tajikistan, 2003
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TJK_2003_LSMS_v01_M
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State Statistical Agency
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    Survey ID number

    TJK_2003_LSMS_v01_M

    Title

    Living Standards Survey 2003

    Country
    Name Country code
    Tajikistan TAJ
    Study type

    Living Standards Measurement Study [hh/lsms]

    Series Information

    This is the second Living Standards Survey conducted in Tajikistan. The first Living Standards Survey was conducted in 1999.

    Abstract

    The principal objective of this survey is to collect basic data reflecting the actual living conditions of the population in Tajikistan. These data will then be used for evaluating socio-economic development and formulating policies to improve living conditions.

    The first assessment of living standards in Tajikistan was conducted in 1999. This assessment is bringing about data in order to update the 1999 assessment.

    The survey collects information on education, health, employment and other productive activities, demographic characteristics, migration, housing conditions, expenditures and assets.

    The information gathered is intended to improve economic and social policy in Tajikistan. It should enable decision-makers to 1) identify target groups for government assistance, 2) inform programs of socio-economic development, and 3) analyse the impact of decisions already made and the current economic conditions on households.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis
    • Households
    • Individuals
    • Communites

    Scope

    Notes

    MAIN QUESTIONNAIRE

    1 - Household roster

    2 - Migration

    3 - Education
    A. Pre-school
    B. School (6 years old and over)

    4 - Health
    A. General health status
    B. Utilisation of health care
    C. Hospitalisation
    D. Access to health care

    5 - Labour
    A. Labour force participation
    B. Overview of last 14 days
    C. Main and secondary job in the last 14 days
    D. Main job in the last 12 months

    6 - Dwelling, utilities and durable goods
    A. Description of dwelling
    B. Utilities
    C. Household durables

    7 - Transfers and social assistance
    A. Transfers from another household
    B. Transfers to another household
    C. Social assistance

    8 - Subjective poverty and food security

    9 - Expenditure on food in the last seven days

    10 - NONFOOD
    A. Purchases past 30 days
    B. Purchases past 6 months
    C. Purchases past 12 months

    11 - Agriculture
    A1. Plots, yours
    A2. Plots, rented to you
    A3. Plots, you rent out
    B. Machinery
    C. Crops
    D. Inputs
    E. Livestock
    F. Livestock by products

    12 - Family business and individual income generating activity
    A. List of non-farm enterprises
    B. General information
    C. Revenues and operation
    D. Expenditures
    E. Assets

    13 - Other income

    FEMALE QUESTIONNAIRE

    Fertility, Birth of last child, family planning, HIV and AIDS

    COMMUNITY QUESTIONNAIRE

    • Demographic information
    • Infrastructure
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Health
    • Agriculture
    • Institutions

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage. The 2003 data are representative at the regional level (4 regions) and urban/rural.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    State Statistical Agency
    Producers
    Name Role
    The World Bank Technical and financial assistance
    UK Department for International Development Technical and financial assistance
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    The World Bank
    UK Department for International Development

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The Tajikistan Living Standards Survey (TLSS) for 2003 was based on a stratified random probability sample, with the sample stratified according to oblast and urban/rural settlements and with the share of each strata in the overall sample being in proportion to its share in the total number of households as recorded in the 2000 Census. The same approach was used in the TLSS 1999 although there were some differences in the sampling. First the share of each strata in the overall sample in 1999 was determined according to 'best estimates', as it was conducted prior to the 2000 Census. Second the TLSS 2003 over-sampled by 40 percent in Dushanbe, 300 percent in rural Gorno-Badakhshan Administrative Oblast (GBAO) and 600 percent in urban GBAO. Third the sample size was increased in 2003 in comparison with 1999 in order to reduce sampling error. In 2003, the overall sample size was 4,156 households compared with 2,000 households in 1999. [Note: Taken from "Republic of Tajikistan: Poverty Assessment Update", Report No. 30853, Human Development Sector Unit, Central Asia Country Unit, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank, January 2005.]

    In addition to the capital city of Dushanbe, the country has several oblasts (regions): (i) Khatlon (comprising Kurban-Tube and Khulyab), which is an agricultural area with most of the country's cotton growing districts; (ii) the Rayons of Republican Subordination (RRS) with the massive aluminum smelter in the west and agricultural valleys in the east growing crops other than cotton; (iii) Sugd which is the most industrialized oblast; and (iv) Gorno-Badakhshan Administrative Oblast which is mountainous and remote with a small population.

    The 2003 data are representative at the regional level (4 regions) and urban/rural.

    Weighting

    The weight variable is wgt_nat.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2003-06 2003-07

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Email
    World Bank LSMS lsms@worldbank.org
    Access conditions

    In receiving these data it is recognized that the data are supplied for use within your organization, and you agree to the following stipulations as conditions for the use of the data:

    1. The data are supplied solely for the use described in this form and will not be made available to other organizations or individuals. Other organizations or individuals may request the data directly.

    2. Three copies of all publications, conference papers, or other research reports based entirely or in part upon the requested data will be supplied to:

    GOSCOMSTAT
    17 Bokhtar Str.
    Dushanbe, Tajikstan
    telephone: (992-372) 27-63-31
    fax:(992-372) 21-43-75
    e-mail: stat@tojikiston.com

    AND

    The World Bank
    Development Economics Research Group
    LSMS Database Administrator
    MSN MC3-306
    1818 H Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20433, USA
    tel: (202) 473-9041
    fax: (202) 522-1153
    e-mail: lsms@worldbank.org

    1. The researcher will refer to the 2003 Tajikistan Living Standards Survey as the source of the information in all publications, conference papers, and manuscripts. At the same time, GOSKOMSTAT is not responsable for the estimations reported by the analyst(s).

    2. Users who download the data may not pass the data to third parties.

    3. The database cannot be used for commercial ends, nor can it be sold.

    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged by including a citation which would include:

    • Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • Title of the survey (including the year of implementation)
    • Survey reference number
    • Source and date of download

    Example:

    Tajikistan State Statistical Agency. Tajikistan Living Standards Survey 2003. Ref. TJK_2003_LSMS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from www.microdata.worldbank.org on [date]

    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.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    LSMS Data Manager The World Bank lsms@worldbank.org http://go.worldbank.org/QJVDZDKJ60

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_TJK_2003_LSMS_v01_M

    Producers
    Name Role
    World Bank, Development Economics Data Group Production of metadata
    Date of Metadata Production

    2010-06-15

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (June 2010).

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