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Living Conditions Monitoring Survey-I 1996

Zambia, 1996
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ZMB_1996_LCMS-I_v01_M
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and National Planning
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Questionnaires
Living Conditions Monitoring Survey I (1996) Child Questionnaire (For Children Aged 0 Through 11 Years)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Date 1996-01-01
Country Zambia
Language English
Contributor(s) Norwegian Government
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
Description A Child questionnaire was used to obtain information on all children in the household from the age of 0 through 11 years of age
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Living Conditions Monitoring Survey I (1996) Individual Questionnaire (For Persons Aged 12 Years And Above)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Date 1996-01-01
Country Zambia
Language English
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
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Living Conditions Monitoring Survey I (1996) Household Questionnaire
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Date 1996-01-01
Country Zambia
Language English
Contributor(s) Central Statistical Office Norwegian Government
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
Description This is the instrument that was used to collect information that pertain to the household as a whole
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Living Conditions Monitoring Survey (1996) Listing Form
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Date 1996-01-01
Country Zambia
Language English
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
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Reports
Living Conditions Monitoring Survey-I 1996 (Survey Report)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Country Zambia
Language English
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
Table of contents Chapter 1 - Overview Of Zambia 5
1.1 Introduction 5
1.2 Politics And Administration.2 Politics And Administration 5
1.3 Land And The People 5
1.4 Recent Developments In The Zambian Economy 6
Chapter 2 - Survey Background 8
2.1 Introduction 8
2.2 Objectives 8
2.3 Topics Covered 9
Chapter 3 - Survey Design 10
3.1 Coverage 10
3.2 Sampling Frame And Stratification 10
3.3 Sample Allocation And Sample Selection 11
3.4 Listing Within Each Selected Sea 12
3.5 Steps In Selecting Households 12
3.6 Estimation Procedure 12
3.7 Field Survey Operations 13
3.8 Data Processing 16
Chapter 4 - General Concepts And Definitions 17
Chapter 5 - Demographic Characteristics Of The Population 21
5.1 Introduction 21
5.2 Population Size And Distribution By Geographical Areas 21
5.3 Age And Sex Distribution Of The Population 22
5.4 Household Distribution, Size And Headship 24
5.5 Marital Status And Polygamy 28
5.6 Disabilities 31
5.7 Orphanhood 33
5.8 Deaths In Households 34
Chapter 6 - Migration 36
6.1 Introduction 36
6.2 Household Migration 36
6.3 Proportion Of Households Who Moved By Where They Moved From 36
6.4 Rural - Urban Migration Of Households 38
6.5 Households Which Moved By Reasons For Moving 38
6.6 Movement Of Individual Job Seekers By Sex And Age Group 40
Chapter 7 - Education 41
7.1 Introduction 41
7.2 School Attendance 41
7.3 School Attendance Rates 42
7.4 Gross School Attendance Rates 49
7.5 Net School Attendance Rates 54
7.6 Pre-School Attendance Rates 59
7.7 Type Of School Attended 59
Chapter 8 - Health 67
8.1 Introduction 67
8.2 Prevalence Of Illness/Injury 67
8.3 Most Common Symptoms 69
8.4 Health Consultations 72
8.5 Institutions Visited 73
8.6 Type Of Health Personnel Consulted 75
8.7 Mode Of Payment For Consultation 77
8.8 Average Cost Of Health Consultations 78
8.9 Use Of Tobacco And Alcohol Consumption 78
Chapter 9 - Income Generating Activities 81
9.1 Introduction 81
9.2 Concepts And Definitions 81
9.3 Current Main Economic Activity Status 83
9.4 Labour Force Participation Rates 85
9.5 Unemployment Rates 87
9.6 Distribution Of The Employed Persons By Industry 90
9.7 Occupational Distribution Of The Employed Population 91
9.8 Distribution Of Employed Persons By Employment Status 92
9.9 Informal Sector Employment 94
9.10 Secondary Jobs 97
9.11 Previous Employment 99
9.12 Reasons For Changing/Leaving Jobs 100
9.13 Income Generating Activities Among Persons Presently Unemployed Or Inactive 101
Chapter 10 - Household Income And Assets 103
10.1 Introduction 103
10.2 Distribution Of Household Income 103
10.3 Household Income Distribution By Centrality 105
10.4 Household Income Distribution By Socio-Economic Group 106
10.5 Household Income Distribution By Sex, Age And Level Of Education Of Head, And Poverty
Status Of The Household 107
10.6 Per Capita Income 109
10.7 Income Inequality 110
10.8 Share Of Different Sources Of Household Income By Rural/Urban And Stratum 112
10.9 Ownership Of Household Assets 117
Chapter 11 - Household Expenditure 119
11.1 Introduction 119
11.2 Average Monthly Household Expenditure 119
11.3 Percentage Share Of Household Expenditure 120
11.4 Percentage Share Of Household Food Expenditure 126
11.5 Housing Expenditure 127
11.6 Proportion Of Own Produced Food Consumed 128
Chapter 12 - Poverty 130
12.1 Introduction 130
12.2 Incidence Of Poverty Among Individuals 132
12.3 Incidence Of Poverty Among Households 139
12.4 Intensity Of Poverty 140
12.5 Self Assessed Poverty 141
12.6 Reasons For Poverty 146
12.7 Food Shortage 148
12.8 Development Of In Living Standards Last 5 Years 152
Chapter 13 - Household Dependency And Coping Strategies 157
13.1 Introduction 157
13.2 Exchange Of Assistance Between Households 157
13.3 The Use Of Various Coping Strategies 164
Chapter 14 - Household Amenities And Access To Facilities 170
14.1 Introduction 170
14.2 Type Of Dwelling 170
14.3 Number Of Rooms 172
14.4 Construction Materials Of Roofs, Walls And Floors 173
14.6 Tenancy Status 178
14.7 Main Source Of Water Supply (Dry Season) 180
14.8 Distance To Source Of Drinking Water (Dry Season) 182
14.9 Treatment/Boiling Of Water During Wet And Dry Season 183
14.10 Source Of Energy For Lighting 186
14.11 Main Source Of Energy For Cooking 187
14.12 Type Of Toilet Facility 189
14.13 Method Of Garbage Disposal 191
14.14 Access To Facilities 193
Chapter 15 - Household Food Production 196
15.1 Introduction 196
15.2 The Extent Of Food Production 196
15.3 Distribution Of Cultivation Of Different Crops 199
15.4 Crop Production 200
15.5 Ownership Of Livestock 203
Chapter 16 - Child Health And Nutrition 208
16.1 Introduction 208
16.2 Place Of Delivery 209
16.3 Assistance During Delivery 211
16.4 Vaccinations 213
16.7 Frequency Of Feeding 219
16.9 Stunting, Underweight And Wasting 221
Chapter 17 - Victimization 227
17.1. Introduction 227
17.2. Definitions 227
17.3. House Break-Ins, Robbery, Physical Assault And Fraud 228
17.4. House Break-Ins By When They Occured, Weapon Used And Most Frequently Stolen Items 231
17.5 Robbery, Physical Assault And Fraud/Swindle By Sex And Age-Group 232
17.6. Victims Of Robbery By When It Took Place, Use Of Weapon, Injury And Poverty Status 232
17.7. Physical Assault By When It Took Place, Use Of Weapon And Place Of Occurrence 234
17.8. Average Amount Involved For Those Who Were Swindled 235
Chapter 18 - Political Participation 237
18.1. Introduction 237
18.2. Level Of Interest In Politics 237
18.3. Party Membership 241
18.4. Participation In Elections 244
Chapter 19 - Gender Opinions 250
19.1 Introduction 250
19.2 Perception Of Sex Roles In Agricultural Production 250
19.3 Perceptions About Who Should Have The Final Say In How Many Children To Have 255
19.4 Suitability For Political Office 257
19.5 Priority In Education 259
19.6 Beating The Wife In Order To Discipline Her 260
Chapter 20 - Child Tasks 262
20.1 Introduction 262
20.2 Children Who Carried Out Household Chores 262
20.3 Children Involved In Income Generating Activities 264
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The Evolution of Poverty in Zambia 1991-1996
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office
Country Zambia
Language English
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
Table of contents Foreword (i)
List of Tables (v)
List of Abbreviations and Glossary (ix)
Summary of Findings (xii)
I. Introduction 1
II. Overview of Zambia 2
1. Geography 2
2. Politics and administration 2
3. Land and people 2
4. Some social indicators – Zambia 3
5. Economy 4
III. Survey Background 5
1. Social dimensions of adjustment priority surveys and living
conditions monitoring survey 5
2. Scope and coverage 5
IV. Sample Design 6
V. General concepts and definitions 8
VI. The measurement of poverty and welfare 11
1. Methods of measuring poverty 11
2. Poverty lines in Zambia 12
3. Basic needs approach to poverty 13
4. Poverty indices 14
5. Identification of the poor 15
6. Price index 15
7. Minimal income requirements for a household of six 15
VII. Interpretation of Tables 17
1. Income Distribution and Inequality 18
2. Poverty by Rural/Urban 22
3. Poverty by Province 27
4. Poverty In Rural/Urban Areas Within Provinces 32
5. Poverty In Rural Areas 40
6. Poverty In Urban Areas 45
7. Poverty by Stratum 50
8. Poverty by Household Size 54
9. Poverty by Marital Status of Head 58
10. Poverty by Highest Level of Education of Head 63
11. Poverty by Age of Head of Household 68
12. Poverty by Employment Sector of Head of Household 71
13. Poverty by Occupation of Head of Household 78
14. Poverty by Employment Status of Head 83
15. Poverty by Formal/Informal Employment 88
17. Further Analysis on 1996 Poverty 100
17.1 Poverty by Centrality 100
17.2 Poverty by migrant status of the household 104
17.3 Poverty by Whether or not the Head of the Household Lost
Job/Business during the Five Years Prior to the Survey 112
17.4 Poverty by District 117
17.5 Copying Stratgies of the Poor 127
17.6 Self Assessed Poverty 129
17.7 Reasons for Self Assessed Poverty 131
Appendix I – Map of Zambia 135
Appendix II – Food Basket Composition 136
Appendix III – District Average Prices of Various Commodities (collected during LCMS 1996)138
Appendix IV – Consumer Price Indices (1985-1997)157
Appendix V – References 161
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Technical documents
Living Conditions Monitoring Survey I 1996 Enumerator's Instruction Manual
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Country Zambia
Language English
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
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Living Conditions Monitoring Survey I 1996 Data User's Guide
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Country Zambia
Language English
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
Description Documentation on the collection, entry and editing of the LCMS data.
Table of contents 1. Foreword 1
2. Acknowledgments 2
3. List Of Abbreviations 2
4. Purpose Of The Survey 2
5. Sample Design And Sampling Method 3
5.1 Stratification 3
5.2 Sampling Frame 3
5.3 Sample Size 3
5.4 Allocation 4
5.5 Listing 4
5.6 Panel Design 5
5.7 Weighting 5
5.8 Observations 7
6. General Concepts And Definitions7
7. Description Of The Questionnaires 8
7.1 Household Questionnaire 8
7.2 Individual Questionnaire 9
7.3 Child Questionnaire 9
8. Bibliography 10
9. Data Collection 11
9.1 Field Survey Operations 11
9.2 Field Data Collection 12
10. Data Processing 12
10.1 Training 12
10.2 Data Entry 12
10.3 Tabulation/Analysis 12
11. Data Quality 13
12. Other Available Data 13
13. Description Of Data Files And Variables 14
List Of Files 14
Household Questionnaire 15
File hhrostr.sav - Section 0: Household Roster 15
File hhdemgr.sav - Section 2A: Demography 21
File hhmigrat.sav - Section 2B: Migration 23
File hhsmgrt.sav - Section 2B: Migration----continued 25
File hhamen1.sav - Section 3: Household Amenities and Housing Conditions 30
File hhamen2.sav - Section 3: Household Amenities (cont.) 32
File hhacess1.sav - Section 4: Household Access to Facilities 36
File hhacess2.sav - Section 4: Household access to facilities (cont.) 50
File hhassets.sav - Section 5: Household Assets 52
File hhstrteg.sav - Section 6: Household Dependency and Coping Strategies 56
File s7hhexpa.sav - Section 7: Household Expenses 64
File hhvictim.sav - Section 8: Household Victimization 93
Individual Questionnaire 102
File inddemgr.sav - Section 1: Demography 102
File health.sav - Section 2: Health 103
File indeduc.sav - Section 3: Education 112
File indginc.sav - Section 4: Income Generating Activities 121
File infoodpr.sav - Section 5: Food Production 126
File S6income.sav - Section 6: Income 138
File victims.sav - Section 7: Household Victimization 146
File gender.sav - Section 8: Gender Issues 156
File politics.sav - Section 9: Political Participation 162
Child Questionnaire 170
File chdemgr.sav - Section 1: Demography 170
File chdhlth.sav - Section 2: Health 173
File chdnutr.sav - Section 3: Anthropometry/Nutrition 180
File chdeduc.sav - Section 4: Education 189
File chdtsks.sav - Section 5: Child Tasks 192
Secondary Files 170
File Owncon.sav - Consumption of Own Production 180
File Povexp.sav - Poverty Analysis 173
File Weights.sav - Weights for Extrapolation 180
Appendix I: Allocation of SEAS 238
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Sampling for the Living Conditions Monitoring Survey (LCMS)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Country Zambia
Language English
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
Description Describes the Sampling Process used for the LCMS
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Living Conditions Monitoring Survey-I 1996 Survey Design/Logistics
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Author(s) Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Country Zambia
Language English
Publisher(s) Central Statistical Office
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