Integrated Living Conditions Survey 2006
Armenia, 2006
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Integrated Living Conditions Survey 2006
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Armenia | ARM |
Integrated Survey (non-LSMS) [hh/is]
The Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS) was introduced in Armenia in 1996 and has been carried out annually since 2001 by the National Statistical Service. ILCS is conducted during the year with monthly rotation of households and settlements. The survey results serve primarily to assess the level of consumption-based poverty in Armenia.
In 2003 National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia took important steps to improve the Integrated Leaving Conditions Survey and bring the poverty measurement methodology up to date. With technical assistance from the World Bank provided through a series of consultations and hands-on training over the period September 2003 - November 2005, the following changes were made:
- the sample frame was updated using the 2001 Population Census data;
- the sample size was expanded, so as to make the ILSC representative at the regional (marz) level;
- the ILSC questionnaire was revised to account for economic and social changes since 1998-1999 and an extensive labor module was added to the survey;
- the staff involved in ILCS implementation was better trained.
The 2006 survey covered 29 urban and 112 rural areas with the sample size of 5,184 households.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households;
- Individuals.
Version
v01: Edited data, first version, for internal use only.
2006
Scope
The scope of the Integrated Living Conditions Survey includes:
- Housing Condition: housing type, heating system, waste disposal, water and sanitation.
- Education: preschool education, educational level.
- Agriculture: land use, crop production and utilization, cattle breeding, food production, agricultural equipment, agricultural expenditures.
- Health and Healthcare; Household Income and Expenditure; Savings and Debts.
- Social Assistance: benefits, poverty, family benefit system, humanitarian assistance.
- Diary for Current Expenditures, Consumption and Income: household income and revenues, non-food products and services, real estate, durable goods and ritual services.
Coverage
Urban and rural communities
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Bank | Technical assistance |
| Name |
|---|
| Republic of Armenia State Budget |
| Food Security Program of the European Commission |
Sampling
The sampling frame was designed according to the database of addresses for the 2001 Population Census, which was developed with the World Bank technical assistance. The database of addresses of all households in Armenia was divided into 32 strata including 12 communities of Yerevan city. The households from other regions (marzes) were grouped according to two categories: towns and villages. The villages and towns formed by 10 strata.
According to that division, a random, two-step sample stratified at the marz level was developed. All marzes, as well as all urban and rural settlements were included in the sample population according to the share of households residing in those settlements as percent to the total households in the country. In the first step, using the PPS method the enumeration units (i.e., primary sample units to be surveyed during the year) were selected.
2006 sample included 29 towns out of 48 (59% of all towns in Armenia were surveyed during the year) and 112 villages out of 950 (12% of all villages). In the second step, the respondent households were selected. The number of surveyed households was 5,184 (3,672 from urban and 1,512 from rural settlements). The sample was stratified according to the share of each PSU in the total population. Since 2004, the survey data has been representative at the marz level.
The average national refusal rate was 6.9%. The refusal rates, defined as the number of refusals divided by the total number of addresses used, differed significantly by marzes. The highest refusal rate was in Yerevan (14.1%), while in Tavoush and Vayots Dzor marzes no refusals were recorded. The overall refusal rate has decreased by 34% compared to 2004 and by 16% compared to 2005. Refuses were lower across all marzes, except for Aragatsotn and Ararat regions.
Survey instrument
To conduct the survey the following tools were developed: a questionnaire, a diary and an interviewers' manual.
The questionnaire is completed by an interviewer who visites a surveyed household minimum five times within a month. During face-to-face interviews with the head of the household or another adult member, the interviewer collected information on the composition and housing conditions of the household, level of education and health status of household members, their employment status, land ownership, availability and utilization of cattle and agricultural equipment, money and goods flow between households, and other information. The list of sections included in the questionnaire has been modified. Sections on "Occupation and Self Employment", "Social Capital" and "Services Used" were taken out of the questionnaire in 2005, while new section on "Activities of households for own use" was added. Section on "Health (general) and Healthcare" was completely modified. Few modifications were applied to sections on "Migration" and "Transfers between households". The 2006 survey questionnaire has the following sections: (1) Household roster, (2) Migration, (3) Housing conditions, (4) Education, (5) Agriculture, (6) Transfers between households, (7) Health (general) and healthcare, (8) Savings and loans, (9) Self assessment of wellbeing, (10) Social assistance, and (11) Activities of households for own use.
The diary is completed by the household during the month. Every day the households recorded all their expenses on food, non-food products and services with detailed description of what they bought, such as the name of the product, its quantity, cost and the place of purchase. In addition, the households recorded the consumption of products, which were received and utilized from their own or other farms as well as products which were received from other households. Households recorded also what income they receive during the month. At the end of the month, the information on rarely used food products, durable goods and ritual (funeral, wedding and etc.) services was recorded as well. The records in the dairy were verified by the interviewer. The survey diary has the following sections: (1) Food products purchased during the day; (2) Food consumed at home during the day; (3) Expenditures on food consumed outside; (4) Non food products purchased and services received; (5) All other non food products and services received free of charge; (6) Household income and revenues; (7) List of real estate, durable goods and ritual services.
The Interviewers' Manual provides detailed instructions for filling out the questionnaire and the diary.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2006 | monthly |
| Name |
|---|
| National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia |
The fieldwork of the 2006 survey was conducted by a team of 48 interviewers and 6 supervisors. The total survey activities were monitored by the supervisors. Prior to the survey a training session was arranged for the field team. Each interviewer was working in 12 PSU (enumeration area) during a year, visiting nine households every month. Once the interviewer finished the work in a given cluster he/she presented the completed questionnaires and diaries for data control and coding together with a report on sample results. Each interviewed household received AMD 1000 for keeping a diary during the month of the survey. The field work was under thorough supervision and numerous control interviews were conducted. The collected information was coded, logically tested and the information was entered into the database using special software for data entry, and afterwards the data entered were verified, passed logical test and corrected according to the list of mistakes recorded. As a result, a database containing information on 5,184 households was formed. During the field work the interviewers visited 8,452 addresses.
Data Access
The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name)
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online)
Example:
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. Armenia Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS) 2006, Ref. ARM_2006_ILCS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
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
| Name | |
|---|---|
| National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia | info@armstat.am |
Metadata production
DDI_ARM_2006_ILCS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ronita Mitra | The World Bank | Documentation of the study |
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Revision of the study documentation |
2011-01-28
Metadata version
v02 (August 2012)
Following changes were made in v02, compared to v01 produced in January 2011:
- Included "Citation Requirements" and "Disclaimer information";
- Edited "Abstract", "Units of Analysis", "Funding", "Sampling Procedure", "Response Rates" and "Data Collection Notes";
- Included additional external resources.