Identification
Survey ID Number
VNM_2004_VHLSS_v01_M
Title
Household Living Standards Survey 2004
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Vietnam | VNM |
Study type
Living Standards Measurement Study [hh/lsms]
Series Information
The Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2004 is the fourth of a series. Previously conducted rounds are: Vietnam Living Standards Survey 1992-1993 (VLSS 1993), Vietnam Living Standards Survey 1997-1998 (VLSS 1998), Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2002. From 2002 to 2010, the GSO conducts the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey every 2 years (in the years ending with even numbers).
Abstract
From 2002 to 2010, the GSO plans to conduct the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey every 2 years (in the years ending with even numbers) in order to monitor systematically living standards of Vietnam population's classes and at the same time, to monitor and assess the implementation of the Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation and Growth Strategy defined in the Country Strategy Paper approved by the Government Prime Minister. In addition, this survey also contributes to the evaluation of results of realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and Socio-Economic Development Goals set out by Vietnamese Government.
The VHLSS 2004 includes topics which reflect the population's living standards: demographic characteristics, education background, professional/ technical level, income, expenditures, use of health services, employment status, housing, amenity as possession, property, goods, electricity, water and sanitation conditions. In addition, this survey includes two new topics: “Agricultural, forestry and fishery land” and “Non-agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors” for more in-depth analysis. Technical assistance was provided by experts of the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank in designing questionnaires for the 2 new contents and sampling.
The VHLSS 2004 includes topics which reflect the population's living standards: demographic characteristics, education background, professional/ technical level, income, expenditures, use of health services, employment status, housing, amenity as possession, property, goods, electricity, water and sanitation conditions. In addition, this survey includes two new topics: “Agricultural, forestry and fishery land” and “Non-agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors” for more in-depth analysis. Technical assistance was provided by experts of the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank in designing questionnaires for the 2 new contents and sampling.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
- Household
- Individual
- Community
- Consumption expenditure item/product
- Individual
- Community
- Consumption expenditure item/product
Scope
Notes
The scope of the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2004 includes:
- HOUSEHOLD: household characteristics, household listing, education, labour - employment, health and health care, income, consumption expenditure and consumption expenditure for living, housing, electricity, access to safe drinking water, sanitary and fixed assets, durable goods, income gap and inequality.
- COMMUNE: Characteristics of commune.
- HOUSEHOLD: household characteristics, household listing, education, labour - employment, health and health care, income, consumption expenditure and consumption expenditure for living, housing, electricity, access to safe drinking water, sanitary and fixed assets, durable goods, income gap and inequality.
- COMMUNE: Characteristics of commune.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Universe
The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents).
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| General Statistical Office (GSO) | Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| The World Bank | Technical assistance |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Japanese Bank for International Cooperation | Funded the study |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Survey sample was selected, based on the Population and Housing Census 1999. The sample size included 45,900 households representative of the whole country, urban and rural area and 64 provinces. Survey sample was divided into 2 types: 36,720 households surveyed on income and 9,180 households surveyed on income and expenditures. The survey sample was sub-divided into 2 minor samples for data collection in 2 stages: the first in May 2004 and the second in September 2004.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-01 | 2004-05-31 | 1 |
| 2004-09-01 | 2004-09-30 | 2 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
Interviewing was conducted by teams of interviewers. Each interviewing team comprised of 3-4 interviewers. The team leader was responsible for organizing the entire survey process at designated areas, examine, collect all the survey forms conducted by interviewers, collect information and fill up the commune survey form.
Data Collection Notes
Two pilot surveys were conducted: the first pilot survey was held in Vinh Phuc, Can Tho in October 2003, and the second in Yen Bai, An Giang, Binh Dinh and Ho Chi Minh City in February 2004.
In each district with an enumeration area, an enumeration team of 2-3 interviewers and 1 team leader was deployed. The team leader was the leader or experienced specialist from the District Statistics Office or Provincial Statistics Office.
The survey was conducted in 2 rounds: the first in May 2004 and the second in September 2004.
Timing regulation: From the time of data collection until the form is submitted, each interviewer had 2.5 days to interview 1 household regarding income and expenditure, and 1.5 days to interview 1 household regarding income.
In each district with an enumeration area, an enumeration team of 2-3 interviewers and 1 team leader was deployed. The team leader was the leader or experienced specialist from the District Statistics Office or Provincial Statistics Office.
The survey was conducted in 2 rounds: the first in May 2004 and the second in September 2004.
Timing regulation: From the time of data collection until the form is submitted, each interviewer had 2.5 days to interview 1 household regarding income and expenditure, and 1.5 days to interview 1 household regarding income.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| General Statistical Office | GSO | Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
VHLSS 2004 questionnaires are developed based on the VHLSS 2002 questionnaires to ensure the comparability between two surveys. These are some changes in households and commune questionnaires. The major changes in the VHLSS 2004 household questionnaire are -- two additional new modules for long household questionnaire that are found in section 9 (additional section) and section 10 (non-farm self employment activities).
The questionnaires are structured as follows:
- Section 1: Demographic characteristics (Roster)
- Section 2: Education and vocational training
- Section 3: Health and health care
- Section 4: Income
- Section 5: Expenditure
- Section 6: Fixed assets and consumer durables
- Section 7: Housing, water and sanitation
- Section 8: Participation in the poverty alleviation and hunger eradication programme and credit
- Section 9: Agriculture, forestry and aquaculture (expanded)
- Section 10: Business other than agriculture, forestry and aquaculture (expanded)
The commune questionnaire consists of 10 sections:
- Section 0: Survey information
- Section 1: Demographic characteristics and general situation of the commune
- Section 2: General economic status and assistance programmes
- Section 3: Opportunity for non-farm employment
- Section 4: Agriculture and land
- Section 5: Infrastructure
- Section 6: Education
- Section 7: Health
- Section 8: Public security and social issues
- Section 9: Credit and saving
The questionnaires are structured as follows:
- Section 1: Demographic characteristics (Roster)
- Section 2: Education and vocational training
- Section 3: Health and health care
- Section 4: Income
- Section 5: Expenditure
- Section 6: Fixed assets and consumer durables
- Section 7: Housing, water and sanitation
- Section 8: Participation in the poverty alleviation and hunger eradication programme and credit
- Section 9: Agriculture, forestry and aquaculture (expanded)
- Section 10: Business other than agriculture, forestry and aquaculture (expanded)
The commune questionnaire consists of 10 sections:
- Section 0: Survey information
- Section 1: Demographic characteristics and general situation of the commune
- Section 2: General economic status and assistance programmes
- Section 3: Opportunity for non-farm employment
- Section 4: Agriculture and land
- Section 5: Infrastructure
- Section 6: Education
- Section 7: Health
- Section 8: Public security and social issues
- Section 9: Credit and saving
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social and Environmental Statistics Department (General Statistics Office) | Ministry of Planning and Investment | xahoimoitruong@gso.gov.vn | http://www.gso.gov.vn |
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head (SESD) | Social and Environmental Statistics Department (General Statistics Office) | nphong@gso.gov.vn | http://www.gso.gov.vn |
| LSMS Data Manager | The World Bank | lsms@worldbank.org | http://go.worldbank.org/QJVDZDKJ60 |
| World Bank Microdata Library | http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/home |
Access conditions
The 1992/93 and 1997/98 Viet Nam Living Standards Survey (VLSS), and 2002 and 2004 Viet Nam Household Living Standards Survey data are the property of the government of Vietnam. Permission to use the VLSS data must be obtained from the General Statistical Office in Hanoi, Vietnam. The request should be submitted to:
Mr. Nguyen The Quan
Department of Social and Environment Statistics
General Statistical Office
2, Hoang Van Thu Street
Hanoi, Vietnam
fax: 84-4-846-3511 or 84-4-846-4345
e-mail: ntquan@gso.gov.vn
The request should include a brief (one page) explanation of the proposed research.
TENTATIVE FEES FOR USE OF THE DATA
Fee for one data set
A. For Vietnamese individuals and Vietnamese organizations
· Vietnamese organizations with domestic budget: $US200*
· Vietnamese organizations with financial support from foreign and international budget: $US400*
· Vietnamese individual with own pocket money: $US100
*In the case of institutions, the fee paid allows many people/projects belonging to the institutions to utilize the data.
B. For foreigners/ foreign or international organizations:
· Foreign or international organizations: $US2000*
· Individual foreigners using the data set for own research/study/lectures preparation:
· Citizens of a developing country: $US200
· Citizens of a developed country: $US500
*In the case of institutions, the fee paid allows many people/projects belonging to the institutions to utilize the data.
Fee for two data sets:
1.5 times higher than the fee for one data set
PAYMENT
An additional $US20 fee is required for shipping the CD-ROM by airmail.
The procedure on getting the VLSS data sets is as follows:
Pay the fee for data set(s) to the following account with a bank transfer. DO NOT SEND PERSONAL CHECKS:
Account name: TONG CUC THONG KE
Account number: 001 1 37 008159 0
Bank name: BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIET NAM
Bank address: 23 Phan Chu Trinh Street, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Once the bank confirms that the payment for the fee is available in the account, a CD-ROM with data set(s) and related materials will be sent to you by airmail.
CONDITIONS OF USE
The user must respect the copyright of the data and should not allow other users to use the data without permission of the GSO. The user is requested to send to the GSO the results of use of the data at least one month before their publication.
Mr. Nguyen The Quan
Department of Social and Environment Statistics
General Statistical Office
2, Hoang Van Thu Street
Hanoi, Vietnam
fax: 84-4-846-3511 or 84-4-846-4345
e-mail: ntquan@gso.gov.vn
The request should include a brief (one page) explanation of the proposed research.
TENTATIVE FEES FOR USE OF THE DATA
Fee for one data set
A. For Vietnamese individuals and Vietnamese organizations
· Vietnamese organizations with domestic budget: $US200*
· Vietnamese organizations with financial support from foreign and international budget: $US400*
· Vietnamese individual with own pocket money: $US100
*In the case of institutions, the fee paid allows many people/projects belonging to the institutions to utilize the data.
B. For foreigners/ foreign or international organizations:
· Foreign or international organizations: $US2000*
· Individual foreigners using the data set for own research/study/lectures preparation:
· Citizens of a developing country: $US200
· Citizens of a developed country: $US500
*In the case of institutions, the fee paid allows many people/projects belonging to the institutions to utilize the data.
Fee for two data sets:
1.5 times higher than the fee for one data set
PAYMENT
An additional $US20 fee is required for shipping the CD-ROM by airmail.
The procedure on getting the VLSS data sets is as follows:
Pay the fee for data set(s) to the following account with a bank transfer. DO NOT SEND PERSONAL CHECKS:
Account name: TONG CUC THONG KE
Account number: 001 1 37 008159 0
Bank name: BANK FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF VIET NAM
Bank address: 23 Phan Chu Trinh Street, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Once the bank confirms that the payment for the fee is available in the account, a CD-ROM with data set(s) and related materials will be sent to you by airmail.
CONDITIONS OF USE
The user must respect the copyright of the data and should not allow other users to use the data without permission of the GSO. The user is requested to send to the GSO the results of use of the data at least one month before their publication.
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:
General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2004 (VHLSS 2004), Version 0.1, Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Dataset downloaded from http://www.gso.gov.vn 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:
General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2004 (VHLSS 2004), Version 0.1, Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Dataset downloaded from http://www.gso.gov.vn 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.
Copyright
(c) 2004, General Statistics Office, 2004
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_VNM_2004_VLSS_v01_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| World Bank, Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | Production of metadata |
Date of Metadata Production
2010-06-30
DDI Document version
Version 01 (June 2010).