Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 1997 - 1998

Reference ID

VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

Producer(s)

General Statistical Office (GSO)

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Data file: SCR06C

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Valid: 3487

Invalid: 2515

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 7

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 28

End: 28

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Questions and instructions

Question pretext

Now I would like to measure the perimeter of your dwelling, including all the different buildings or apartments occupied by your household.

Literal question

7. The windows are fitted with (check for yourself)

SENCOND

Categories

Value	Category
1	Glass windows
2	Wooden shutters
3	Bars
4	Sliding windows
5	Other
6	No covering
7	No window openings

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

ask only about the main house

The interviewer
should take note for structures of living area. If it is a multi-storey building, take measurements
and draw on the sketch. Do not calculate the area of a loft, floors overlapping other areas which
make it difficult for observation and calculation. A house map is used to calculate the total area
used and area for living, check the areas and other answers in sections 6A and 6 B. When
drawing a map and calculating area, the interviewer should not make it time-consuming for the
household. If necessary, draw and specify measurements in the opposite page 48 of the
questionnaire, or in the handbook for interviewer, after leaving the household, draw it more
clearly and calculate the area.
Methods of measuring living area: The interviewer should have a person (best if a
household member ) hold one end of the tape, and pull it along to the end point of the intended
area, especially when measurement is done inside the house.
"Area for living" is the total areas of all bedrooms, living rooms, eating rooms,
entertainment rooms. This area includes the area of walls with doors between rooms, expanded59
area covered with a roof enclosed. For loft used for living count only 50 % of the area, do not
calculate loft used only for storing goods.
"Total area used " is the total of living area plus the area of the corridor, balcony, and
other areas/structures that serve the daily activities of the household, regardless of whether they
are attached to the house or not

Description

Definition

sketch all houses/apartments that are being used by the household. Draw all structures that make up the living area (such as bedroom, living room, bathroom, toilet, . . .) and record all necessary measurements to calculate its area in the drawings. These sizes are the measurement of each edge of a polygon or circumference of a circle and length if the structure is an arc.

Others

Notes

Questions 3 to 7 record results based on observation of the main house that is being
used. When recording information on windows, the window should be recorded in a group not
for each window. If there are window bars and shutters, record two codes. If there are only
window bars, record only one code. Most windows have at least window bars.

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