Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 1997 - 1998

Reference ID

VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

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General Statistical Office (GSO)

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7. amount amount QUALITY (s11bq07q)

Data file: SCR11B

Overview

Valid: 126966

Invalid: 31417

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 3000

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Start: 29

End: 35

Width: 7

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

7. What was the usual amount of ..[ ].. amount ?
QUALITY

Interviewer instructions

Record the average amount of a purchase. For example: if the response for question
6 is 5 KGs of rice each time; the interviewer will record this to the quantity column, record 2 to
the unit column (kg code 2). If the respondent says 5 mugs or measures ... then the interviewer
has to convert mug or measure ... into the equivalent measures listed in the questionnaire.
For example: 1 measure = 0.8 kg
5 measures = 4.0 kg (5 x 0.8)...
In reality, the times of purchase among different months and the amount each time vary.
Some households can’t even remember the number of times purchased and the amount each time,
if this happens, the interviewer has to prompt on the basis of the information obtained. In
principle, The interviewer should rely on the theory of average numbers to estimate the frequency
of times and the amount purchased.

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