Family Life Survey 2005, Second Wave
Mexico, 2005 - 2006
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Family Life Survey 2005
Second Wave
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Mexico | MEX |
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
The Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) is a longitudinal, multi-thematic survey representative of the Mexican population at the national, urban, rural and regional level. The MxFLS collects information on a wide range of socioeconomic and demographic indicators at the individual, household and community level. Currently, the MxFLS contains information for a 10-year period, collected in three rounds: 2002, 2005-2006 and 2009-2012.
The MxFLS is the first longitudinal survey in Mexico that follows individuals across rounds, including those who migrate within Mexico or emigrate to the Unites States of America. This allows studying the well-being of the Mexican population, and its transitions over time, as well as the factors that determine those transitions. Given that the MxFLS provides information for individuals who emigrated to the USA, it is possible to study, for the first time, migration dynamics between Mexico and the USA.
A primary goal of the Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) is to create a longitudinal and multi-thematic database. On the one hand, this allows a long term tracking of individuals regardless of change in residence, newly formed homes or home conversions; and on the other hand, these characteristics will be beneficial in their use of a single tool collecting economic, demographic and health population indicators of the Mexican population. The survey’s first round (MxFLS-1) took place during the year 2002 reaching a sample size of 35 thousand individual interviews in 150 urban and rural locations throughout the country. The second round (MxFLS-2) ended during 2006 with 90 per cent a re-contact rate at the household level. During this second operational phase of tracking and interviewing original households between 2002 and 2006, those who migrated to the United States were contacted at a rate of over 91 per cent. Within this content, MxFLS-2 provides statistical evidence on the flow of internal migration into the United States, on population and on the welfare dynamics of the Mexican people that relocate within the country and in the US. This is regardless of whether or not they remain or return to their national territory and/or community of origin.
The MxFLS provides data to analyze the well-being of the Mexican population, and its transitions over time, as well as the factors that determine those transitions.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Household
- Individual
- Community
Scope
The 2005 Mexican Family Life Survey covered the following topics:
HOUSEHOLD
- Household roster
- Dwelling characteristics
- Information for recontact
- Family planning and health
- Schooling of household members
- Direct observation of dwelling characteristics
- Consumption
- Land
- Rural income
- Non-agricultural business
- Household assets
- Household credit
- Household non-labor income
- Household economic shocks
- Household crime and victimization
COMMUNITY
- Community social aspects
- Natural disasters
- Infrastructure history
- Social attendance
- History of the presence of schools
- History of the presence of health facilities
- Comunitarian activities
- Transportation
- Prices of agricultural products
- Prices of drugstore
Coverage
National coverage
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Iberoamerican University (UIA) |
| Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics and Geography | |
| National Institute of Public Health | Collaborated in the design of the Health and Diet questionnaires and their collection of anthropometric health measures |
| Universities of California |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Banamex | Funding the study |
| DHL | Funding the study |
| CONACYT-SEDESOL Funds | Funding the study |
| Mexico’s National Health Care System | Funding the study |
| United States National Institute of Child, Health and Development | Funding the study |
| Mexico’s State Department of Social Development | Funding the study |
| Mexico’s State Department of Health | Funding the study |
| University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States | Funding the study |
| Iberoamerican University | Funding the study |
Sampling
Sampling design
The design of the first round, the baseline survey (MxFLS-1), was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI, per its name in Spanish). The baseline sample is probabilistic, stratified, multi-staged, and independent at every phase of the study. The population is comprised by Mexican households in 2002. Primary sampling units were selected under criterions of national, urban-rural and regional representation on pre-established demographic and economic variables. Regional definitions are in accordance with the National Development Plan 2000-2006.
Longitudinal design
The first round or baseline survey (MXFLS-1), implemented in 2002, and collected information on a sample of 35,000 individuals from 8,400 households in 150 communities throughout the country. The second (MxFLS-2) was conducted during 2005-2006. Given the longitudinal design of the survey, the MxFLS-2 aimed to relocate and re-interview the sample of the MxFLS-1-including those individuals who migrated within Mexico or emigrated to the United States of America-and to interview the individuals or households that grew out from previous samples. The MxFLS-2 relocated and re-interviewed almost 90 percent of the original sampled households.
The Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) has two types of expansion factors, at the household level and at the individual level. The calculation of expansion factors at the household level is the inverse of the joint probability of selecting the last sampling unit (a household). The expansion factors at the household level imply three types of adjustments. The first one is related with non-response (given that some households did not want to answer the survey); the second one corresponds to the projection of sample to the entire population, and the third one to calibration techniques.
For further details on calculation of weighting coefficient, see “CALCULATION OF EXPANSION FACTORS MEXICAN FAMILY LIFE SURVEY” methodology document.
Survey instrument
The 2005 MxFLS-2 follows the content, design and structure of MxFLS-1 questionnaires. Additionally, MxFLS-2 contains innovative modules collecting data on child upbringing, individual expectations, seasonal preferences, altruistic behavior and risk taking.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 |
| Name |
|---|
| Berumen and Associates |
| National Institute of Public Health |
The second round (MxFLS-2) began in mid 2005 and ended in 2006. As part of the panel structure, the fundamental purpose of MxFLS-2 was to re-interview all individuals and households who were originally interviewed during the base line (MxFLS-1) and all additional individuals and households who grew out and developed from our original sample.
Data Access
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
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.
Metadata production
DDI_MEX_2005_ENNViH-2_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
Metadata version
Version 01 (April 2017)