Household Living Standard Survey 2008
Viet Nam, 2008
Reference ID
VNM_2008_HLSS_v01_M
Producer(s)
GSO - General Statistic Office Of Vietnam
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Identification
Survey ID Number
VNM_2008_HLSS_v01_M
Title
Household Living Standard Survey 2008
Translated Title
Viet Nam Household Living Standard Survey - VHLSS 2008
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Viet Nam | VNM |
Series Name
Living Standards Measurement Study [hh/lsms]
Series Information
This Survey “Support to Socio-Economic Development Monitoring” is supported by UNDP and DFID, aims to strengthen the national monitoring framework through the delivery of revised/updated National Statistical Indicator System necessary for Socio-economic development planning and SEDP/VDG/MDG monitoring; revised/updated National Statistical Action Plan; improved data quality and harmonized data collection; and improved data reporting, communication, use and storage. One of the most important tasks of the Project is to support GSO to develop a place to store data with mining tools for different data users to improve data access. In order to achieve this objective, GSO needs to develop statistical data warehouses to facilitate more effective management and using. However, since development of statistical data warehouses is new to GSO, many activities were carried out such as conducting study tours to some countries, and evaluating data sources. Minh Viet Company (an IT firm) was recruited to carry out an initial problem definition and requirements analysis. On the other hands, GSO conducted some study tours to Korea, Canada, etc to learn experience and practices. The study tour to Statistics Canada was headed by Mr. Nguyen Duc Hoa, Vice Minister of Planning and Investment cum Director General of GSO. The knowledge and experience obtained from these study tours have facilitated GSO to develop a statistical data warehouse for Viet Nam Household Living Standard Surveys (VHLSSs) 2004, 2006 and 2008 with the active participation of Center for Statistical Information Technology and Socio-Environmental Statistics Department.
Abstract
The VHLSS 2008 was conducted nation-wide with a sample size of 45,945 households (36,756 households in the income survey and 9,189 households surveyed on both income and expenditure) in 3,063 communes/wards which were representative at national, regional, urban, rural and provincial levels. The survey collected information during two periods in 2008 through face-to-face interviews conducted by interviewers with household heads and key commune officials in communes containing sample enumeration areas.
Indicators belonging to other areas of specialty are compiled from the VHLSS data for clarification and in-depth analysis of factors impacting on living standards, so results on these indicators should not be used in place of published data on these subject matters
Indicators belonging to other areas of specialty are compiled from the VHLSS data for clarification and in-depth analysis of factors impacting on living standards, so results on these indicators should not be used in place of published data on these subject matters
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households
Version
Version number
Version v1.0.
Scope
Study notes
The Household Living Standard and Consumer Price Index Survey 2008 goal is to gather information and evaluate residential living standard and provide weights for computing Consumer Price Index in order to serve leaders at different levels and sectors in policy making and social-economic development planning.
Content of the survey includes:
- For households: Information that reflects the living conditions including income and expenditures, assets, housing and main living facilities and other basic information that affects the living conditions including: educational level, employment, participation in hunger elimination and poverty reduction programs.
- For communes: The social-economic characteristics affecting living conditions of the commune residents, including: main social-economic infrastructure, agriculture production condition, non agricultural employment opportunities and some other basic information about public order, social security, and environment protection.
Content of the survey includes:
- For households: Information that reflects the living conditions including income and expenditures, assets, housing and main living facilities and other basic information that affects the living conditions including: educational level, employment, participation in hunger elimination and poverty reduction programs.
- For communes: The social-economic characteristics affecting living conditions of the commune residents, including: main social-economic infrastructure, agriculture production condition, non agricultural employment opportunities and some other basic information about public order, social security, and environment protection.
Topic Classification
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Employment | ILO |
| Income | ILO |
| Expenditure | ILO |
| Assets and Housing | ILO |
| Education | ILO |
| Living Facilities | ILO |
| Health | ILO |
| Poverty | ILO |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Whole country
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name |
|---|
| GSO - General Statistic Office Of Vietnam |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
A sample size of 45,945 households (36,756 households in the income survey and 9,189 households surveyed on both income and expenditure) in 3,063 communes/wards which were representative at national, regional, urban, rural and provincial levels.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 |
Mode of data collection
Face-to-face [f2f]
Metadata production
Document ID
DDI_VNM_2008_VHLSS_v01_M_ILO
Producers
| Name |
|---|
| ILO Department of Statistics |
Date of Production
2013-08-07