Survey of Living Conditions Â
| Sample Size: | 1,909 | | Coverage: | National | | Domains: | Kingston, other urban, rural | | Collection Dates: | August - September | | Panel: | No | | Executing Agency: | Statistical Institute of Jamaica Planning Institute of Jamaica | | Access Policy: | Information on how to obtain the data | | Other LSMS surveys for this country: | 1989-1, 1989-2, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,  1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | | Comments: | Two surveys were done in 1989. In other year, only one survey was done. The SLC continues to be collected. Contact the Planning Institute of Jamaica for additional information. |
       Documentation | File Name | Description and Format | | Basic Information | This document provides a description of how the survey was designed and implemented. It also contains codes for variables not found in the questionnaires. PDF (443 Kb) | | Household Questionnaire | The household questionnaire is an essential tool for using the data. In addition to containing the questions, it also contains codes and skip patterns. PDF (533 Kb) | | Interviewer Manual | The manual was used to provide the interviewers with instruction on how to implement the survey. Key definitions are included along with specific instructions on how to administer every module of the questionnaire. Informatin on special codes used are also included. PDF (589 Kb) | | Labour Force Survey Interviewer's Manual | The manual was used to provide the interviewers with instruction on how to implement the survey. Key definitions are included along with specific instructions on how to administer every module of the questionnaire. Informatin on special codes used are also included. Part 1 PDF (1.6 Mb) Part 2 PDF (1.5 Mb) | |  Data Entry Screens | This is a codebook for the variables included in the 1988 Survey of Living Conditions. PDF (1.3 Mb) | |  1984 Classification of Occupations |  Classifications of occupations used by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica. PDF (1.5 Mb) | | 1987 Industrial Classification | Industrial classification codes used by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Part 1 PDF (2.3 Mb) Part 2 PDF (2.0 Mb) |
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