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Living Standards Measurement Study

The Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) was established by the Development Research Group (DECRG) to explore ways of improving the type and quality of household data collected by statistical offices in developing countries. Its goal is to foster increased use of household data as a basis for policy decisionmaking. Specifically, the LSMS is working to develop new methods to monitor progress in raising levels of living, to identify the consequences for households of past and proposed government policies, and to improve communications between survey statisticians, analysts, and policy makers.

This site can:

  • Provide tools to managers who would like to design new surveys
  • Provide tools to users to help in the analyses of the household survey data
  • Provide users with actual household survey data for analyses
  • Provide a link to reports and research done using LSMS data
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Malawi IHS2 maize farmer interview
A maize farmer from southern
Malawi is interviewed during the
2004-2005 national survey, and
asked about his farm and other income activities

Living Standards Measurement Study: When Data Collection is Intrepid

  • Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) team plays vital role and travels many back roads.
  • Eighty-eight nationally representative household surveys spanning 26 years, 90% of them open to the public.
  • Firsthand micro data helps people understand living standards poverty and inequality.
Research Article, May 2011





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