Household Living Standards Survey Â
| Sample Size: | 9,188 | | Coverage: | National | | Domains: | Urban/rural; Regions (Hanoi, Other cities, Other urban areas, Northern Nountains, Red River Delta, North Central, Central Coast, Central Highlands, Southeast, Mekong Delta) | | Collection Dates: | May and September 2004 | | Panel: | Yes (partial) with 2002 and 2006 | | Executing Agency: | General Statistical Office | | Access Policy: | Information on how to obtain the data | | Other LSMS surveys for this country: | 1992-93, 1997-98, 2002, 2006 | | Comments: |  |
     Documentation | File Name | Description and Format | | Basic Information Document | Describes the design of the survey and its coverage for potential users and provides general information about the 2002 and 2004 VHLSS. PDF (202 Kb) | | Household Questionnaire | This questionnaire is an essential tool for using the 2004 VHLSS data sets. It collects household level information as well as information about each household member. In addition to the questions, it also contains codes and skip patterns. | | Community Questionnaire | This questionnaire is also another essential tool for using the 2004 VHLSS data sets. It was used to collect community level information such as demographic information of the community, economy and infrastructure, health and education. The commune questionnaire was administered in rural communes only. English only PDF (71 Kb) | | Interviewers' Instruction Manual | This document contains detailed information and interviewing procedures to be followed by the interviewers who collected information for the 2004 VHLSS. It also discusses the objective, methodology and organization of 2004 VHLSS. English only PDF (358 Kb) | | Explanation of the Data Files | This document provides information on the names of the data files and their contents. It also provides information on the naming convention developed for the variables in the files. English only PDF (13 Kb) |
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