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Survey of Living Conditions 1998

Jamaica, 1998
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Reference ID
JAM_1998_SLC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
Collection(s)
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
Metadata
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Sep 24, 2015
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  • Identification
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    JAM_1998_SLC_v01_M
    Title

    Survey of Living Conditions 1998
    Country/Economy
    Name Country code
    Jamaica JAM
    Study type

    Living Standards Measurement Study [hh/lsms]
    Series Information

    This is the twelfth JSLC survey conducted in Jamaica. Previously JSLC surveys were conducted in 1988, two surveys were done in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis
    • Households
    • Individuals

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Statistical Institute of Jamaica
    Planning Institute of Jamaica
    Producers
    Name Role
    The World Bank Technical assistance

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Sample size is 7,375 households

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1998-05 1998-07

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Easton Williams, Director Social and Manpower Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica http://www.pioj.gov.jm/ Easton_Williams@pioj.gov.jm
    Access conditions

    In order to use the data from the Jamaica Surveys of Living Conditions, users must get permission from the Jamaican government. Interested users should send a brief description of the proposed research to:

    Easton Williams, Director
    Social and Manpower Planning and Research Division
    Planning Institute of Jamaica
    8 Ocean Boulevard
    Kingston
    Jamaica
    tel (876-906-4463-4, ext. 2105/4207)
    fax (876-906-5031)
    e-mail to: Easton_Williams@pioj.gov.jm
    Citation requirements

    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

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    LSMS Data Manager The World Bank lsms@worldbank.org surveys.worldbank.org/lsms

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_JAM_1998_SLC_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Economics Data Group The World Bank Generation of DDI documentation
    Date of Metadata Production

    2010-06-24

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 0.1 (June 2010).
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