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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
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
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Created on
Sep 24, 2015
Last modified
Jan 30, 2020
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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 Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
LSMS Data Manager The World Bank lsms@worldbank.org surveys.worldbank.org/lsms
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
Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
Easton Williams, Director Social and Manpower Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica Easton_Williams@pioj.gov.jm Link

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_JAM_1998_SLC_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG The World Bank Generation of DDI documentation
Date of Metadata Production
2010-06-24
DDI Document version
Version 0.1 (June 2010).
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