Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Viet Nam, 1997 - 1998

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VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

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General Statistical Office (GSO)

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Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

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1. ever used any of the following kinds of savings or liquid assets (s14cq01)

Data file: SCR14C

Overview

Valid: 12607

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 15

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 9

End: 10

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 15

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Has any member of your household ever used any of the following kinds of savings or liquid assets below?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Savings book at State bank	652	5.2%
2	Savings book at other type of bank	47	0.4%
3	Savings book at credit cooperative	262	2.1%
4	Government Bonds	448	3.6%
5	Stocks, bonds,contribution to informal credit system	419	3.3%
6	Cash	5265	41.8%
7	US Dollars	145	1.2%
8	Other foreign currency	11	0.1%
9	Gold	2188	17.4%
10	Silver and other precious metals	62	0.5%
11	Gemstones	9	0.1%
12	Jewelry (including items currently worn)	2624	20.8%
13	for non-farm households	174	1.4%
14	House, land (if value not listed in section 6 or 9)	243	1.9%
15	other	58	0.5%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Question post text

Ask question 1 for all items before going to questions 2-3.
The interviewer has to understand the true meaning of this question, that is, “Has this
household ever used any savings form as below”, not “Does the household currently having any
saving form as below”. If not currently, but they did in the past with gold, silver, or cash, or
USD, record yes and go on to ask questions 2 and 3.
Ask this question first then move to questions 3 and 4. Mark “x” to box "yes" or "no" by the
answer to each item.

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Definition

- The interviewer should prompt the household on whether they bought bonds or bills
in the past since in the 70s and 80s, the Government encouraged people to take this
form of savings .
- Cash, includes the Vietnamese currency currently kept in the household or by
household members as of the interview time.
- Only include USD. Other dollars such as Hong Kong dollar, Singapore dollar... are
included to code 08 other foreign currencies. These currencies are exchanged into
Vietnamese Dong.
- Gold, silver, jewelry: such as necklace, rings (various kind)...
- Gold, silver, precious metals: is the amount bought for saving, not included amount
used for jewelry.
- Unprocessed rice, rice and other crop products: Unprocessed rice, rice that is being
stored, for agricultural production households is listed in Part D1 Section 9, and
should not be included here. Only record the current amount of unprocessed rice, rice110
and other crop products of non-agricultural production households, as a storage,
savings. For other crop products such as dry bud tea, pepper, coffee, pipe tobacco, etc.
the interviewer has to check and correlate with question 51 Part D1 Section 9. If any
items are already listed in Part D1, Section 9, do not record here.
- Other: including other plants such as high value ornamental trees, etc. Record clearly
to Section 0 Part D

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