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Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 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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Oct 13, 2016
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1. Expenditures code (s12bq01)

Data file: SCR12B

Overview

Valid: 107053
Invalid: 0
Minimum: 115
Maximum: 165
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 9
End: 11
Width: 3
Range: 115 - 165
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Have the members of your household purchased or obtained by barter any of the following items during the past 12 months?
Categories
Value Category Cases
115 Fabric 4231
4%
116 Ready-made clothing (exclude underclothing) 4611
4.3%
117 Mosquito net and netting 1403
1.3%
118 Underclothing 5511
5.1%
119 Face towel, scarves? 5638
5.3%
120 Rush mats, blankets? 3509
3.3%
121 Shoes, sandals, wooden clogs 5813
5.4%
122 Nylon sheeting, hats, umbrellas 4599
4.3%
123 Other sewing materials and garments (needles, thread, socks...) 3589
3.4%
124 Tailoring or laundry service 4005
3.7%
125 Light bulbs, electric wire, plugs, circuits 3537
3.3%
126 Porcelain and glass bowls, plates, teapots and cups. 2410
2.3%
127 Pans, pots, bins, buckets, basins 1992
1.9%
128 Vacuum thermos and liner 658
0.6%
129 Bags and baskets 823
0.8%
130 Lighter, flashlight 3575
3.3%
131 Cradle, hammock, pram 246
0.2%
132 Other household items 1310
1.2%
133 Construction materials 940
0.9%
134 Expenses for building new house (exclude materials) 511
0.5%
135 Home repairs, painting, etc. 608
0.6%
136 Bike tires, tubes 3101
2.9%
137 Bicycle spare parts 1510
1.4%
138 Motorbike, car tire, tubes 685
0.6%
139 Motorcycle, car spare parts 331
0.3%
140 Maintenance and repair of bicycle or motorbike or car 3089
2.9%
141 Boat, bus, train, taxi, car, transportation fees 2201
2.1%
142 Cyclo and ferry fees 586
0.5%
143 Other transportation (airplane, traffic fees) 80
0.1%
144 Books, newspapers, magazines 1048
1%
145 Pictures, photos, houseplants 810
0.8%
146 Entertainment? (cinema, video, sports) 787
0.7%
147 Toys 674
0.6%
148 Envelopes, stamps, telephone 1658
1.5%
149 Jewelry, watch, makeup 1233
1.2%
150 Gold, silver, precious gems for saving 793
0.7%
151 Haircut, hairdressing 5052
4.7%
152 Cosmetic surgery, body building 35
0%
153 Excursion, holidays 434
0.4%
154 Other cultural activities 354
0.3%
155 Taxes? (Except for taxes listed in parts 9 and 10) 2994
2.8%
156 Local security fund? (fund collected at local level for police) 3597
3.4%
157 Corvee labor contribution fund 2732
2.6%
158 Contribution to associations (old age, charity...) 3224
3%
159 Insurance, (excluding health insurance) 349
0.3%
160 Engagement and wedding of members of the household 367
0.3%
161 Funeral and worship on special occasions of members of the household 2467
2.3%
162 Gifts, donations (including wedding, old age and funeral) 5753
5.4%
163 Hiring domestic services 51
0%
164 Contributions to informal credit arrangements, purchase of stocks or bonds 455
0.4%
165 Other expenditures 1084
1%
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.
Interviewer instructions
Item 115 “various kind of fabrics”- If the household can't separate money for cloth and money for
making the clothes, record as expenditures for ready-made clothes.
Item 134 “expenditures for making a new house (excluding materials)” including wages and
lunch money paid for the repair work.
Item 143 “other transport expenditures ” including fines, vehicle keeping fee (if it has not been
reported above)
Item 144. Books, newspapers, magazines: excluding textbooks for education recorded in Section
2.
Item 146 “entertainment” should include the hiring of video tapes if the household has a video
player.
Item 158. Do not forget contributions for Cuba, flood-torn areas, etc.
Item 157. Including money contribution instead of public working days.
Item 160. Expenditures for wedding of household members in the last 12 months. Expenditures
includes cash expenses and value of home-production goods.
Item 161. Funeral, worship: expenditures for funeral or big death anniversary of the household,
there are many non-household members attending and eating. Expenditures includes cash
expenses and value of home-produced goods.
Item 165. Other expenditures: Including annual expenditures not mentioned yet, including such
items as " negative fee" (tieu cuc phi) which has not been recorded in any section above. It is
required to calculate expenditures relating to pet raising if it has not been included in section 11
part A, B or section 9 part J. we also need to calculate transport fee when large valuable goods
are purchased or other expenditures
Question post text
Complete 1 for all items before asking questions 2-5.
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