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)

Collection(s)

Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

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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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