Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 1997 - 1998

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Reference ID

VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

Producer(s)

General Statistical Office (GSO)

Collection(s)

Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

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Technical (s2eq08t)

Data file: SCR02E

Overview

Valid: 953

Invalid: 27173

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 99

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 22

End: 23

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

8. What field of study did you follow?
TECHNICAL:

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Exploration	7	0.8%
2	Drilling technology	9	1%
3	Mining technology	4	0.4%
4	Inorganic materials and fertilizer production	13	1.4%
5	Electrification technology	4	0.4%
6	Plastic/rubber processing	6	0.6%
7	Operate chemical equipment	7	0.8%
8	Metal stamping	42	4.5%
9	Steel technology	16	1.7%
10	Blacksmith	43	4.6%
11	Repair of precision equipment	31	3.3%
12	Metal refining	6	0.6%
13	Electric technology (production and repair)	63	6.8%
14	Electricity operator (electricity generation plant)	5	0.5%
15	Electrical generator operator	4	0.4%
16	Operator and repair of furnace and turbine	2	0.2%
17	Electronic technology	32	3.4%
18	Construction technology	40	4.3%
19	Installation	8	0.9%
20	Construction material production	10	1.1%
21	Operate construction machinery	16	1.7%
22	Auto, bus driver	180	19.3%
23	Operate crane and forklift	6	0.6%
24	Railroad transportation	8	0.9%
25	Airline transportation	7	0.8%
26	Waterway transportation	20	2.1%
27	Diving	0	0%
28	Post office	4	0.4%
29	Telecommunication technology	10	1.1%
30	Weaving, knitting and dying	19	2%
31	Sewing	128	13.7%
32	Carpentry	25	2.7%
33	Shoemaking	3	0.3%
34	Ceramic and glass making	0	0%
35	Prosthetics manufacture	0	0%
36	Printing	7	0.8%
37	Agriculture product processing	3	0.3%
38	Foodstuff processing	5	0.5%
39	Alcohol, beer and other beverage manufacturing	1	0.1%
40	Sugar, candy and sweet manufacturing	6	0.6%
41	Industrial crop processing	11	1.2%
42	Food and beverage processing	15	1.6%
43	Hotel service	3	0.3%
44	Preservation and delivery of technical goods and materials	1	0.1%
45	Cultivation	9	1%
46	Livestock	5	0.5%
47	Medicine	38	4.1%
48	Pharmacy	7	0.8%
49	Buyer of goods	3	0.3%
50	Office clerk	20	2.1%
51	Broadcasting	2	0.2%
52	Musical instrument, cassette and record manufacturing	1	0.1%
53	Film and stage	2	0.2%
54	Photography	5	0.5%
55	Handicrafts	7	0.8%
56	Sports equipment manufacturing	2	0.2%

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

Ask all members of the household.

Record according to technical field of study if the answer to question 6 was '5'.

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