Household Survey 2008
Lao PDR, 2008
Identification
LAO_2008_HS_v01_M
Household Survey 2008
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Lao PDR | LAO |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household
Individual
Version
Version 1.1: Edited data, first version, for internal use only
2010-03-01
Scope
The scope of the Household Survey 2008 includes:
Household composition, construction, business, agriculture, fishery, forestry, livestock, poultry, durable goods, income and transfers, expenditue and consumption
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food (production, crisis) | World Bank |
| Forests & Forestry | World Bank |
Coverage
National
Lao PDR Northern Lao Central Lao
Private households in Lao PDR
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Ministry of Planning and Investment |
| Name |
|---|
| Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
Survey instrument
The Household Survey 2008 uses 2 forms for data collection:
- Household Questionnaire; and
- Diary for recording expenditure and consumption of the household
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008-10 | 2008-12 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Director General | Department of Statistics | www.nsc.gov.la |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | The Statistics Law of Lao PDR guarantees that identities of respondents are kept confidential. Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be |
Authorization to use this data is granted to designated individuals in the concerned division of the Department of Statistics (DoS). Under no circumstances shall the authorized user reproduce, distribute, sell or lend the entire data or parts thereof to any other data user apart from himself or that of authorized employees in the DoS.
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
Example:
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao PDR. Household Survey 2008 (HS 2008). Ref LAO_2008_HS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [website] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Director | Services Division, Department of Statistics | nscit@etllao.com | www.nsc.gov.la |
Metadata production
DDI_LAO_2008_HS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Monthalack BANPHASITH | Department of Statistics | Documenter |
| Mr. Houmnylat RATTANAVONG | Data base specialist | |
| Mr. Dueansavanh THAMACHACK | Data base specialist | |
| Accelerated Data Program | International Household Survey Network | Editing for the IHSN survey catalog |
2010-03-01
Metadata version
Version 01: Adopted from "DDI_LAO_2008_HS_v01_M" DDI that was done by metadata producers mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.