Family Life Survey 2002, First Wave
Mexico, 2002
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Family Life Survey 2002
First Wave
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Mexico | MEX |
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
The Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) was launched in 2002 with the purpose of providing data to study the well-being of the Mexican population, and its transitions over time. The MxFLS is a longitudinal, multi-thematic survey representative of the Mexican population at the national, urban, rural and regional level. The MxFLS collects information on a wide range of socioeconomic and demographic indicators at the individual, household and community level.
The MxFLS is the first longitudinal survey in Mexico that follows individuals across rounds, including those who migrate within Mexico or emigrate to the Unites States of America. This allows studying the well-being of the Mexican population, and its transitions over time, as well as the factors that determine those transitions. Given that the MxFLS provides information for individuals who emigrated to the USA, it is possible to study, for the first time, migration dynamics between Mexico and the USA.
A primary goal of the Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) is to create a longitudinal and multi-thematic database. On the one hand, this allows a long term tracking of individuals regardless of change in residence, newly formed homes or home conversions; and on the other hand, these characteristics will be beneficial in their use of a single tool collecting economic, demographic and health population indicators of the Mexican population. The survey took place during the year 2002 reaching a sample size of 35 thousand individual interviews in 150 urban and rural locations throughout the country.
The MxFLS provides data to analyze the well-being of the Mexican population, and its transitions over time, as well as the factors that determine those transitions.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Household
- Individual
- Community
Scope
The 2002 Mexican Family Life Survey covered the following topics:
HOUSEHOLD
- Household roster
- Dwelling characteristics
- Information for recontact
- Family planning and health
- Schooling of household members
- Direct observation of dwelling characteristics
- Consumption
- Land
- Rural income
- Non-agricultural business
- Household assets
- Household credit
- Household non-labor income
- Household economic shocks
- Household crime and victimization
INDIVIDUAL
- Characteristics of adult household members
- Reproductive health
- Characteristics of children younger than 15 years old
- Characteristics of household members not present at interview
- Anthropometrics and biomarkers
- Adult cognitive ability
- Child cognitive ability
COMMUNITY
- Community social aspects
- Natural disasters
- Infrastructure history
- Social attendance
- History of the presence of schools
- History of the presence of health facilities
- Communitarian activities
- Transportation
- Transportation
- Infrastructure
- Availability of electricity
- Water source and sanitation
- Credit opportunities
- Industry
- Enterprises and factories
- Community welfare
- Migrants clubs
- School
- Health services infrastructure
- Small health providers
Coverage
National coverage
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Iberoamerican University (UIA) |
| Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics and Geography | |
| National Institute of Public Health | Collaborated in the design of the Health and Diet questionnaires and their collection of anthropometric health measures |
| Universities of California |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Banamex | Funding the study |
| DHL | Funding the study |
| CONACYT-SEDESOL Funds | Funding the study |
| Mexico’s National Health Care System | Funding the study |
| United States National Institute of Child, Health and Development | Funding the study |
| Mexico’s State Department of Social Development | Funding the study |
| Mexico’s State Department of Health | Funding the study |
| University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States | Funding the study |
| Iberoamerican University | Funding the study |
Sampling
Sampling design
The design of the first round, the baseline survey (MxFLS-1), was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI, per its name in Spanish). The baseline sample is probabilistic, stratified, multi-staged, and independent at every phase of the study. The population is comprised by Mexican households in 2002. Primary sampling units were selected under criterions of national, urban-rural and regional representation on pre-established demographic and economic variables. Regional definitions are in accordance with the National Development Plan 2000-2006.
The Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) has two types of expansion factors, at the household level and at the individual level. The calculation of expansion factors at the household level is the inverse of the joint probability of selecting the last sampling unit (a household). The expansion factors at the household level imply three types of adjustments. The first one is related with non-response (given that some households did not want to answer the survey); the second one corresponds to the projection of sample to the entire population, and the third one to calibration techniques.
For further details on calculation of weighting coefficient, see “CALCULATION OF EXPANSION FACTORS MEXICAN FAMILY LIFE SURVEY” methodology document.
Survey instrument
Two sets of questionnaires were used to collect MxFLS-1 data: Household and Community Questionnaires.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2002 |
| Name |
|---|
| Berumen and Associates |
| National Institute of Public Health |
Metadata production
DDI_MEX_2002_ENNViH-1_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
Metadata version
Version 01 (April 2017)