DDI_VNM_2010_VHLSS_v01_M_WB World Bank, Development Economics Data Group 2013-07-22 NADA Version 01 (July 2013). The metadata in this DDI is excerpt from "Result of The Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2010" Report. In this DDI sampling, data procesing, and data appraisal information is not available due to lack of survey materials. Household Living Standards Survey 2010 7th round VHLSS 2010 VNM_2010_VHLSS_v01_M General Statistics Office (GSO) United Nations Development Programme WorldBank NADA Social and Environmental Statistics Department World Bank Microdata Library Living Standards Measurement Study [hh/lsms] The 2010 Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey is the seventh round of VHLSS survey conducted by Vietnam General Statistics Office (GSO), previous surveys were conducted in 1992-1993 (VLSS), 1997-1998 (VLSS), 2002 (VHLSS), 2004 (VHLSS), 2006 (VHLSS), and 2010 (VHLSS). Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey (VHLSS) has been conducted regularly by the GSO every two years since 2002 in order to systematically monitor and supervise the living standards of different population groups in Vietnam; to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy; and to contribute to the evaluation of achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Vietnam's socio-economic development goals. The VHLSS 2010 was conducted nationwide with a sample size of 69,360 households in 3,133 communes/wards which were representative at national, regional, urban, rural and provincial levels. The survey collected information during four periods, each period in one quarter from the second quarter to the forth quarter in 2010 and one period in the first quarter of 2011 through face-to-face interviews conducted by interviewers with household heads and key commune officials in communes containing sample enumeration areas. The survey collected information to be a base for assessment of living standard, poverty and the gap between the rich and the poor serving for policy making, planning and national targeted programs of the party and the State in order to continuously improve the living standard of citizen across the country, in all regions and localities. Vietnam National coverage. The survey is respresentative at national, urban, rural and provincial levels. - Household - Individual - Consumption expenditure item/ product Sample survey data [ssd] The 2010 Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey covered the following topics: - Demographic characteristics - Education - Labour, Employment - Health and health care - Income - Consumption expenditure - Durable goods - Housing, electricity, water, sanitation facilities and use of Internet - Participation in poverty reduction programs - Business production activities - Commune general characteristics General Statistics Office Face-to-face [f2f] The survey questionnaire contains 11 sections: Section 1. Some basic demographic characteristics related to living standards Section 2. Education Section 3. Labour - Employment Section 4. Health and health care Section 5. Income Section 6. Consumption expenditure Section 7. Durable goods Section 8. Housing, electricity, water, sanitation facilities and use of Internet Section 9. Participation in poverty reduction programs Section 10. Business production activities Section 11. Commune general characteristics Users of the data agree to keep confidential all data contained in these datasets and to make no attempt to identify, trace or contact any individual whose data is included in these datasets. General Statistics Office 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: General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam. Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2010. Ref. VNM_2010_VHLSS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from http://www.gso.gov.vn on [date]. The GSO official microdata access policy is available on its website: : www.gso.gov.vn <http://www.gso.gov.vn> Requests for access to the datasets can be made through the GSO website 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.