{"doc_desc":{"title":"Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2007-2008","idno":"LAO_LSB_LECS-2007-2008_m_EN_v1.0","producers":[{"name":"Mr. Deuansavanh THAMMACHACK","abbr":"Deuan","affiliation":"Lao Statistics Bureau","role":"Documenter"},{"name":"Ms. Souchalith NORKEO","abbr":"Soulith","affiliation":"Lao Statistics Bureau","role":"Documenter"},{"name":"Ms. Chansaleum KONGKEO","abbr":"Leum","affiliation":"Lao Statistics Bureau","role":"Documenter"},{"name":"Mr. Phoupath SINGTHAVONGXAY","abbr":"Path","affiliation":"Lao Statistics Bureau","role":"Documenter"},{"name":"Mr. Sengsouvanh","abbr":"Touie","affiliation":"Lao Statistics Bureau","role":"Documenter"}],"prod_date":"2010-06-15","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 (November 2009)"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"LAO_LSB_LECS-2007-2008_v1.0","title":"Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2007-2008","alternate_title":"LECS IV 2007-2008"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Lao Lao Statistics Bureau","affiliation":"Ministry of Planning and Investment"}],"production_statement":{"copyright":"(c) 2010, Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao PDR","prod_date":"2010-02-25","funding_agencies":[{"name":"Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency","abbr":"SIDA","role":""}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Deputy Director","affiliation":"Data Services Division, Lao Statistics Bureau","email":"nscit@etllao","uri":"https:\/\/www.lsb.gov.la"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Income\/Expenditure\/Household Survey [hh\/ies]","series_info":"The Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey (LECS) is the largest and most important survey undertaken by the Lao Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB). It is not only large in sample size, it also covers a wide range of subject matter areas related to the household living situation.  It is conducted over a period 12 months. The current survey is the fourth in the series. The first was conducted in 1992\/93, the second in 1997\/98, and the thirtd in 2002\/03."},"version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.1 - Edited data, first version, for internal use only","version_date":"2009-11-20"},"study_info":{"topics":[{"topic":"ECONOMICS [1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"consumption\/consumer behaviour [1.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"economic conditions and indicators [1.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"income, property and investment\/saving [1.5]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"rural economics [1.6]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS [2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"agricultural, forestry and rural industry [2.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"employment [3.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"crime [5.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"EDUCATION [6]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"basic skills education [6.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"compulsory and pre-school education [6.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"accidents and injuries [8.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"general health [8.4]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"health care and medical treatment [8.5]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"nutrition [8.7]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"housing [10.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"time use [13.9]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"migration [14.3]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"morbidity and mortality [14.4]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"The Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey (LECS) is the largest sample survey and the most important of the Lao PDR.  The objective of the survey is to provide data on the household living situation for analysis and research.  It is conducted over a period of 12 months.  The results of the survey are valuable and widely used for the assessment and evaluation of the social-economic development of the country.  Also included are benchmark data for poverty reduction programme for the country.\n\n         The fourth expenditure and consumption survey (LECS 4) in Lao PDR is a survey on the socio-economic situation at the household level. This survey is conducted every 5 years.  The series of surveys started in 1992, with the main statistical data collection unit as the household. This is a sample survey which is carried out in every province and district all over the country. The survey was undertaken from April 2007 to March 2008 (for a period of 12 months), in order to be able to provide data on expenditure and consumption covering all seasons and relating to aspects of every area and region in the Lao PDR.\n\n         The purpose of the LECS is to estimate the expenditure and consumption of households, as well as the production, investment, accumulation and other socio-economic aspects of the households in the formal and informal sector of the economy.\n\n         The results of LECS in Lao PDR will provide necessary data to be used for calculation of various indicators and are intended for socio-economic planning.  It will also provide data for the estimation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), definition of poverty line, data on nutrition and other important information. \n \n         The main objectives of the survey are:\n-  Estimation at macro level for national accounts, including  private consumption, household investment, production and income from agriculture and household business;\n-  Structure of household consumption (weight system)  for consumption price index calculation (CPI);\n-  Estimation of labor force;\n-  Nutrition statistics;\n-  Poverty statistics and statistics of income distribution.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2007-04","end":"2008-03","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"LAO People's Democratic Republic","abbreviation":"LAO"}],"geog_coverage":"National Urban\/Rural\nrural villages with access to road\/rural villages without access to road Three Regions: North, Central, South","analysis_unit":"The units of analysis of the survey are: individuals, households, and communities.","universe":"All private households in Lao PDR","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The scope of the Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2007-2008 includes:\n- HOUSEHOLDS: Household consumption, parents, education, labor force participation, victimization, nutrition, health check, possession of durables and assets, housing conditions, household businesses, agricultural households, health status and services, health costs, purchases and selling of durables, incomes and transfers, borrowing and lending by households.\n- TIME USE: Time spent for a period of 24 hours for 22 activities\n- PRICES: Prices for 92 basic goods and services recorded in nearest local market\n- VILLAGES: Demography, general economic conditions, access to services, agriculture, prices\n- DIARY: All household transactions during sampled months. Transactions cover consumption \/ expenditure, household business, agriculture and investment outlays"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Lao Statistics Bureau","abbr":"LSB","role":"","affiliation":"Ministry of Planning and Investment"}],"sampling_procedure":"I. Description of Sample Village\n\nThe survey design for the LECS 4 uses the same methodology and sampling technique as used in the LECS 3. The sample selection is conducted in two steps. The first step is selection of sample villages using the zoom selection methodology according to the proportion of the population (PPS). Village unit is distributed according to the following echelon: village classified by province, district, rural area with access to road and rural area without access to road. The number of sample villages in each province is between 17 to 48 villages depending on the number of villages, and the number of households in every survey area.\n\nComparing the last two surveys, LECS 3 and LECS 4, the number of sample villages decreased from 540 to 518 villages. This is due to the situation of allocation and unification of small villages into larger villages, which in past years has appeared in every province in the whole country.  In order to assure normal rule of distribution of sample, the number of sample households has been allotted from 15 to 16 per village. \n\nEach month the number of sample villages is almost the same, because the sample has been selected as zoom for every month. II. Selection of Sample Household\n\nIn the present expenditure and consumption survey, half of the number of households is the same as households that were surveyed in the LECS 3, and the other half are new households that previously were not surveyed. The selection of households in the sample uses the zoom methodology on arbitrary and systematic basis.  Selection of the 8 sample households from the survey of LECS 3 uses the zoom methodology on arbitrary basis by taking part in a lottery among LECS 3 households. New 8 sample households are selected among the other households in the village using the same methodology.  Together, the number of sample households in one village is 16.  The selection of sample households is based on the number of existing households in the village at the time of the conduct of the survey. If the village has 16 or less households, all households are covered by the survey.\n\n\nSee details in \"Sampling Design\", under Technical Documents.","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"I. Household questionnaire\n   - Household composition\n   - Parents\n   - Education\n   - Labor Force\n   - Victimization\n   - Nutrition\n   - Durables\n   - Construction Activities\n   - Household Business\n   - Household Operation\n   - Agriculture\n   - Health\n   - Purchase\n   - Income\n   - Borrowing\nII. Diary sheet\nIII. Price\nIV. Time use","sources":[{"name":"","origin":"","characteristics":""}],"coll_situation":"The training for trainers and supervisors was conducted for 5 days at the Lao Statistics Bureau, Vientian Capital, with the participation of all staff from the Statistics Section from 17 provinces.\n\nThe training for enumerators lasted 11 days and was held at 4 points:\n     - first point at Sayabouly province from 8 provinces\n     - second point at Vientiane Capital for 2 provinces from center\n     - third point at Savannaket province for central part  and\n     - fourth point at Champasack province for 4 provinces from south","act_min":"Each team comprised 1 supervisor  and 2 enumerators for each village.","weight":"Please refer to the section \"Calculation of Sample Weights\" in Appendix A of the Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey Final Report found in External Resources.","cleaning_operations":"Data editing included:\nStructure checking and completeness\nChecking and coding"},"method_notes":"Data entry used the MS Access software.","analysis_info":{"sampling_error_estimates":"Sampling errors have been calculated for some important variables based on the confidence of 95% (\"margin of errors\").  All confidence intervals are in absolute figures. The (average?) household consumption is 2.170.7 thousand kips, and with a confidence interval of 5%, it means that there is a 95% confidence that the true value lies between 2.158.3 kips and 2.183.0 kips."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"The Statistics Law of Lao PDR guarantees that identities of respondents are kept confidential.\n\nBefore being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: \n1. 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. \n2. 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. \n3. 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 immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor.","required":"yes","form_no":"","form_uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"Director General","affiliation":"Lao Statistics Bureau","email":"nscp@etllao.com","uri":"https:\/\/www.lsb.gov.la"}],"cit_req":"Lao Statistics Bureau and Sida. Lao PDR Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2007\/2008, Final Report. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Statistics Bureau","conditions":"Authorization to use this data is granted to designated individuals in the concerned division of the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB). 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.","disclaimer":"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."}}},"schematype":"survey"}