NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Chile Encuesta Nacional de Caracterización Socio-económica (CASEN) 2006 Provider Ministry of Social Development (Chile)Microdata access: Download Geography Chile (CHL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 11/2006 - 12/2006 Series or system Chile National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey (CASEN) Data type Survey: HouseholdInterviewSubnationally representative Summary The Chile National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey (CASEN) is a household survey that collects data on housing, education, health, employment, and income. Since 1996, the study has used a stratified, cluster sampling method, targeting urban and rural areas throughout Chile. Keywords Assets, Caesarean section, Cooking fuels, Dental care, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Education access, Electricity, Emergency care, Employment, Employment benefits, Ethnicity, Family composition, Fishing, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Hearing loss, Hospitals, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Injuries, International migration, Internet, Languages, Leisure activities, Literacy, Malnutrition, Marital status, Mass media, Medical tests, Mental and behavioral disorders, Military service, Occupation codes, Occupations, Pap smears, Pharmacies, Poverty, Pregnancy, Prescriptions, Public social assistance, Refrigeration, Sanitation, Surgical procedures, Teachers, Telephones, Traditional medicine, Training programs, Transportation, Vision loss, Water supply Citation Contributors Ministry of Planning (Chile) Department of Economics, University of Chile Publisher Ministry of Social Development (Chile) Suggested citation Department of Economics, University of Chile, Ministry of Planning (Chile). Chile National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey 2006. Santiago, Chile: Ministry of Social Development (Chile). GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 22, 2024