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Vietnam Living Standards Measurement Survey 2008

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Mức sống hộ gia đình năm 2008
Geography 
Viet Nam (VNM)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2008 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) - World Bank
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Longitudinal
Summary 

This survey, also known as the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2008 or VHLSS, monitored and evaluated the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy, the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) and Vietnam's socio-economic development goals. A household questionnaire and a commune questionnaire were used to survey the population on topics such as education, health and health care, employment, income, expenditures, housing conditions, and poverty.