WHAT'S NEW
LSMS Online Search Tool
The LSMS Online Search Tool has been designed to help users search for specific
topics that are included in the LSMS survey data. To search for LSMS data
by country, go to the Selecting an LSMS Data Set page.
Design Tool for Household Survey Questionnaires
Designing Household Survey Questionnaires for
Developing Countries: Lessons from 15 Years of the Living Standards Measurement Study.
Volume 1, 2, and 3. Edited by Margaret Grosh and Paul Glewwe.
The LSMS Working Papers are now available for downloading. For more information click here.
Surveys (Data and Documentation) Now Available for Downloading Free of Charge
Tools for Using Household Survey Data
The Analysis of Household Surveys: A Microeconomic Approach to
Development Policy
The STATA do program for example 2.2 has been
revised (8 May 2003).
Correction to Malawi IHS2 Data
It has come to our attention that the household weights included in the data are not correct for Blantyre City, Mwanza, Thyolo, and Mulanje. Users who have received the files can contact us to receive the corrected information. (30 October 2007)
Correction to Albania 2004 Survey Data
It has come to our attention that the data file containing the household level data did not include the information on remittances received by the household (Module 13). This information has been added to the file. (3 August 2006)
Correction to Panama 2003 Survey Data
It has come to our attention that the Stata version of the file E03GA10 did not convert correctly and the variable "rubro" was not useable. The variable has been recreated as "newrubro" to give the information needed to analyze the data. (20 April 2006)
Correction to the Albania Survey Data
It has come to our attention that the data distributed for the Albania 2002 survey was missing the file for Module 14, Other Income. This has been corrected. If you need a copy of this file, contact us and we will send you the file. Be sure to let us know which format you prefer - ASCII, SAS Portable, SPSS or STATA. (4 May 2004)
Corrections to Bosnia and Herzegovina Survey Data
It has recently come to our attention that the data distributed as Module 13, Part E (Farm Capital Assets) was actually a copy of the data for Module 2, Part C (Housing Durable Goods). To get a copy of this file, contact us and we will send you the file. Be sure to let us know which format you prefer - ASCII, SAS Portable, or STATA. (8 December 2003)
Population Point Data for Tajikistan
There are two records in the population point data with the same population point identification number (pop_pt = 73) and no data for population point 69. One of the records for population point 73 was actually the data for population point 69 and we have made the correction. To get a copy of the corrected file, contact us and we will send you the file. Be sure to let us know which format you prefer - ASCII, SAS Portable, or STATA. (16 July 2003)
Expansion Factor Information for 1991 Peru Survey
The expansion factors for the 1991 Peru survey have been added to the documents provided for the survey. The information is also available in the 1994 Peru Survey Supplemental Documentation. (7 April 2003)
Correction to Azerbaijan 1995 Data
A user contacted us to let us know that file A06B contained errors. We have recreated this data from the original data as key entered. To get a copy of this file, contact us and we will send you the file. Be sure to let us know which format you prefer - ASCII, SAS Portable, or STATA. (25 February 2003)
New expansion factor included with the 1993 Nicaragua data
We were provided with a new version of the expansion factor file for the 1993 Nicaragua LSMS data set. Users who have already downloaded the data should download the Group B data again for the file, NEWCOMP. (5 August 2002) If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Corrections to South Africa Integrated Household Survey Data
It has recently come to our attention that the data collected in clusters 217 and 218 should be viewed as highly unreliable and therefore removed from the data set. The data currently available on the web site has been revised to remover the data from these clusters. Researchers who have downloaded the data in the past should revise their data sets. (26 October 2001) For information on the data in those clusters, contact SALDRU.
Updated 10/30/07