Directory of Surveys in Developing Countries

Many sample surveys have been conducted in developing countries over the past 20 years. This directory provides a listing by developing country of the survey and data and key data available on fertility child welfare economic factors and households. Information included war obtained from a search of individuals and institutions and other survey inventories. The criteria for inclusion had to do with whether the survey data was obtained in the context of families or households thus eliminating labor force surveys or reproductive behavior surveys which did not provide information on children or households. All data in the included surveys is gender-based and pertains to all ages. Male-based and female-based surveys are included even though the data may not be representative of their partners. Sample size was not a criteria for inclusion. The time period was 1975-92 even where the survey began prior to 1975 as in the case of multi-round surveys. Data also had to be available to users in computer readable form. User documentation and file format information is not included in this directory. 306 surveys from 184 developing countries are included of which 153 were national in coverage and 111 (about 40%) were part of large international survey programs. Large surveys include the World Fertility Surveys the Demographic and Health Surveys the National Household Survey Capability Program and the Living Standards Measurement Study. Large regional surveys conducted by regional centers include the Asian Marriage Surveys and the Pan Arab Project for Child Development. Of the 278 surveys with full-page entries 215 are single-round surveys. Countries without known surveys are listed in an appendix. The directory may be useful in reviewing the availability of existing survey data in assessing future needs for new data collection and in building upon existing data bases to expand the focus. Omissions and errors may be reflected in the entries which is understandable in light of the data collection process. Countries are arranged alphabetically and surveys chronologically

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