Living Standards Measurement Survey
The Living Standards Measurement Survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a household panel survey covering a wide range of topics affecting welfare, such as housing, education, health, labour and migration. The survey began in 2001 with data collected from 5,400 households: 2400 in the Republika Srpska and 3,000 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Four annual waves of the panel survey were conducted from 2001-04.
Study design
Household panel
Number of participants at first data collection
5,400 (households)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the country level, and for urban, rural and mixed municipalities.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2001
Primary Institutions
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Institute of Statistics (Federalni zavod za statistiku, FIS)
Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics (Републички завод за статистику Републике Српске, RSIS)
State Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Agencija za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine, BHAS)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Department for International Development (DFID) now known as Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Government of Japan
United Nations Development Programme
World Bank
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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