1991 Vietnam Life History Survey of Households and Individuals

403 households and 921 individuals were surveyed in a stratified cross-sectional study across Vietnam. The two-part survey collected detailed household configuration, socioeconomic status, and individual life history data. Charles Hirschman of the University of Washington conducted this study to examine households and individuals in Vietnam in 1991.

Use Cases

• Modeling household socioeconomic status based on appliance ownership and house construction variables.
• Analyzing educational and occupational mobility using individual job history and parental occupation data.
• Studying family composition and sibling networks based on information collected for up to 15 siblings per respondent.

Strengths

• Stratified sampling across region and urban/rural status, covering 4 samples of about 100 households each.
• Dual focus provides linked household (403 responses) and individual (921 respondents) level data.
• Includes detailed demographic variables like ethnicity, familial occupations, and marital history.

Limitations

• Row count for the individual dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single year (1991), limiting longitudinal analysis.

Provenance

Source

University of Washington

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey with a 2-part questionnaire focusing on households and individuals.

Time Range

1991

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Vietnam, stratified by region and urban/rural status.