Guidelines for Adapting the LSMS (Living Standards Measurement Study) Living Standards Questionnaires to Local Conditions

摘要

The purpose of the guidelines is to provide information for adapting the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) questionnaires to local conditions. LSMS has developed three questionnaires for living standards analysis: a household questionnaire, a community questionnaire and a price questionnaire. These guidelines begin by offering a general overview of the objectives of the Living Standards Survey, in Section 2. Section 3 contains a general discussion of the adaptation process. Section 4 describes the general characteristics of the household questionnaire and offer two types of guidelines for their modification. Section 5 and 6 of the guidelines provide suggestions for adapting the community and the price questionnaires, respectively. Section 7 contains some parting thoughts on how to further improve the Living Standards Survey. (Copyright (c) 1988, The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank.)