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Integrated Living Conditions Survey 2017

Armenia, 2017
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Reference ID
ARM_2017_ILCS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Producer(s)
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
Collections
Agriculture Census and Surveys
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
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Sep 22, 2020
Last modified
Sep 22, 2020
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  • Study Description
  • Data Description
  • Downloads
  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
ARM_2017_ILCS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Title
Integrated Living Conditions Survey 2017
Country
Name Country code
Armenia ARM
Study type
Integrated Survey (non-LSMS) [hh/is]
Series Information
The Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS) was introduced in Armenia in 1996, followed by the one in 1998-1999; thereafter, it has been conducted every year since 2001. Since 1996, when the present Integrated Living Conditions Survey was first implemented in Armenia, the National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (NSS) with the assistance of the World Bank, USAID and other donor organizations, has been putting effort to continuously improve the quality of data collected through household surveys, as well as to advance its own expertise in arriving at a more accurate assessment of poverty. These efforts have proven to be successful as the data collected through household surveys and the estimates of poverty rate based on such data appeared to be an important input in defining and monitoring the poverty reduction strategy, which is the responsibility of the Government.

In 2004, the NSS undertook significant measures to improve the Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS) and to update the poverty assessment methodology, which was used until 2008. With the technical assistance provided by the World Bank and due to numerous consultancies and practical works:
(1) the survey sample frame was updated using the 2001 Population Census database
(2) the sample size was expanded to ensure representativeness of data by regions
(3) the ILCS questionnaire was revised to reflect economic and social changes since 1998/99 up to 2003, as well as a comprehensive section on employment was added into the questionnaire
(4) the surveying personnel underwent a more profound training.

With the co-funding provided within the period of 2007-2011 by the Millennium Challenge Account - Armenia (MCA-Armenia), a state non-commercial organization, the sample size of the ILCS has been expanded to include 7,872 households annually as compared to the relevant indicator at 5,184 in 2006 (funded from the state budget only). Nonetheless, due to the termination of activities of MCA-Armenia in 2012, the sample size was reduced back to 5,184 households.
ILCS is conducted during the year with monthly rotation of households and settlements. The survey results serve primarily to assess the level of consumption-based poverty in Armenia.
Abstract
The Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS), conducted annually by the RA NSS (Republic of Armenia National Statistical Service), formed the basis for most of the empirical analyses in the report. The ILCS is a universally recognized best-practice statistical survey for collecting data to inform about the living standards of households. ILCS comprises comprehensive and valuable data on the welfare of households and separate individuals which affords the NSS an opportunity to provide the public with up to date information on the population's income, expenditures, the level of poverty and the other changes in living standards on an annual basis.

In 2003-2004 the National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia took important steps to improve the Armenia Integrated Leaving Conditions Survey (ILCS) and bring the poverty measurement methodology it applied up to date.

With technical assistance from the World Bank provided through a series of consultations and hands-on-training, the following changes were made:

- the sample frame for the Integrated Leaving Conditions Survey was updated using the 2001 Population Census data;
- the sample size was expanded, so as to make the ILSC representative at the regional (marz) level;
- the ILSC questionnaire was revised to account for economic and social changes since 1998-1999 and an extensive labour module was added to the survey;
- staff involved in ILCS implementation was better trained.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households

Scope

Notes
The scope of the Integrated Living Conditions Survey includes:

- Housing Conditions
- Education
- Agriculture
- Health and Healthcare
- Social Assistance
- Current Expenditures
- Consumption
- Income
Topics
Topic Vocabulary
Agriculture & Rural Development FAO
Access to Finance FAO
Health FAO
Nutrition FAO
Social protection FAO

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
Producers
Name Role
The World Bank Technical Support

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Sampling frame: Population census
The sampling frame is updated: every year
Procedure used to update the sampling frame: No update till new Census
Lowest level of geographic disaggregation for which reliable estimates of the unemployment rate can be produced and their frequency: Settlement (annual)
The sample is stratified: Yes
Variables used for stratification: geographic region, urbanisation, population size of locality
Number of sampling stages: 2
Ultimate sampling units: households
Number of ultimate sampling units per sample area: 8
Sample size: 656 ultimate sampling units per month
Sample fraction: 1% of the total population
Weighting
Refer to World Bank data

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2017-01 2017-12 Monthly
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email
ECA Team for Statistical Development World Bank [email protected]
Confidentiality
The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO
Access conditions
Micro datasets disseminated by FAO shall only be allowed for research and statistical purposes. Any user which requests access working for a commercial company will not be granted access to any micro dataset regardless of their specified purpose. Users requesting access to any datasets must agree to the following minimal conditions:
- The micro dataset will only be used for statistical and/or research purposes;
- Any results derived from the micro dataset will be used solely for reporting aggregated information, and not for any specific individual entities or data subjects;
- The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO;
- The micro dataset cannot be re-disseminated by users or shared with anyone other than the individuals that are granted access to the micro dataset by FAO.
Citation requirements
The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name)
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online).

Example:

National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia, World Bank. Armenia Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS) 2017, Ref. ARM_2017_ILCS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_ARM_2017_ILCS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Office of Chief Statistician OCS Food and Agriculture Organization Adoption of metadata for FAM
Development Data Group DECDG The World Bank Generation of DDI documentation
Poverty - GP GPVDR The World Bank Generation of DDI documentation
DDI Document version
ARM_2017_ILCS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01
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