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IDENTIFICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1. Title of Study

Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC)

2. Local Archive(s) Where Study is Stored

a)Ìý Derek Gordon Databank, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, ºÚÁÏÉç, Jamaica

b) Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN)

c) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)

3. Number of studies (data sets)

JSLC 1988 JSLC 1989Ìý JSLC 1990 JSLC 1991 JSLC 1992 JSLC 1993 JSLC 1994Ìý
JSLC 1995Ìý JSLC 1996Ìý JSLC 1997Ìý JSLC 1998Ìý JSLC 1999Ìý JSLC 2000Ìý JSLC 2001 JSLC 2002Ìý JSLC 2003Ìý JSLC 2004Ìý JSLC 2005Ìý JSLC 2006Ìý JSLC 2007Ìý JSLC 2008 JSLC 2009 JSLC 2010 JSLC2012 JSLC2013 JSLC2014 JSLC2015 JSLC2016ÌýJSLC 2017ÌýJSLC 2018ÌýJSLC2019ÌýJSLC2021Ìý(links are to the questionnaires)

4. Depositor

Planning Institute of JamaicaÌý

5. Date (s) of deposit

1995 - 2024Ìý

6. Principal Investigator(s)

Planning Institute of JamaicaÌý

7. Data collector

Statistical Institute of JamaicaÌý

8. Funding Agency

Government of Jamaica, World Bank, Dutch GovernmentÌý

ANALYSIS CONDITIONS

The JSLC gleans household and individual dataÌý from a subset of the population covered by the Labour forceÌý Survey. Information is collected on consumption, health, education,Ìý nutrition, housing, demographic characteristics, and the FoodÌý Stamp Programme. The main purpose of the survey is to provide the government with information for policy development and planning. Although modeled of the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) household surveys, it has a narrower focus and greater emphasis on policy impact.Ìý

2. Subject Categories (main topics)

Core modules

•Ìý General health of all householdersÌý

•Ìý Education of all household members 3 years and olderÌý

•Ìý Anthropometric measurements and immunisation data for all children 0-59 monthsÌý

•Ìý Receipt of social assistanceÌý

•Ìý Daily expensesÌý

•Ìý Food expenses including home production and food received as giftsÌý

•Ìý Non-food consumption expenditureÌý

•Ìý Non-consumption expenditure e.g. insurance, gifts, donationsÌý

•Ìý Housing conditions and related expenditureÌý

•Ìý Inventory of durable goods owned by householdÌý

•Ìý Miscellaneous income received by householdÌý

•Ìý Household roster of all members

Special modules

1989 - Activities of daily living, maternal health and fertilityÌý

1990 - Expanded educationÌý

1991 - Expanded HousingÌý

1992 - Consumption, larger sample size to provide parish dataÌý

1993 - Employment & Time useÌý

1994 - Social mobilityÌý

1995 - The elderlyÌý

1996 - Client satisfaction with health services, and fosteringÌý

1997 - Employment and earnings, adequacy of income, savings, money borrowed and money lent.Ìý

1998 - No special focus but larger sample size to provide parish dataÌý

1999 - Poverty & Coping strategies

2000 - No focus Topic
2001 - Youth 17 - 29 years

2002 - Environmental issues; Social Safety Net, Crime & Victimisation
2003 - Jamaica living conditions index
2004 - Parenting Module
2005 - Coping Strategies (Head of Household)
2006 - Remittances
2007 - No focus Topic
2008 - Early Childhood Development and Adult LiteracyÌý
2009 - Coping strategies
2010 - Early Childhood Development
2011 - No Survey was conducted
2012 - Early Childhood DevelopmentÌý
2013 - No focus Topic
2014 - No focus Topic
2015 - No focus Topic
2016Ìý- No focus Topic
2017Ìý- No focus Topic
2018 - Time Use
2019Ìý- No focus Topic

3. Sampling Procedure

Stratified random sampleÌý

4. Method of Data Collection

Interviews, anthropometric measurementsÌý

ACCESSIBILITY

A copy of theÌý User Undertaking Form Ìýmust be signed before data may be accessed from the DATABANK. Alternatively, you many contact the Planning Institute of JamaicaÌý

PUBLICATIONS

Main document -Ìý Ìýa joint publication of the Planning Institute of Jamaica and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Survey documentations available on theÌý .