Jamaica - Survey of Living Conditions 1989(2)

The nationwide survey was implemented to establish baseline measures of household welfare and then to monitor the impact of Jamaica's Human Resources Development Program on health, education and nutrition. The JSLC differs from other LSMS surveys in its relatively narrow focus and greater emphasis on immediate policy impact. The JSLC is linked to the ongoing quarterly Labor Force Survey (LFS). The households are visited once for the standard LFS. Then a subset of households are revisited about a month later for the SLC. When the data sets are merged, the LFS serves as the employment module of the combined LFS/SLC. To avoid respondent fatigue, the JSLC household questionnaire is short enough so that it can be administered in one interview (as compared to two interviews in the typical LSMS survey). In general, each JSLC questionnaire has included modules on health, education, nutrition, consumption, and housing. On a rotating basis, designated topics have received additional emphasis. To date, expanded modules for Health, Poverty, Education, Housing, Consumption, Household Finances, Employment, Aging, and Coping Strategies have been carried out. The JSLC surveys contain no data on agricultural activities, non-agricultural household activities, or migration.

本全国性调查旨在确立家庭福利的基线衡量标准，并追踪牙买加人力资源发展计划对健康、教育与营养领域的影响。牙买加生活条件调查（JSLC）与其他生活水平衡量调查（Living Standards Measurement Study，LSMS）的不同之处在于，其聚焦范围相对更窄，且更侧重于政策的即时影响。牙买加生活条件调查（JSLC）与正在开展的季度劳动力调查（Labor Force Survey，LFS）存在关联。受访家庭会先接受一次标准的劳动力调查（LFS）访谈，随后会抽取部分家庭在约一个月后再次接受SLC访谈。当两份调查的数据集合并后，劳动力调查（LFS）的数据将作为合并后的LFS/SLC数据集的就业模块。为避免受访对象产生疲劳感，牙买加生活条件调查的家庭问卷篇幅简洁，可在单次访谈中完成（而典型的生活水平衡量调查通常需要两次访谈）。总体而言，每份牙买加生活条件调查问卷均涵盖健康、教育、营养、消费与住房五大模块。此外，调查会通过轮换机制对指定主题进行重点拓展。截至目前，调查已针对健康、贫困、教育、住房、消费、家庭财务、就业、老龄化及应对策略等主题增设了拓展模块。牙买加生活条件调查未收录农业活动、非农家庭经营活动及移民相关数据。