Transcript Introduction of survey Finn Tarp Department of Economics

Results of 2008 survey on
Rural Household in 12 provinces in Vietnam
Presenter: Dr. Chu Tien Quang
Director, Department of Rural Development Policies
Central Institute for Economic Management
Conference for launching report “Characteristics of the Vietnamese rural
economy: Evidence from a 2008 rural household survey in 12 provinces
in Vietnam”
Hanoi, 20 November 2009
Background and context
1. Background: Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey
(VARHS), started in 2002 with around 1000 houhsehold in 4
provinces of Ha Tay, Phu Tho, Quang Nam and Long An. Then, the
survey is repeated each 2 years with expanded surveyed samples.
In 2006 VARHS implemented in 12 provinces with 2,324 households
and in 2008 VARHS implemented in 12 provinces with 3,223
households. The next survey will be implementing in 2010 in the
framework of this project.
2. Purposes: Providing detailed information on situation of rural
household access to resources such as land, credit, S&T, market
information as well as other material resources for economic and
livelihood development.
The descriptive report of 2008 survey is focusing on: labor, income,
land use rights, investment, agricultural production, risk, saving,
credit, social capital as well as impact assessment of ARD program
on household economy.
The 2008 survey of VARHS in 12 provinces
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Only rural areas!
7 BSPS provinces:
 Ha Tay, Nghe An, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Phu Tho, Quang
Nam, Long An
5 new ARD provinces:
 Dac Lac, Dac Nong, Lao Cai, Dien Bien and Lai Chau
Total: > 3,000 households (some also surveyed by
GSO/VHLSS (different years)
Survey Site Mapping for VARHS 2008 and VHLSS 2004
2008 VAHRS
2004 VHLSS
Source: Calculations IPSARD
Samling strategy
• Total number of households (HH) surveyed: 3.223 HH, of which
• 1,338 old HH [also surveyed by the 2004 VHLSS in VARHS06]
• 846 older HH [from Ha Tay, Phu Tho, Quang Nam, Long An also
surveyed in 2002 VHLSS, some in 2004 VHLSS and all in 2006
VARHS]
• 945 new HH [in Lai Cai, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Dak Lak and Dak Nong]
• 120 HH [replacements]
• In 2008 report we use 1,338 HH [but other HH to be used for various
studies, in-depth studies, impact analysis related to ARD-SPS
programme]
• The importance of panel data [control for unobserved household
characteristics] + cross section analysis also possible
• Some dificulties in implementing survey and data analysis: The thick,
comprehensive and complicated questionaire; detailed analysis data
at different level of Individual, Household and Plot levels.
Structure of the 2008 VARHS report
Introduction
Chapter 1
General household characteristics
Chapter 2
Labor and income
Chapter 3
Land: Property rights, investment and markets
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Agricultural production
Risk, insurance, savings and credit
Chapter 6
Social capital and access to information
Chapter 7
Baseline analysis for impact assessment of ARD
Conclusion
What lies behind household questions
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Questionnaire design and survey implementation
Land questions as an example: For each plot the
household has access to, questions were asked related
to:
 When the household got access
 How the household got access
 Usage arrangements
 Restrictions on use
 Status of the Red Book (land certificate)
 Improvement in land quality
 Land market transactions
Similarity are applied to other questions related to household
access to resource
Details in each issues will be presented by Professor Finn Tarp
Sincerely thanks to:
• Leader of organizations: CIEM, ILSSA,
IPSARD/CAP and DoE
• The Danish Embassy in Hanoi.
• Financial support of Danida, BSPS, ARD
program
• Collaboration of PC in 12 surveyed
provinces and visited households
• Wishing a fruitful conference