2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey
Eighth Edition
Zambia
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-LCMS-2022-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
Metadata
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Identification
Survey ID Number
ZMB-ZSA-LCMS-2022-V1.0
Title
2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey
Subtitle
Eighth Edition
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Zambia | ZMB |
Study type
Living Standards Measurement Study [hh/lsms]
Abstract
The 2022 LCMS was designed to provide reliable estimates at national, rural/urban and province levels. Survey estimates were also disaggregated by age, sex and socio-economic strata. The survey collected information on the following areas of population wellbeing: general living conditions (including household size, composition and relationships; household incomes and expenditures; food production, food security and coping strategies), economic activity and employment status of household members, education level of household members, health status of household members (including child nutrition; incidence of ill health and injury; household deaths and cause of death), housing conditions (including type of housing; access to water and sanitation; and access to electricity), as well as access to community level socioeconomic facilities such as health facilities, schools, banks, transport and household food consumption and security.
Unit of Analysis
The Unit of analysis is at individual and household level
Version
Version Description
V1.0
Scope
Topics
| Topic |
|---|
| Education |
| Household welfare |
| Economic Activity |
| Agricultural production |
| Mortality |
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Poverty |
| Inccome |
| Consumption expienditure |
| Child nutrition |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The Study had a National, Rural/Urban, Provincal coverage.
Universe
All households
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Zambia Statistics Agency | Ministry of Finance and National Planning |
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia Statistics Agency | Ministry of Finance and National Planning | Survey Implementors |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Finance and National Planning | MoFNP | Funder |
| United Nations Development Programme | UNDP | Funder |
| United Nations Childrens Fund | UNICEF | Funder |
| Swedish International Devepment Cooperation Agency | SIDA | Funder |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Two stage stage cluster sampling. The 2022 LCMS was a cross-sectional survey designed to cover a representative sample of at least 8,400 non-institutionalized private households residing in both rural and urban parts of the country. A total of 420 Enumeration Areas (EAs) were drawn from a total of 25,600 EAs nationwide. The survey was designed to produce reliable estimates at national, rural/urban and provincial levels.
Weighting
Household-level weights.
Data Collection
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face CAPI interviews
Data Processing
Data Editing
After data collection, the data were subjected to extensive checks on their validity and consistency in order to facilitate analysis using statistical software. A master version of the files was maintained in Stata and SPSS formats.
Access policy
Confidentiality
The Agency shall,where statistics are designated as official statistics, protect the confidentiality and identity of the source of data. Under the provision of the Statistics ACT no.13 of 2018, ZamStats is obliged to preserve the confidentiality of respondent information in all its census and survey data Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the Agency. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the Agency
Access conditions
Micro data records are anonymized as per procedures before these are made available to users.
Micro data files are all free but under access policy conditions:
Each dataset has an access policy: Public use file - accessible to all and Licensed datasets - accessible under conditions.
The dataset has been anonymized and is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of the Zambia Statistics Agency
2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently.
Micro data files are all free but under access policy conditions:
Each dataset has an access policy: Public use file - accessible to all and Licensed datasets - accessible under conditions.
The dataset has been anonymized and is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of the Zambia Statistics Agency
2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently.
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
ZamStats will not bear any responsibility for the erroneous use of its data by researchers. Users should report inconsistencies in the data (both micro and aggregated) to ZamStats as soon as possible.
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 use
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 use
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
ZMB-ZSA-LCMS-2022-V1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia Statistics Agency | ZamStats | Ministry of Finance and National Planning | Survey Implementors |