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
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Aug 16, 2025
Last modified
Feb 26, 2026
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- Data files
- Demographics2_ANONYMIZED
- IncomeTabulation_ANONYMIZED
- KG_ANONYMIZED
- sect1_sec3_2_Health_ANONYMIZED
- sect1_sect4_4_Education_ANONYMIZED
- sect7_3_Assets_ANONYMIZED
- Sect8_Housing_Characteristics_ANONYMIZED
- Sect9_1_Access_to_Facilities1_ANONYMIZED
- Sect9_2_Access_to_Facilities2_ANONYMIZED
- Sect12_2_Development_Issues_ANONYMIZED
- sect13_3_12_Child_Health_ANONYMIZED
- sect14a_Self_Assessed_Poverty_ANONYMIZED
- sect14b_Coping_Strategies_ANONYMIZED
- Sect15_2_Deaths_ANONYMIZED
Why did [Name] move from his/her previous residence? (Sec1_q20)
Data file: sect7_3_Assets_ANONYMIZED
Overview
Valid:
17475
Invalid:
621525
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. SCHOOL | 300 |
1.7%
|
| 2 | 2. BACK FROM SCHOOL/STUDIES | 375 |
2.1%
|
| 3 | 3. TO SEEK WORK/ BUSINESS | 1875 |
10.7%
|
| 4 | 4. TO START WORK/ BUSINESS | 3600 |
20.6%
|
| 5 | 5. TRANSFER OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD | 1200 |
6.9%
|
| 6 | 6. PREVIOUS HOUSEHOLD COULD NOT AFFORD TO KEEP HIM/HER | 300 |
1.7%
|
| 7 | 7. DEATH OF PARENT/GUARDIAN | 300 |
1.7%
|
| 8 | 8. GOT MARRIED | 900 |
5.2%
|
| 9 | 9. NEW HOUSEHOLD | 1500 |
8.6%
|
| 10 | 10. RETIREMENT | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | 11. RETRENCHMENT | 150 |
0.9%
|
| 12 | 12. DECIDED TO RESETTLE | 4275 |
24.5%
|
| 13 | 13. ACQUIRED OWN/DIFFERENT ACCOMODATION | 1050 |
6%
|
| 14 | 14. FOUND NEW AGRICULTURAL LAND | 1425 |
8.2%
|
| 15 | 15. REFUGEE/SYLUM SEEKER | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | 16. OTHER | 225 |
1.3%
|
| Sysmiss | 621525 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.