Bicol Multipurpose Survey (BMS), 1983 : [Philippines] / .

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Bicol River Basin Development Program (Philippines)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 6889.

ICPSR ; 6889

Language:

English

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

ICPSR version.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

The 1983 Bicol Multipurpose Survey (BMS) was designed to revisit the residents of the Bicol Region of the Philippines who were surveyed during 1978 in an effort to review the progress of the Bicol River Basin Development Project (BRBDP). The Bicol Multipurpose Survey (BMS) was designed to assess the impact of the BRBDP on one of the poorest regions in the Philippines. Using data collected from both semi-urban and rural areas of the Bicol Region, the BMS sought to examine the impact not only of the various development projects of the BRBDP such as irrigation, electricity, and road repair, but also the economic, social, and health issues faced by the residents of the Bicol Region. The survey gathered data for 17 project areas and 3 cities in the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon. The 1983 BMS follows the same design as BICOL MULTIPURPOSE SURVEY (BMS), 1978: [PHILIPPINES] (ICPSR 6878), with the data being organized into 31 ''blocks'' or series of questions. A total of 1,901 households were surveyed in 1983, most of which were previously surveyed in 1978. An additional replacement sample of 420 was drawn from the 1978 rosters for the 1983 survey. Respondents were again asked about income, employment, education, health status, and health services. Additionally, the 1983 survey gathered extensive information on fishing, business expenses, and small business activities, along with fertility, pregnancy, and mortality histories. Due to time and cost considerations, detailed questions on credit, some health-related items regarding beliefs, chronic illnesses, and breast-feeding, and detailed questions on crops were not included in the 1983 BMS. Section I, Household Data (Parts 1-32), focused on background information, transportation, environment, morbidity, and health services. Information was gathered about people living in the household six months prior to the su... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06889

Contents:

Part 1: Background Information: Household; Part 2: Background Information: Individual Household Member; Part 3: Migration Data: Persons Moving into the Household Withinthe Past 5 Years; Part 4: Migration Data: Persons Who Left the Household Within thePast 5 Years; Part 5: Transport and Travel Data; Part 6: Environment and Housing Data; Part 7: Education Expenditures, Children Aged 6-30; Part 8: Education Expenditures, Formal or Nonformal Vocational Education; Part 9: Time Allocation: Home Production

Father and Mother; Part 10: Time Allocation: Home Production

Other Household Members; Part 11: Time Allocation: Gardening; Part 12: Time Allocation: Market Production

Father and Mother; Part 13: Time Allocation: Market Production

Other Household Members; Part 14: Health Insurance/Health Services; Part 15: Morbidity

Past 6 Months; Part 16: Health Care

Specific Illnesses; Part 17: Marriage History; Part 18: Pregnancy Status; Part 19: Pregnancy History

Completed Preg...

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.

Start: 1978; and end: 1982.

OCLC:

61158306

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