One of the largest sociological surveys ever conducted in Viet Nam. First longitudinal survey, undertaken in Vietnam, to be conducted in sociology. The aims of the VLS project are to:
- Design an area probability sample survey to collect high quality demographic and social data for a representative sample of households and adults in one region of Vietnam
- Collect baseline data for 1,855 households and all resident adults in the household
- Track all respondents and re-interview them with focused questionnaires annually for five years
- analyze the impact of the changing household economy on demographic phenomena in Vietnam
