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Individual Data

In theory, the individual questionnaire is administered to every person living in the household. In practice, however, some individuals, such as very young children and elderly people, did not receive an individual interview. Individual-level information is the primary source of information pertaining to a person's health, employment status, demographic characteristics, and anthropometry. It can also be used to supplement household-level income and expenditure information.

To safeguard the confidentiality of RLMS respondents, individual-level data sets omit text variables (designated char on questionnaires). Please note that almost all text variables exist in Russian only. English translations exist for only a few of these variables. Please contact us to check on the availability of English translations of specific variables of interest.

A sexual history component was added to the individual interview at Rounds 10 and 12. The sexual history data includes information about sexual behavior as well as attitudes toward sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and AIDS. Please note that all text variables in the sexual behavior data are in Russian only. Please see the questionnaires themselves for more details.

The grid below presents the files that exist from the individual questionnaires.


NOTE:
The migration variables, except for I*PARSPK, are in the Adult data set. In Rounds 1994 through 2002, the variable I*PARSPK is in the Child data set. (The variable I*PARSPK was not asked after 2002.)

 

RoundAdultsAdult VariablesChildrenChild Variables

1994

8,893 499 2,397 290
1995 8,417 597 2,249 343
1996 8,342 619 2,123 355
1998 8,699 700 1,976 345
2000 9,074 696 1,901 334
2001 10,098 666 2,023 352
2002 10,499 734 2,024 353
2003 10,636 669 2,020 337
2004 10,670 614 1,981 365
2005 10,337 668 1,900 373
2006 12,491 954 2,199 333
2007 12,301 648 2,217 319
2008 11,864 536 2,164 248
2009 11,816 765 2,175 347
2010 17,810 634 3,533 390
2011 18,302 726 3,691 425
2012 18,687 635 3,847 383
2013 17,954 637 3,799 379
2014 15,173 693 3,199 388