Groups Excluded from ‘Representative’ Household Surveys: An Analysis Based on Remittances Sent and Received in Vietnam

Wade Pfau and Long Giang

No 08-15, GRIPS Discussion Papers from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Abstract: The Vietnam Living Standard Surveys (VLSS) are supposed to be representative of the entire population in Vietnam. However, we uncover an anomaly that the amount of remittances received from domestic sources is significantly larger than the amount of remittances sent to domestic sources, implying that the survey is at least not representative of remittance senders. By further exploring a unique characteristic of the survey questions about remittances, we determine that, in particular, female and urban-dwelling remittance senders are underrepresented in the survey.

Keywords: Vietnam; Remittances; Household Survey Design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D1 D63 F24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2008-11
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