Individual Data

As was the case with the household, the individual questionnaires were quite large, we divided the data sets into a few smaller data sets that correspond to the natural divisions in the questionnaires themselves.

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.

Round	Observations	Employment Variables	Anthropometry & Health Variables	Women's Section Variables	Time Use Variables	Child Questionnaire Variables	Sexual History Questionnaire Variables
I	16,623	133	96	N/A	68	Included in Adult Files	N/A
II	15,013	127	232	375	108	Included in Adult Files	N/A
III	15,030	116	149	28	93	Included in Adult Files	N/A
IV	14,466	207	196	56	102	Included in Adult Files	N/A
V	8,893 Adults	120	236	79	59	238	N/A
	2,397 Children
VI	8,417 Adults 2,249 Children	150	299	87	62	291	N/A
VII	8,342 Adults 2,123 Children	179	298	91	66	305	N/A
VIII	8,699 Adults 1,976 Children	271	288	92	67	295	N/A
IX	9,074 Adults 1,901 Children	292	332	68	N/A	284	N/A
X	10,098 Adults 2,023 Children	319	276	69	N/A	302	359
XI	10,499 Adults 2,024 Children	356	308	70	N/A	313	N/A
XII	10,636 Adults 2,020 Children	375	224	71	N/A	297	385
XIII	10,670 Adults 1,981 Children	332	244	41	N/A	313	N/A
XIV	10,337 Adults 1,900 Children	361	258	42	N/A	321	N/A

NOTE: In Rounds I through IV, the migration variables are in the Time Use data set. In Rounds V through XIV, the migration variables, except for I(5-K)PARSPK, are in the Employment data set. In Rounds V through XI, the variable I(5-K)PARSPK is in the Child data set. (The variable I*PARSPK was not asked in Rounds XII through XIV.)

Starting with Round XV, all adult variables are included in one data set (R*INADLT) and child variables are included in a separate data set (R*INCHLD). The grid below presents the files that exist from the individual questionnaires, Round XV onwards.

Round	Observations	Adult Variables	Child Variables
XV	12,491 Adults 2,199 Children	930	281
XVI	12,301 Adults 2,217 Children	624	294
XVII	11,864 Adults 2,164 Children	513	223
XVIII	11,816 Adults 2,175 Children	743	323
XIX	17,810 Adults 3,533 Children	610	364