Individual Data

As was the case with the household, the individual questionnaires were quite large, and 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 was 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.

In order 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 towards 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 table 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 2,397 Children	120	236	79	59	238	N/A
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-IV, the migration variables are in the Time Use data set. In Rounds V-XIV, the migration variables, except for I(5-K)PARSPK, are in the Employment data set. In Rounds V-XI, the variable I(5-K)PARSPK is in the Child data set. (The variable I*PARSPK was not asked in Rounds XII-XIV.)

You may also view file contents and summary statistics for these data.