Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey


Survey Schedule

Survey Schedule

Phase I

During the first phase of the project in 1992-1993, the RLMS collected four rounds of data. This periodicity represents a compromise among the interests of the three major parties and partially relates to the availability of funds from both the Russian and US sides. Many of the events that researchers would like to study using RLMS data--including fertility, abortion, family planning, migration, separation and divorce, and occupational transition--could be measured adequately by a survey fielded at less frequent intervals. Others, such as time use, health, nutritional status, and diet benefit greatly from frequent data collection. Also, with frequent data collection one can study short- as well as intermediate-term responses to Russian reforms and other social changes.

Data Schedule for the RLMS Phase I (Rounds I-IV)

Training Collection Data Entry Data Cleaning*
Round I 5/92 to 7/92 7/20/92 to 10/10/92 8/92 to 12/92 3/93 to 8/93
Round II 11/92 12/20/92 to 3/25/93 3/1/92 to 5/15/93** 11/93 to 4/94***
Round III 5/93 to 6/93 7/1/93 to 9/15/93 9/1/93 to 11/1/93 02/15/94 to 4/30/94
Round IV N/A 10/1/93 to 1/15/94 2/94 to 4/94 5/1/94 to 7/25/94

* Data analysis begins 7-10 days after data cleaning is completed.
** In some regions, data entry continued into September of 1993.
*** In some regions, ID cleaning started in September of 1993.

Phase II

Beginning in 1994 and ongoing, the RLMS has collected nine rounds of data in the second phase of the project.

Data Schedule for the RLMS Phase II (Rounds V-XIII)

Training Collection Data Entry Data Cleaning*
Round V 10/94 11/1/94 to 12/31/94 12/10/94 to 1/31/95 12/1/94 to 4/31/95
Round VI 10/95 10/95 to 12/95 11/95 to 1/96 12/95 to 4/96
Round VII 10/96 10/96 to 12/96 11/96 to 1/97 12/96 to 4/97
Round VIII 10/98 to 11/98 10/98 to 1/99 12/98 to 2/99 1/99 to 5/99
Round IX 9/00 to 10/00 9/00 to 12/00 11/00 to 1/01 12/00 to 4/01
Round X 9/01 to 10/01 9/01 to 12/01 11/01 to 1/02 12/01 to 4/02
Round XI 9/02 to 10/02 9/02 to 12/02 11/02 to 1/03 12/02 to 4/03
Round XII 9/03 to 10/03 9/03 to 12/03 11/03 to 1/04 12/03 to 4/04
Round XIII 9/04 to 10/04 9/04 to 12/04 11/04 to 1/05 12/04 to 4/05

* Data analysis begins 7-10 days after data cleaning is completed.