Finding Existing Data
Publicly Available HH Surveys
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DHS Surveys : 1990, 1999, 2003
Nigeria Living Standard Survey (NLSS) :
2003/2004
MICS --UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster
Surveys : 1995, 1999, 2007
National Consumer Survey : 1992
NetMark Survey on Insecticide-Treated Nets
(ITNs): 2004, 2000
Nigerian General Household Survey (GHS)
1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99
DHS Surveys
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http://www.measuredhs.com/
Conducted since 1980. Publicly available for
1990, 1999. 2003: 7620 women, 2346 men
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Anthropometry
Female Genital Cutting
GPS/Georeferenced Data
HIV Behavior
HIV Knowledge–Questions assess knowledge/sources of
knowledge/ways to avoid HIV
Iodine
Malaria Module (bednets)
Men's Survey
Tobacco Use
NLSS
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Nigeria Living Standard Survey (NLSS) conducted
in 2003/2004
Both the urban and rural areas of all the 36
states of Federation including Federal Capital
Territory. Ten enumeration areas (EAs) were
studied in each of the 36 states every month
while 5 EAs were covered in Abuja.
Similar content to World Bank LSMS data
Questionnaires available to view on my laptop
MICS
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MICS --UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster
Surveys
1995, 1999, 2007
Conducted in all 36 of Nigeria's states,
including in hard-to-reach areas
 Total of 41,600 households
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National Consumer Survey, 1992
Sample size – 10,000 households
 Consumption Survey
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NetMark Survey on Insecticide-Treated
Nets
2000, 2004
 ITN usage
 Some measures of socio-economic status
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Material of floor
Educational background
Type of water (piped, etc)
Motorcycle, etc
Nigerian General Household Survey
(GHS)
1996/7, ,1997/8, 1998/9
 24,889 households in 1996/97, 32,024 in
1997/98 and 27,649 1998/99
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Education (level of education and highest
grade attained)
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Income (jobs in the last month)
information
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Work experience