Description

ETHNIC_LA reports the ethnicity of the household head, in broad categories. This variable is specific to Laos.

Comparability

There are changes to the categories across time.

In 2000, the majority of ethnic groups were summarized in the broad categories. They are Lao, Phoutai, Leu, Kammu, Katang, and Hmong. They are harmonized into linguistic-based groups in the 2017 survey. The 2000 survey did not specify whether the ethnicity was reported on the household head or not.

2006 and 2011 samples contain the categories "Laos", "Khmu", and "Hmong". They are harmonized as respective equivalent to the same categories: "Lao-Tai", "Mon-Khmer" and "Hmong-Mien" in the 2017 survey.

A second variable (ETHNIC_LA2) contains more detailed categories for the head of households in 2011 and 2017. This variable is found only in the household characteristics unit of analysis.

Universe

Availability

• Laos: 2006, 2011, 2017