Description: The Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) is a longitudinal study that collects a wide range of information on socioeconomic indicators, demographics and health indicators on the Mexican population. The survey is representative of national, urban-rural, and regional levels. In addition to the household interview data, the MxFLS conducted a Community-Facility Survey to assess infrastructure quality and availability of services for health and school facilities. The community data can be linked to the household and/or individual-level data. The MxFLS is part of a series of Family Life Surveys, which also includes studies in Indonesia, Malaysia, Guatemala, and Bangladesh.
Coverage: Mexico.
Topics:
- Demographic and background characteristics
- Consumption, savings decisions, family owned assets and wealth
- Resource transfers with non-resident kin
- Employment history
- Time allocation
- Preferred time allocation
- Emotional well-being
- Health status (chronic illness, physical functioning, self-assessed health)
- Anthropometric and biological measures
- Health behaviors
- Use of health services and medications
- Crime and victimization
Age Range of Sample: All ages
Sample Size:
2002: 8,440 households; ~35,000 individuals
2005/2006: ~40,000 individuals
Years of data collection: 2002; 2005-2006
Data & Documentation Links:
http://www.ennvih-mxfls.org/