Living Standards Measurements Study - Serbia 2002 - 2007

The statistical system of Serbia has improved significantly over the previous period. Draft
legislation has been prepared for endowing the RSO with mandate, accountability and
right to monitor poverty trends in Serbia, identifying the most vulnerable groups of
population and the main poverty risk factors. Data accessibility has improved and
specifically the LSMS raw data files and accompanying documentation are available via
the RSO website. In addition, the LSMS project process has further improved links
between statistical authorities and data users.
This report provides a broad picture of the coverage of the LSMS survey and the potential
for policy analysis using the data. It deliberately does not report every measure included
in the survey but rather is intended to give the reader an understanding of the coverage and
potential of the data for analysis. While it is largely descriptive, it is of interest to policy
makers, researchers as well as a more general audience. This report is based on the LSMS
data from years 2002, 2003 and 2007.
Acknowledgements and Attributions
This report was the result of the partnership of a joint Serbian and international team.
The team included Dragan Vukmirovic, Director of the Republican Statistical Office who
provided strategic advice in the management of the survey; Dragana Djokovic Papic and
Zoran Jancic who organised the fieldwork component of the survey; and Miroljub Kostic
and Olga Music who were responsible for the data processing component. David Megill
(US Census Office) who provided technical support for sampling and weighting, working
with Mirjana Ogrizovic Brasanac and Predrag Canovic from the RSO. The team was
supported by Rachel Smith-Govoni and Jelena Budimir. The production of tables was
managed by Vladan Bozanic (RSO) with support from Sasa Dulic (National Employment
Service) and Kosovka Ognjenovic (Economic and Social Policy Institute).
This report was authored by:
• Vladimir Stankovic (RSO): Demography, Migration and Housing and Utilities
• Gorana Krstic (Faculty of economics, University of Belgrade): Poverty Profile and
poverty measurement methodology
• Natasha Mijakovac (RSO): Income and expenditure
• Mirosinka Dinkic (Economic and Social Policy Institute): Social programmes and
disability
• Jasmina Grozdanov (Institute of Public Health): Health
• Snezana Klasnja (Director of PCU): Education
• Jelena Milakovic (RSO): Employment
• Natalija Bogdanov (Agriculture Faculty, University of Belgrade): Agriculture
• Rachel Smith-Govoni (consultant): Water and Sanitation
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