DOI: 10.3886/icpsr04538.v20
title: Chitwan Valley Family Study: Changing Social Contexts and Family Formation, Nepal, 1995-2017
title: Version 20

description: The Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) is a comprehensive family panel study of individuals, households, and communities in the Chitwan Valley of Nepal. The study was initially designed to investigate the influence of changing community and household contexts on population outcomes such as marital and childbearing processes. Over time, the goals of the study expanded to investigate family dynamics, intergenerational influences, child health, migration, labor force participation, attitudes and beliefs, mental health, agricultural production, environmental change, and many other topics. The data include full life histories for more than 10,000 individuals, tracking and interviews with all migrants, continuous measurement of community change, over 25 years of demographic event registry, and many other data collections. For additional information regarding the Chitwan Valley Family Study, please visit the Chitwan Valley Family Study Website. A Data Guide for this study is available as a webpage and for download. <strong>Principal Investigators</strong> William G. Axinn, University of Michigan Dirgha Ghimire, University of Michigan Jordan Smoller, Massachusetts General Hospital <strong>** IMPORTANT NOTE FOR STATA USERS **</strong> The Stata files for datasets 7, 15, 16, 18, 32, 34, 35, 38, and 42 were produced in Stata 13 (or higher). Users of earlier versions of Stata will not be able to read them. There are a few options for users of Stata 12 or earlier to work around the compatibility issue: - Upgrade to Stata 13 - Find a computer with Stata 13 and use the 'saveold' command to create a Version 12 file - Use the latest version of a file conversion utility, such as Stat/Transfer (older versions cannot read Stata 13 files)
description: Response Rates: Response rates for each data collection are available on the Data page of the Chitwan Valley Family Study website.
description: A multistage, stratified clustered sampling design to represent the general population of the western Chitwan Valley in south central Nepal in 1995. In 2008, and 2016, the CVFS sample was refreshed to insure representation of the population of Chitwan.
description: Datasets: DS0: Study-Level Files DS1: Baseline Agriculture Data, Public-Use DS2: Baseline Agriculture Data, Restricted-Use DS3: Individual-Level Household Census Data, Public-Use DS4: Individual-Level Household Census Data, Restricted-Use DS5: Child-Level Data DS6: Family Planning Data, Public-Use DS7: Family Planning Data, Restricted-Use DS8: Healthpost History Data, Restricted-Use DS9: Household Registry Data, Public-Use DS10: Household Registry Data, Restricted-Use DS11: Individual Interview Data, Public-Use DS12: Individual Interview Data, Restricted-Use DS13: Individual Life History Calendar Data, Public-Use DS14: Neighborhood History Data, Restricted-Use DS15: Household Relationship Grid, Public-Use DS16: Household Relationship Grid, Restricted-Use DS17: School History Data, Restricted-Use DS18: Time 2 Agriculture and Consumption Data, Restricted-Use DS19: Time 3 Agriculture and Consumption Data, Restricted-Use DS20: Time 1-3 Land Use Data, Restricted-Use DS21: Time 3 Household Registry Away Data Months 1-36, Restricted-Use DS22: Time 2 Neighborhood History Data, Restricted-Use DS23: Time 2 School History Data, Restricted-Use DS24: Time 2 Health Post History Data, Restricted-Use DS25: Household Registry Data at 126 Months, Public-Use DS26: Household Registry Data at 126 Months, Restricted-Use DS27: Time 2 Individual Interview Data, Restricted-Use DS28: Time 2 Individual Life History Calendar Data, Restricted-Use DS29: 1996 and 2008 Panel Data Combination, Restricted-Use DS30: Time 1, 2, and 3 Flora Survey Data, Restricted-Use DS31: Neighborhood Distances File, Restricted-Use DS32: Community Forest Calendar Data, Restricted-Use DS33: Household Registry Data at 240 Months, Restricted-Use DS34: Time 2 Agriculture and Consumption Data, Public-Use DS35: Time 3 Agriculture and Consumption Data, Public-Use DS36: Time 1, 2, and 3 Neighborhood History Data, Restricted-Use DS37: Individual Interview Data and Household Registry Data at 240 Months, Restricted-Use DS38: Time 2 Individual Interview Data (Full Sample), Public-Use DS39: Time 2 Individual Interview Data (Full Sample), Restricted-Use DS40: Time 2 Individual Interview Data (Full Sample) and Household Registry Data at 240 Months, Restricted-Use DS41: Individual Interview Data and Time 2 Individual Interview Data (Full Sample), Restricted-Use DS42: Time 3 Individual Interview Nepal-CIDI Data (Release A), Restricted-Use
description: Residents of the western Chitwan Valley in south central Nepal and their spouses. Smallest Geographic Unit: Neighborhood
description: mixed modeAdditional PI codebooks are available at the Chitwan Valley Family Study Website.For additional information regarding the Chitwan Valley Family Study, please visit the Chitwan Valley Family Study Website.