DOI: 10.3886/icpsr36601.v1
title: The Mekong Island Population Laboratory (MIPopLab), A Demographic Surveillance System in Rural Cambodia (2000-06)
title: Version 1

description: The Mekong Island Population Laboratory (MIPopLab) conducted 13 rounds of data collection between 2000 and 2006, at which point MIPopLab was integrated into the Mekong Integrated Population-Registration Areas of Cambodia (MIPRAoC). MIPopLab combined a demographic surveillance system in one rural area of Cambodia with a population of roughly 10,000 inhabitants and a "rider survey" designed to assess the role of the late-1970s mortality crisis in subsequent fertility changes. At the time of registration (first household visit), complete marriage and birth histories were recorded for all eligible women, i.e., women between the ages of 15 and 74. MIPopLab was thus set up to provide both retrospective data on reproductive behavior and prospective follow-up data on population dynamics.
description: The purpose of MIPopLab was to provide both retrospective, quantitative and qualitative data on reproductive behavior and prospective follow-up data on population dynamics. This data release features only quantitative data.
description: Researchers selected an island on the Mekong River as the catchment area for MIPopLab based on a number of favorable characteristics:

The island constitutes a single administrative unit referred to as a "commune."; 
The population was larger than average (roughly 10,000 at time of the 1998 General Population Census), representing just about one thousandth of the national population size.; 
Proximity to the capital city, Phnom Penh, was a necessity at the time as the volatile political situation prevented travel to some parts of the country, and because human resources were highly concentrated in the capital city.; 
The insularity of the commune allowed the boundaries of the site and the resident population to be defined unambiguously and durably, even in the event of administrative redistricting.; 
Though MIPopLab was not undertaken with the specific pretense of yielding nationally representative data, the 1998 General Population Census exhibited strong urban-rural gradients in nearly all socio-demographic indicators, suggesting that the characteristics of a rural community relatively close to the capital city might be fairly close to national averages.; 

The commune represents the lowest level of administrative authority in Cambodia. Historically, communes had been further divided into villages and solidarity groups. At the time of data collection, many adult rural residents were still aware of the existence of villages and groups, and were generally aware of the identity of their village chief and group leader. An average-size group consisted of approximately twelve adjacent households. In the absence of reliable maps to canvas the territory of the commune, the MIPopLab data collection strategy relied in part on the dormant administrative structures below the commune level. First, the commune's five villages were mapped into groups with the assistance of the various village chiefs. Second, on days of data collection, field workers were paired with one of the group leaders and interviewed each household head in his or her group at the respondent's home.
description: Please see the Producer Documentation for a detailed description of variables in the event-based data files.
description: The data are not weighted. The data files do not feature weight variables.
description: Response Rates: 
					99.8% (Censuses); 96.3% (Updates).
description: Datasets: 
					
						DS0: Study-Level Files
						DS1: Village PD Round 1: CEB
						DS2: Village PD Round 1: Interview
						DS3: Village PD Round 1: Marriage
						DS4: Village PD Round 1: Residents
						DS5: Village PD Round 2: Birth
						DS6: Village PD Round 2: Death
						DS7: Village PD Round 2: Interview
						DS8: Village PD Round 2: Marital Change
						DS9: Village PD Round 2: Migration In
						DS10: Village PD Round 2: Migration Out
						DS11: Village PD Round 2: Pregnancy End
						DS12: Village PD Round 2: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS13: Village PD Round 3: Birth
						DS14: Village PD Round 3: Death
						DS15: Village PD Round 3: Interview
						DS16: Village PD Round 3: Marital Change
						DS17: Village PD Round 3: Migration In
						DS18: Village PD Round 3: Migration Out
						DS19: Village PD Round 3: Pregnancy End
						DS20: Village PD Round 3: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS21: Village PD Round 3: Women Update
						DS22: Village PD Round 4: Birth
						DS23: Village PD Round 4: Death
						DS24: Village PD Round 4: Headship Change
						DS25: Village PD Round 4: Interview
						DS26: Village PD Round 4: Marital Change
						DS27: Village PD Round 4: Migration In
						DS28: Village PD Round 4: Migration Out
						DS29: Village PD Round 4: Pregnancy End
						DS30: Village PD Round 4: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS31: Village PD Round 5: Birth
						DS32: Village PD Round 5: Death
						DS33: Village PD Round 5: Headship Change
						DS34: Village PD Round 5: Interview
						DS35: Village PD Round 5: Marital Change
						DS36: Village PD Round 5: Migration In
						DS37: Village PD Round 5: Migration Out
						DS38: Village PD Round 5: Pregnancy End
						DS39: Village PD Round 5: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS40: Village PD Round 6: Birth
						DS41: Village PD Round 6: Death
						DS42: Village PD Round 6: Divorce
						DS43: Village PD Round 6: Interview
						DS44: Village PD Round 6: Marriage
						DS45: Village PD Round 6: Migration In
						DS46: Village PD Round 6: Migration Out
						DS47: Village PD Round 6: Pregnancy End
						DS48: Village PD Round 6: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS49: Village PD Round 6: Residents
						DS50: Village PD Round 6: Reunion
						DS51: Village PD Round 6: Separation
						DS52: Village PD Round 7: Birth
						DS53: Village PD Round 7: Death
						DS54: Village PD Round 7: Divorce
						DS55: Village PD Round 7: Marriage
						DS56: Village PD Round 7: Migration In
						DS57: Village PD Round 7: Migration Out
						DS58: Village PD Round 7: Pregnancy End
						DS59: Village PD Round 7: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS60: Village PD Round 7: Separation
						DS61: Village PD Round 8: Birth
						DS62: Village PD Round 8: Death
						DS63: Village PD Round 8: Divorce
						DS64: Village PD Round 8: Marriage
						DS65: Village PD Round 8: Migration In
						DS66: Village PD Round 8: Migration Out
						DS67: Village PD Round 8: Pregnancy End
						DS68: Village PD Round 8: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS69: Village PD Round 8: Reunion
						DS70: Village PD Round 8: Separation
						DS71: Village PD Round 9: Birth
						DS72: Village PD Round 9: Death
						DS73: Village PD Round 9: Divorce
						DS74: Village PD Round 9: Marriage
						DS75: Village PD Round 9: Migration In
						DS76: Village PD Round 9: Migration Out
						DS77: Village PD Round 9: Pregnancy End
						DS78: Village PD Round 9: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS79: Village PD Round 9: Reunion
						DS80: Village PD Round 9: Separation
						DS81: Village PD Round 10: Birth
						DS82: Village PD Round 10: Death
						DS83: Village PD Round 10: Divorce
						DS84: Village PD Round 10: Marriage
						DS85: Village PD Round 10: Migration In
						DS86: Village PD Round 10: Migration Out
						DS87: Village PD Round 10: Pregnancy End
						DS88: Village PD Round 10: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS89: Village PD Round 10: Separation
						DS90: Village PD Round 13: Birth
						DS91: Village PD Round 13: Death
						DS92: Village PD Round 13: Divorce
						DS93: Village PD Round 13: Marriage
						DS94: Village PD Round 13: Migration In
						DS95: Village PD Round 13: Migration Out
						DS96: Village PD Round 13: Pregnancy End
						DS97: Village PD Round 13: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS98: Village PD Round 13: Reunion
						DS99: Village PD Round 13: Separation
						DS100: Village PR Round 1: Births
						DS101: Village PR Round 1: Children
						DS102: Village PR Round 1: Interview
						DS103: Village PR Round 1: Marriage
						DS104: Village PR Round 1: Residents
						DS105: Village PR Round 2: Birth
						DS106: Village PR Round 2: Death
						DS107: Village PR Round 2: Headship Change
						DS108: Village PR Round 2: Interview
						DS109: Village PR Round 2: Marital Change
						DS110: Village PR Round 2: Migration In
						DS111: Village PR Round 2: Migration Out
						DS112: Village PR Round 2: Pregnancy End
						DS113: Village PR Round 2: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS114: Village PR Round 3: Birth
						DS115: Village PR Round 3: Death
						DS116: Village PR Round 3: Headship Change
						DS117: Village PR Round 3: Interview
						DS118: Village PR Round 3: Marital Change
						DS119: Village PR Round 3: Migration In
						DS120: Village PR Round 3: Migration Out
						DS121: Village PR Round 3: Pregnancy End
						DS122: Village PR Round 3: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS123: Village PR Round 4: Birth
						DS124: Village PR Round 4: Death
						DS125: Village PR Round 4: Divorce
						DS126: Village PR Round 4: Interview
						DS127: Village PR Round 4: Marriage
						DS128: Village PR Round 4: Migration In
						DS129: Village PR Round 4: Migration Out
						DS130: Village PR Round 4: Pregnancy End
						DS131: Village PR Round 4: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS132: Village PR Round 4: Residents
						DS133: Village PR Round 4: Reunion
						DS134: Village PR Round 5: Birth
						DS135: Village PR Round 5: Death
						DS136: Village PR Round 5: Divorce
						DS137: Village PR Round 5: Marriage
						DS138: Village PR Round 5: Migration In
						DS139: Village PR Round 5: Migration Out
						DS140: Village PR Round 5: Pregnancy End
						DS141: Village PR Round 5: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS142: Village PR Round 5: Separation
						DS143: Village PR Round 6: Birth
						DS144: Village PR Round 6: Death
						DS145: Village PR Round 6: Divorce
						DS146: Village PR Round 6: Marriage
						DS147: Village PR Round 6: Migration In
						DS148: Village PR Round 6: Migration Out
						DS149: Village PR Round 6: Pregnancy End
						DS150: Village PR Round 6: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS151: Village PR Round 6: Separation
						DS152: Village PR Round 7: Birth
						DS153: Village PR Round 7: Death
						DS154: Village PR Round 7: Divorce
						DS155: Village PR Round 7: Marriage
						DS156: Village PR Round 7: Migration In
						DS157: Village PR Round 7: Migration Out
						DS158: Village PR Round 7: Pregnancy End
						DS159: Village PR Round 7: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS160: Village PR Round 7: Separation
						DS161: Village PR Round 8: Birth
						DS162: Village PR Round 8: Death
						DS163: Village PR Round 8: Marriage
						DS164: Village PR Round 8: Migration In
						DS165: Village PR Round 8: Migration Out
						DS166: Village PR Round 8: Pregnancy End
						DS167: Village PR Round 8: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS168: Village PR Round 8: Separation
						DS169: Village PR Round 11: Birth
						DS170: Village PR Round 11: Death
						DS171: Village PR Round 11: Divorce
						DS172: Village PR Round 11: Migration In
						DS173: Village PR Round 11: Migration Out
						DS174: Village PR Round 11: Pregnancy End
						DS175: Village PR Round 11: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS176: Village PR Round 11: Reunion
						DS177: Village PR Round 11: Separation
						DS178: Village PC Round 1: Births
						DS179: Village PC Round 1: Children
						DS180: Village PC Round 1: Interview
						DS181: Village PC Round 1: Marriage
						DS182: Village PC Round 1: Residents
						DS183: Village PC Round 2: Birth
						DS184: Village PC Round 2: Death
						DS185: Village PC Round 2: Headship Change
						DS186: Village PC Round 2: Interview
						DS187: Village PC Round 2: Marital Change
						DS188: Village PC Round 2: Migration In
						DS189: Village PC Round 2: Migration Out
						DS190: Village PC Round 2: Pregnancy End
						DS191: Village PC Round 2: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS192: Village PC Round 3: Birth
						DS193: Village PC Round 3: Death
						DS194: Village PC Round 3: Divorce
						DS195: Village PC Round 3: Interview
						DS196: Village PC Round 3: Marriage
						DS197: Village PC Round 3: Migration In
						DS198: Village PC Round 3: Migration Out
						DS199: Village PC Round 3: Pregnancy End
						DS200: Village PC Round 3: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS201: Village PC Round 3: Residents
						DS202: Village PC Round 3: Separation
						DS203: Village PC Round 4: Birth
						DS204: Village PC Round 4: Death
						DS205: Village PC Round 4: Divorce
						DS206: Village PC Round 4: Marriage
						DS207: Village PC Round 4: Migration In
						DS208: Village PC Round 4: Migration Out
						DS209: Village PC Round 4: Pregnancy End
						DS210: Village PC Round 4: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS211: Village PC Round 4: Reunion
						DS212: Village PC Round 4: Separation
						DS213: Village PC Round 5: Birth
						DS214: Village PC Round 5: Death
						DS215: Village PC Round 5: Marriage
						DS216: Village PC Round 5: Migration In
						DS217: Village PC Round 5: Migration Out
						DS218: Village PC Round 5: Pregnancy End
						DS219: Village PC Round 5: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS220: Village PC Round 5: Reunion
						DS221: Village PC Round 5: Separation
						DS222: Village PC Round 6: Birth
						DS223: Village PC Round 6: Death
						DS224: Village PC Round 6: Divorce
						DS225: Village PC Round 6: Marriage
						DS226: Village PC Round 6: Migration In
						DS227: Village PC Round 6: Migration Out
						DS228: Village PC Round 6: Pregnancy End
						DS229: Village PC Round 6: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS230: Village PC Round 6: Reunion
						DS231: Village PC Round 7: Birth
						DS232: Village PC Round 7: Death
						DS233: Village PC Round 7: Divorce
						DS234: Village PC Round 7: Marriage
						DS235: Village PC Round 7: Migration In
						DS236: Village PC Round 7: Migration Out
						DS237: Village PC Round 7: Pregnancy End
						DS238: Village PC Round 7: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS239: Village PC Round 7: Reunion
						DS240: Village PC Round 7: Separation
						DS241: Village PC Round 10: Birth
						DS242: Village PC Round 10: Death
						DS243: Village PC Round 10: Marriage
						DS244: Village PC Round 10: Migration In
						DS245: Village PC Round 10: Migration Out
						DS246: Village PC Round 10: Pregnancy End
						DS247: Village PC Round 10: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS248: Village PC Round 10: Reunion
						DS249: Village PK Round 1: Births
						DS250: Village PK Round 1: Children
						DS251: Village PK Round 1: Interview
						DS252: Village PK Round 1: Marriage
						DS253: Village PK Round 1: Residents
						DS254: Village PK Round 2: Birth
						DS255: Village PK Round 2: Death
						DS256: Village PK Round 2: Headship Change
						DS257: Village PK Round 2: Interview
						DS258: Village PK Round 2: Marital Change
						DS259: Village PK Round 2: Migration In
						DS260: Village PK Round 2: Migration Out
						DS261: Village PK Round 2: Pregnancy End
						DS262: Village PK Round 2: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS263: Village PK Round 3: Birth
						DS264: Village PK Round 3: Death
						DS265: Village PK Round 3: Divorce
						DS266: Village PK Round 3: Interview
						DS267: Village PK Round 3: Marriage
						DS268: Village PK Round 3: Migration In
						DS269: Village PK Round 3: Migration Out
						DS270: Village PK Round 3: Pregnancy End
						DS271: Village PK Round 3: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS272: Village PK Round 3: Residents
						DS273: Village PK Round 3: Reunion
						DS274: Village PK Round 3: Separation
						DS275: Village PK Round 4: Birth
						DS276: Village PK Round 4: Death
						DS277: Village PK Round 4: Divorce
						DS278: Village PK Round 4: Marriage
						DS279: Village PK Round 4: Migration In
						DS280: Village PK Round 4: Migration Out
						DS281: Village PK Round 4: Pregnancy End
						DS282: Village PK Round 4: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS283: Village PK Round 4: Separation
						DS284: Village PK Round 5: Birth
						DS285: Village PK Round 5: Death
						DS286: Village PK Round 5: Divorce
						DS287: Village PK Round 5: Marriage
						DS288: Village PK Round 5: Migration In
						DS289: Village PK Round 5: Migration Out
						DS290: Village PK Round 5: Pregnancy End
						DS291: Village PK Round 5: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS292: Village PK Round 5: Reunion
						DS293: Village PK Round 5: Separation
						DS294: Village PK Round 6: Birth
						DS295: Village PK Round 6: Death
						DS296: Village PK Round 6: Marriage
						DS297: Village PK Round 6: Migration In
						DS298: Village PK Round 6: Migration Out
						DS299: Village PK Round 6: Pregnancy End
						DS300: Village PK Round 6: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS301: Village PK Round 6: Reunion
						DS302: Village PK Round 6: Separation
						DS303: Village PK Round 7: Birth
						DS304: Village PK Round 7: Death
						DS305: Village PK Round 7: Divorce
						DS306: Village PK Round 7: Marriage
						DS307: Village PK Round 7: Migration In
						DS308: Village PK Round 7: Migration Out
						DS309: Village PK Round 7: Pregnancy End
						DS310: Village PK Round 7: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS311: Village PK Round 7: Separation
						DS312: Village PK Round 10: Birth
						DS313: Village PK Round 10: Death
						DS314: Village PK Round 10: Divorce
						DS315: Village PK Round 10: Marriage
						DS316: Village PK Round 10: Migration In
						DS317: Village PK Round 10: Migration Out
						DS318: Village PK Round 10: Pregnancy End
						DS319: Village PK Round 10: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS320: Village PL Round 1: Births
						DS321: Village PL Round 1: Children
						DS322: Village PL Round 1: Interview
						DS323: Village PL Round 1: Marriage
						DS324: Village PL Round 1: Residents
						DS325: Village PL Round 2: Birth
						DS326: Village PL Round 2: Death
						DS327: Village PL Round 2: Headship Change
						DS328: Village PL Round 2: Interview
						DS329: Village PL Round 2: Marital Change
						DS330: Village PL Round 2: Migration In
						DS331: Village PL Round 2: Migration Out
						DS332: Village PL Round 2: Pregnancy End
						DS333: Village PL Round 2: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS334: Village PL Round 3: Birth
						DS335: Village PL Round 3: Death
						DS336: Village PL Round 3: Divorce
						DS337: Village PL Round 3: Interview
						DS338: Village PL Round 3: Marriage
						DS339: Village PL Round 3: Migration In
						DS340: Village PL Round 3: Migration Out
						DS341: Village PL Round 3: Pregnancy End
						DS342: Village PL Round 3: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS343: Village PL Round 3: Residents
						DS344: Village PL Round 3: Separation
						DS345: Village PL Round 4: Birth
						DS346: Village PL Round 4: Death
						DS347: Village PL Round 4: Divorce
						DS348: Village PL Round 4: Marriage
						DS349: Village PL Round 4: Migration In
						DS350: Village PL Round 4: Migration Out
						DS351: Village PL Round 4: Pregnancy End
						DS352: Village PL Round 4: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS353: Village PL Round 4: Reunion
						DS354: Village PL Round 4: Separation
						DS355: Village PL Round 5: Birth
						DS356: Village PL Round 5: Death
						DS357: Village PL Round 5: Divorce
						DS358: Village PL Round 5: Marriage
						DS359: Village PL Round 5: Migration In
						DS360: Village PL Round 5: Migration Out
						DS361: Village PL Round 5: Pregnancy End
						DS362: Village PL Round 5: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS363: Village PL Round 5: Reunion
						DS364: Village PL Round 5: Separation
						DS365: Village PL Round 6: Birth
						DS366: Village PL Round 6: Death
						DS367: Village PL Round 6: Divorce
						DS368: Village PL Round 6: Marriage
						DS369: Village PL Round 6: Migration In
						DS370: Village PL Round 6: Migration Out
						DS371: Village PL Round 6: Pregnancy End
						DS372: Village PL Round 6: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS373: Village PL Round 6: Separation
						DS374: Village PL Round 7: Birth
						DS375: Village PL Round 7: Death
						DS376: Village PL Round 7: Divorce
						DS377: Village PL Round 7: Marriage
						DS378: Village PL Round 7: Migration In
						DS379: Village PL Round 7: Migration Out
						DS380: Village PL Round 7: Pregnancy End
						DS381: Village PL Round 7: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS382: Village PL Round 7: Separation
						DS383: Village PL Round 10: Birth
						DS384: Village PL Round 10: Death
						DS385: Village PL Round 10: Divorce
						DS386: Village PL Round 10: Marriage
						DS387: Village PL Round 10: Migration In
						DS388: Village PL Round 10: Migration Out
						DS389: Village PL Round 10: Pregnancy End
						DS390: Village PL Round 10: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS391: Village PL Round 10: Reunion
						DS392: Village PL Round 10: Separation
						DS393: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Birth
						DS394: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Death
						DS395: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Divorce
						DS396: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Marriage
						DS397: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Migration In
						DS398: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Migration Out
						DS399: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Pregnancy End
						DS400: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Pregnancy Ongoing
						DS401: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Reunion
						DS402: Commune KD Rounds 8, 9, and 11: Separation
						DS403: Commune KD Rounds 9, 10, and 12: Birth
						DS404: Commune KD Rounds 9, 10, and 12: Death
						DS405: Commune KD Rounds 9, 10, and 12: Marriage
						DS406: Commune KD Rounds 9, 10, and 12: Pregnancy Ongoing
description: face-to-face interview, paper and pencil interview (PAPI), on-site questionnaire
					
										This collection has been minimally processed by ICPSR:
Data files: The original deposited data files have been rendered in multiple formats, including SAS, SPSS, Stata, R, and Excel/TSV, as well as ASCII data with SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files.
Documentation files: Data documentation, including P.I. codebooks, questionnaires, and notes, are being released in their original condition. There are known discrepancies between the datasets and the variable descriptions and frequencies contained within the P.I. codebook.
This collection will be updated at a later time to include fully curated versions of the data and documentation files.
description: Mekong Island residents living in an administrative unit (commune) consisting of 5 villages.
				   		Smallest Geographic Unit: Village