Data portal

The research project collected data on social assistance programmes in low and middle income countries from 2000-2015.

Indicators cover programme design and objectives, reach and transfer levels, institutionalisation, and financial resources.

Dataset

The main dataset can be downloaded in Excel and Stata formats. Files are available for the full dataset and separately by region.

Data files are available in Excel and Stata. Excel files include all the variables in Stata files but in addition they include long string variables. These variables are not available in the Stata files.

 

WORLDWIDE
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Data updated in August 2018

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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Data updated in August 2018

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
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Data updated in August 2018

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
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Data updated in August 2018

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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Data updated in August 2018

SOUTH ASIA
Download Excel file | Download Stata file
Data updated in August 2018

EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
Download Excel file | Download Stata file
Data updated in August 2018

Manual

The manual will be available for download soon.

Codebook

Indicators cover programme design and objectives, reach and transfer levels, institutionalisation, and financial resources. The codebook listing the variables can be accessed here.

Citation

A.Barrientos [2018] Social Assistance in Low and Middle Income Countries Dataset (SALMIC). Manchester: Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester. http://www.social-assistance.manchester.ac.uk