Dataset: Vietnam Social Contacts

About this Dataset

Vietnam Social Contacts

Interaction Frequency, Duration and Physical Contact

About this dataset

This dataset provides a unique insight into the dynamics of social contacts in Vietnam. Through the 2011 Household Survey, conducted by Dr. Horby, presents a comprehensive profile into how individuals interact and engage with each other in terms of frequency, duration, and physical contact times. Discover who individuals are interacting with, their age categories and gender breakdowns across the country. Learn about different types of interaction habits throughout households to gain further insights about social behavior in Vietnam for researchers or city planners. This valuable data can unlock understanding about how people interact with one another— dynamically uncovering geographical differences that can lead to more sustainable communities within developing countries

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How to use the dataset

This dataset provides a comprehensive profile of the amount, duration and physical contact of social interactions in Vietnam. It is useful to researchers and policymakers investigating the effects of social interactions on behavior, health outcomes, and other aspects relating to quality of life.

In order to make use of this dataset, users should first familiarize themselves with the data's fields. The country field specifies the country in which each participant resides. The hh_size field indicates how many people reside in each household where a survey respondent lives. The part_age field indicates each participant's age. Finally the part_gender field identifies participants by gender.

Once familiarized with these fields, users can begin exploring questions specific to their interests within this data set such as:

-What socio-demographic characteristics correlate with higher levels of frequency for interperson interactions?
-Which households have higher levels of physical contact during social interaction?
-How does average duration spent in social interaction vary by country?

Research Ideas

Studying the effect of gender roles on social interaction in Vietnam.

Examining the correlation between household size and social contact frequency.

Analyzing how different age groups are interacting with each other both online and offline in Vietnam

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
Data Source

License

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

File: 2011_Horby_Vietnam_hh_common.csv

Column name	Description
country	Country of residence of the individual. (String)
hh_size	Size of the household. (Integer)

File: 2011_Horby_Vietnam_participant_common.csv

Column name	Description
part_age	Age of the participant. (Integer)
part_gender	Gender of the participant. (String)

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
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Tables

N 2011 Horby Vietnam Contact Common

@kaggle.thedevastator_vietnam_social_contacts.n_2011_horby_vietnam_contact_common

67.77 KB
6675 rows
15 columns


CREATE TABLE n_2011_horby_vietnam_contact_common (
  "part_id" VARCHAR,
  "cont_id" VARCHAR,
  "cnt_age_exact" VARCHAR,
  "cnt_age_est_min" BIGINT,
  "cnt_age_est_max" BIGINT,
  "cnt_gender" VARCHAR,
  "cnt_home" BOOLEAN,
  "cnt_work" BOOLEAN,
  "cnt_school" BOOLEAN,
  "cnt_transport" BOOLEAN,
  "cnt_leisure" BOOLEAN,
  "cnt_otherplace" BOOLEAN,
  "frequency_multi" DOUBLE,
  "phys_contact" DOUBLE,
  "duration_multi" DOUBLE
);

N 2011 Horby Vietnam Hh Common

@kaggle.thedevastator_vietnam_social_contacts.n_2011_horby_vietnam_hh_common

4.09 KB
264 rows
3 columns


CREATE TABLE n_2011_horby_vietnam_hh_common (
  "hh_id" VARCHAR,
  "country" VARCHAR,
  "hh_size" BIGINT
);

N 2011 Horby Vietnam Participant Common

@kaggle.thedevastator_vietnam_social_contacts.n_2011_horby_vietnam_participant_common

10.97 KB
865 rows
4 columns


CREATE TABLE n_2011_horby_vietnam_participant_common (
  "part_id" VARCHAR,
  "hh_id" VARCHAR,
  "part_age" BIGINT,
  "part_gender" VARCHAR
);

N 2011 Horby Vietnam Participant Extra

@kaggle.thedevastator_vietnam_social_contacts.n_2011_horby_vietnam_participant_extra

7.21 KB
865 rows
2 columns


CREATE TABLE n_2011_horby_vietnam_participant_extra (
  "part_id" VARCHAR,
  "part_occupation_detail" VARCHAR
);

N 2011 Horby Vietnam Sday

@kaggle.thedevastator_vietnam_social_contacts.n_2011_horby_vietnam_sday

9.02 KB
865 rows
6 columns


CREATE TABLE n_2011_horby_vietnam_sday (
  "part_id" VARCHAR,
  "sday_id" VARCHAR,
  "day" VARCHAR,
  "month" VARCHAR,
  "year" BIGINT,
  "dayofweek" DOUBLE
);