In 2003/04 a second Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS II) was conducted, which helped track changes in the living standards of the Nepalese population over the eight years since 1995/96. However, to fulfill the demand for national and regional level socio-economic and demographic data, the GoN carried out several national demographic and health surveys to supplement and complement the censuses. The Nepal Fertility Survey 1976, conducted under the World Fertility Surveys, was the first nationally representative demographic and health survey, followed by the 1981 Nepal Contraceptive Prevalence Survey, the 1986 Nepal Fertility and Family Planning Survey and the.
