Contextualizing Individual-Level Asset Data Collection: Evidence from Household Surveys

Generating Relevant Household Level Data: Multi-Topic Household Surveys

As the other chapters in this volume demonstrate, the evaluation of the poverty impact of social and economic policy creates substantial data needs, from a variety of sources. Data needs range from those at the household level, to program and project specifics on inputs and outputs, to the administrative records maintained by line ministries to national budget allocations and expenditures. Ofte...

Are Client Satisfaction Surveys Useful? Evidence from Matched Facility and Household Data in Madagascar

Multilevel Modelling of Refusal and Noncontact in Household Surveys: Evidence from Six UK Government Surveys

In this paper we analyse household unit nonresponse in six major UK government surveys using a multilevel multinomial modelling approach. The models are guided by current conceptual frameworks and theories of survey participation. One key feature of the analysis is the investigation of the extent to which effects of household characteristics are survey specific. The analysis is based on the 200...

surveys : issues in data collection on multitasking

Secondary-activity reports from the American Time Use Survey are not as good as those from the Family Interaction, Social Capital, and Trends in Time Use survey; statistical analysis reveals that the difference is attributable to the fact that such reports are requested in the former, but volunteered in the latter T ime-use surveys collect information on how people spend their time. In the Amer...

Ethical Considerations for Data Collection Using Surveys.

Surveys are widely used instruments to collect research data. Although surveys may appear relatively benign and easily unlinked to participants, considerations for the ethical conduct of research with surveys are important. Maintaining scientific rigor is essential. This article explores ethical tenets in relation to informed consent and scientific consent when using surveys.