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2. Deciding which modules to include

Learn how to decide which modules to include in your survey based on your research objectives and target respondents. Discover classic core modules and essential components like household demographics, consumption, and financial behavior.

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2. Deciding which modules to include

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  1. 2. Deciding which modules to include

  2. 2. Which modules to include • “Modules” = components or sub-sections of instrument • Each module captures a different theme • Think of modules as chapters in a book – should be well integrated • Common modules: Household demographics; Consumption; Financial behavior  Decision will be determined by research objective

  3. 2. Which modules to include • Classic Core Modules • Choosing Modules: Units of Observation • Choosing Modules: Who’s the respondent?

  4. 2. Which modules to include • Classic Core Modules (Household survey) • Basic info related to design of the sample and outcome of the interview • Household Roster that lists and collects basic information about each member: age, sex, nationality, relation to household, education and marital status. Determines (1) eligibility for questions, (2) consumption, (3) decision-making • Household Consumption Expenditure: experience suggests that consumption expenditures are the most important indicator of welfare that can be obtained from a household survey • Employment: details of members who are of working age • Household Assets: durable goods, land, and capital equipment used for household enterprise • Housing Data such as type of dwelling, water source, type of toilet and whether dwelling has electricity.. Essential for our purposes • Financial Behavior

  5. 2. Which modules to include • A. Classic Core Modules (Women’s survey) 1. Women’s Information Panel 2. Child Mortality 3. Tetanus Toxoid 4. Maternal and Newborn Health 5. Marriage/Union 6. Contraception 7. HIV/AIDS From Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) Regional Training Workshop I – Survey Design, Unicef

  6. 2. Which modules to include • A. Classic Core Modules (Under-5 survey) • Under-5 Child Information Panel • Birth Registration and Early Learning • Vitamin A • Breastfeeding • Care of Illness • Immunization • Anthropometry From Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) Regional Training Workshop I – Survey Design, Unicef

  7. 2. Which modules to include B. Choosing Modules: Units of Observation • Art of designing instrument is to large extent the art of choosing the right units of observation • “Units of Observation” are, for each section, what you are asking questions about. • Example: • If we want to collect information on income, should the questionnaire be asked to the every member of the family or the entire households as a whole? • If we want to test the impact of a sanitation programme in the village, do we ask questions related to diseases to a household as a whole or administer questions to family members individually?

  8. 2. Which modules to include B. Choosing Modules: Units of Observation • Often this is simple: For example, sex and age are clearly attributes of individuals. Roofing material is attribute of the dwelling • Not always obvious. To collect information on credit, one could use a household’s • All current outstanding loans. • All loans taken and repaid in the last one year • All “borrowing events” (all the times a household tried to borrow, whether successfully or not).  Each of the three units of observation has its analytics benefits and biases

  9. 2. Which modules to include C. Choosing Modules: Who’s my respondent? • What is the purpose of the study? Who are your target respondents? • “Target respondent”: should be most informed person for each module. Respondents for each module could vary. • Example, measuring savings: ask every working adult? Each account holder? The head of household? Only women? • Respondents commonly targeted for specialized modules: • Decision-maker, head of the household, main earning member, MFI client • Sex and age group (children, adolescents, women of reproductive age) • Farmers/SHG Members/Small business owners/Migrants  Choice of modules decides target respondent, and target respondent shapes module design

  10. 2. Which modules to include C. Choosing Modules: Who’s my respondent? • Example of choosing respondents From Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) Regional Training Workshop I – Survey Design, Unicef

  11. 2. Which modules to include • C. Choosing Modules: Who’s My Respondent? How to find my Respondent – Now and Later? • Household roster is great way to identify respondents and eligibility for modules • For follow up/ end line surveys: same respondents should be interviewed. • IMPORTANT: Numeric identifiers for household members should be used across the questionnaire and across your baseline and end line.

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