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2. Deciding which modules to include. 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
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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
2. Which modules to include • Classic Core Modules • Choosing Modules: Units of Observation • Choosing Modules: Who’s the respondent?
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
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
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
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. • Choice determined by info’s expected analytic use, and reliability of information
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
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
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
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.