Surveying Informal Businesses : Methodology and Applications
Informal business activity is ubiquitous around the world, but it is nearly always uncaptured by administrative data, registries, or commercial sources. For this reason, there are rarely adequate sampling frames available for survey implementers wi...
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okr-10986-368512022-01-21T05:10:38Z Surveying Informal Businesses : Methodology and Applications Aga, Gemechu Francis, David Jolevski, Filip Rodriguez Meza, Jorge Wimpey, Joshua Seth ADAPTIVE CLUSTER SAMPLING INFORMALITY BUSINESS SURVEY INFORMAL BUSINESS Informal business activity is ubiquitous around the world, but it is nearly always uncaptured by administrative data, registries, or commercial sources. For this reason, there are rarely adequate sampling frames available for survey implementers wishing to measure the activity and characteristics of the sector. This paper presents a methodology to generate a representative sample of informal businesses using an adaptive, geographically based method called Adaptive Cluster Sampling. Developed for populations that are clustered and/or rare, this method helps with efficiently sampling Primary Sampling Units—blocks—that are fully enumerated, and from which Secondary Sampling Units—businesses—can be randomly sampled to conduct interviews. The paper shows how this methodology can be applied to surveying informal businesses, often reducing both the average variance of population estimates and fieldwork effort. Practical considerations and guidance for implementation and analysis are also provided. 2022-01-20T17:52:01Z 2022-01-20T17:52:01Z 2022-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/670011642619691872/Surveying-Informal-Businesses-Methodology-and-Applications http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36851 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9905 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Informal business activity is
ubiquitous around the world, but it is nearly always
uncaptured by administrative data, registries, or commercial
sources. For this reason, there are rarely adequate sampling
frames available for survey implementers wishing to measure
the activity and characteristics of the sector. This paper
presents a methodology to generate a representative sample
of informal businesses using an adaptive, geographically
based method called Adaptive Cluster Sampling. Developed for
populations that are clustered and/or rare, this method
helps with efficiently sampling Primary Sampling
Units—blocks—that are fully enumerated, and from which
Secondary Sampling Units—businesses—can be randomly sampled
to conduct interviews. The paper shows how this methodology
can be applied to surveying informal businesses, often
reducing both the average variance of population estimates
and fieldwork effort. Practical considerations and guidance
for implementation and analysis are also provided. |
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Working Paper |
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Aga, Gemechu Francis, David Jolevski, Filip Rodriguez Meza, Jorge Wimpey, Joshua Seth |
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Aga, Gemechu Francis, David Jolevski, Filip Rodriguez Meza, Jorge Wimpey, Joshua Seth |
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Aga, Gemechu |
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Surveying Informal Businesses : Methodology and Applications |
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Surveying Informal Businesses : Methodology and Applications |
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Surveying Informal Businesses : Methodology and Applications |
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Surveying Informal Businesses : Methodology and Applications |
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Surveying Informal Businesses : Methodology and Applications |
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surveying informal businesses : methodology and applications |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2022 |
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