Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands
In the Pacific, multitopic household surveys have historically gathered expenditure data using open form diaries completed on paper. This methodology is costly to governments, is burdensome for respondents, and takes substantial time to process the...
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okr-10986-373562022-04-30T05:10:38Z Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands Sharp, Michael K. Buffière, Bertrand Himelein, Kristen Troubat, Nathalie Gibson, John DATA COLLECTION METHODS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SURVEY METHODOLOGY SURVEY DESIGN CAPI HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE COMPUTER ASSISTED PERSONAL INTERVIEWING (CAPI) BIAS ECONOMIC STATISTICS In the Pacific, multitopic household surveys have historically gathered expenditure data using open form diaries completed on paper. This methodology is costly to governments, is burdensome for respondents, and takes substantial time to process the results. Noncompliance and partial compliance in diary keeping can artificially inflate poverty measures, biasing economic statistics. This paper reports findings from an experiment in the Marshall Islands comparing the cost and accuracy of several collection methodologies. Variable costs for the status quo diary survey design are between 2.8 and 4.4 times more expensive than a single-visit seven-day recall survey, with the tablet-based diary being even more costly. The highly monitored diaries give similar results to recall but at much greater cost; the status quo yields data of worse quality as effective completion rates with low monitored diaries are only two-thirds the completion rates of recall-based options. Finally, the paper discusses the implementation challenges associated with the different methods in a capacity-constrained environment. 2022-04-29T16:54:00Z 2022-04-29T16:54:00Z 2022-04-28 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099834004282216747/IDU014657f420d00e042a30a68903563423f5b37 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37356 English Policy Research Working Paper;10029 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Marshall Islands |
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DATA COLLECTION METHODS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SURVEY METHODOLOGY SURVEY DESIGN CAPI HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE COMPUTER ASSISTED PERSONAL INTERVIEWING (CAPI) BIAS ECONOMIC STATISTICS |
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DATA COLLECTION METHODS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SURVEY METHODOLOGY SURVEY DESIGN CAPI HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE COMPUTER ASSISTED PERSONAL INTERVIEWING (CAPI) BIAS ECONOMIC STATISTICS Sharp, Michael K. Buffière, Bertrand Himelein, Kristen Troubat, Nathalie Gibson, John Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands |
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In the Pacific, multitopic household
surveys have historically gathered expenditure data using
open form diaries completed on paper. This methodology is
costly to governments, is burdensome for respondents, and
takes substantial time to process the results. Noncompliance
and partial compliance in diary keeping can artificially
inflate poverty measures, biasing economic statistics. This
paper reports findings from an experiment in the Marshall
Islands comparing the cost and accuracy of several
collection methodologies. Variable costs for the status quo
diary survey design are between 2.8 and 4.4 times more
expensive than a single-visit seven-day recall survey, with
the tablet-based diary being even more costly. The highly
monitored diaries give similar results to recall but at much
greater cost; the status quo yields data of worse quality as
effective completion rates with low monitored diaries are
only two-thirds the completion rates of recall-based
options. Finally, the paper discusses the implementation
challenges associated with the different methods in a
capacity-constrained environment. |
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Working Paper |
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Sharp, Michael K. Buffière, Bertrand Himelein, Kristen Troubat, Nathalie Gibson, John |
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Sharp, Michael K. Buffière, Bertrand Himelein, Kristen Troubat, Nathalie Gibson, John |
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Sharp, Michael K. |
| title |
Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands |
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Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands |
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Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands |
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Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands |
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Effects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costs : Evidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islands |
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effects of data collection methods on estimated household consumption and survey costs : evidence from an experiment in the marshall islands |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2022 |
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