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  •  LSMS-ISA: A New Generation of Household Surveys on Agriculture

    A New Generation of Household Surveys on Agriculture

    The LSMS-ISA project supports multiple rounds of a nationally representative multi-topic panel household survey in each partner country.

  •  LSMS-ISA: Using Technology to Improve Survey Data Quality

    Using Technology to Improve Survey Data Quality

    The LSMS-ISA project integrates new tools such as GPS and computer-assisted personal interview technology into data collection methods.

  •  LSMS-ISA: Methodological Validation and Sourcebooks

    Methodological Validation and Sourcebooks

    The LSMS-ISA project disseminates its research on survey methodology and validation via sourcebooks for practitioners.

  •  LSMS-ISA: Open Data

    Open Data

    The LSMS-ISA project promotes timely and open access to data. All datasets are publicly available within twelve months of data collection.

 
 
 

LATEST NEWS

FEATURED STORY

Living Standards Measurement Study: When Data Collection is Intrepid

LSMS-ISA: Man surveyed in Tanzania

For two to three weeks at a time, Kathleen Beegle disappears into the wide open spaces of rural Africa. She often lands in a plane on a dirt runway, rents a pick-up truck and drives with a colleague for four to six hours to her destinations.
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LATEST BLOGS

"Welfare, Assets, Data Availability and the Living Standards Measurement Study" by Kinnon Scott

"Open Data is Not Enough" by Raka Banerjee

RECENT EVENTS

Questionnaire Design:
Zanzibar, Tanzania, Febuary 13 - 14, 2012

LSMS-ISA: Learning Stata

The World Bank LSMS-ISA team held its annual workshop for government officials from the national statistics offices of the seven LSMS-ISA partner countries The workshop included presentations on questionnaire design topics such as gender, household shocks, and measurement of non-standard units.
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NEW DATA

Malawi 2010-2011 Third Integrated Household Survey

LSMS-ISA: Datasets

The data for the first wave of the multi-topic nationally representative Malawi Third Integrated Household Survey, conducted from March 2010 to March 2011 by the Malawi National Statistics Office, is now available for free download.
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COUNTRY PROGRAMS

Where We Work

Learn more about our work in each of our partner countries.

FEATURED TOOLS
LSMS-ISA: Fisheries Sourcebook

Data Collection: Fisheries Data

Read our new sourcebook on the collection of fisheries data to learn how to design and implement statistical modules and questionnaires aimed at collecting fishery data at the household level.
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MULTIMEDIA
LSMS-ISA: Interview with Kathleen Beegle

LSMS Today

Learn more about the work of the Living Standards Measurement Study team on the ground.

Download our brochure to find out more about the LSMS-ISA project.

Mali

The LSMS-ISA team is working with the Mali National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) and Ministry of Agriculture (CPS) to implement an integrated panel household survey with modules on agriculture, livestock and fisheries, using decentralized data entry. Methodological validation exercises will also be conducted.

Niger

The LSMS-ISA team is working with the Niger National Institute of Statistics (INS) to implement the Enquête Nationale sur les Conditions de vie des Menages et Agriculture (National Survey Of Household Living Conditions and Agriculture). The 1st wave of fieldwork will be complete in December 2011.

Nigeria

The LSMS-ISA team is working with the Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics to implement the General Household Survey-Panel, containing newly designed modules on agriculture and consumption. Wave 1 incorporated CAPI technology and was completed in March 2011; the 2nd wave is scheduled for 2012-2013.

Ethiopia

The LSMS-ISA team is working with the Ethiopia Central Statistics Agency to implement the Ethiopia Rural Socio-economic Survey, a panel household survey collecting integrated data from rural areas. The 1st wave will begin in September 2011 and will incorporate both CAPI technology and field-based data entry.

Uganda

The LSMS-ISA team is working with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics to implement the Uganda National Panel Survey, redesigned to include an agriculture module and GPS plot measurement, as well as validation exercises for crop production. Wave 2 transitioned from field-based data entry to CAPI technology.

Tanzania

The LSMS-ISA team is working with the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics to implement the Tanzania National Panel Survey, with an expanded agricultural focus, GPS plot measurement, tracking, and field-based data entry. Wave 1 data was released in November 2010; fieldwork for Wave 2 will be completed by December 2011.

Malawi

The LSMS-ISA team is working with the Malawi National Statistics Office to implement the Malawi Third Integrated Household Survey, a panel household survey with expanded agricultural focus, implemented using field-based data entry. The 1st wave was completed in March 2011; Wave 2 is planned for 2013.





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