Table 2.1 Sections and section topics of the NRVA 20078 questionnaire
Men’s questionnaire sections Women’s questionnaire sections
1 Household roster
15 Food consumption in last 7 days
2 Housing and utilities
16 Iodized salt, avian flu, household expenditures
3 Livestock
17 Number of children-ever-born and marriage
4 Agriculture
18 Recent births
5 Assets and credit
19 Child immunization
6 Education
20 Women’s sctivities
7 Disability
8 Sources of household income
9 Labour and migration of household members
10 Cashfood for work
11 Out-migration of household members and remittances
12 Household expenditures
13 Household shocks and coping strategies
14 Final male section; demobilization, literacy
Additional to the household data collection, information was gathered at community level through two community questionnaires – one male and one female Shura questionnaire – addressing the topics presented in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2 Male and Female Shura questionnaire topics
Male Shura questionnaire Female Shura questionnaire
Community information and shura participants Shura participants
Access to infrastructure and wages Access to health facilities
Markets access Community roles and governance
Access to health facilities Community priorities
Access to education facilities Community roles and governance
Programme activities in the community Community priorities
2.2.4 Comparability of NRVA 20078 with previous rounds
It is tempting to compare the figures of NRVA 20078 with those of NRVA 2005 or even with NRVA 2003. However, the methodologies used are different, as described above, and thus only comparable to a limited extent. The main
differences between NRVA 2003, NRVA 2005, and NRVA 20078 are summarized in Table 2.3. The radically different sampling design of the NRVA 2003 prohibits any meaningful comparison. Comparability between the 20078 and 2005
surveys was maintained for a number of key indicators, even though there was a significant questionnaire revision resulting in different measures. Where possible, the present report provides trend information for the period between the
2005 and 20078 survey rounds.
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Table 2.3 Comparison of NRVA 2003, 2005 and 20078
NRVA 2003 NRVA 2005
NRVA 2007 08 Sampling
Sample frame not available; relied on WFP village lists. Expected to be biased for
larger rural settlements. Sample frame available from CSO pre-
census household listing. Sampling proportional to population, except in the
smaller provinces and urban centres where over-sampling insured enumeration of
sufficient number of households. Sample frame from updated CSO pre-
census household listing. Proportional to population, with over-sampling of smaller
provinces and urban centres.
Sample selection was not fully random; stratified by different agro-ecological zones.
Sample selection based on random selection from geographically ordered
PSUs, to give a random spread that represented the spatial distribution of the
population. Sample selection based on random start
method to have a better geographic distribution of the sample.
Household selection was not random within the key issue, but randomly selected within
wealth groups. 6-7 households have been assessed within each village.
Household selection based on the random start method within villages. 12 households
were assessed in each selected village. Household within selected villages was
randomly selected from CSO household listing. 8 households in each village selected
for assessment.
Data collection
Four levels of data collection: • District level
• Community Shura level • Wealth group level
• Household level Three levels of data collection:
• District level • Community Shura level
• Household level Three levels of data collection:
• District level • Community Shura level
• Household level Much data collection at the community or
district level. Data collection mainly at individual and
household level. Data collection mainly at individual and
household level. Female interviewers not involved in the
south and most eastern areas. Female interviewers participated in all
provinces except Zabul. Female interviewers participated in all
provinces except Urozgan. Only rural areas and Kuchi population
Rural and urban areas and Kuchi population Rural and urban areas and Kuchi population
Representing one season, survey conducted within 3 months
Representing one season, survey conducted within 3 months
Representing all seasons, survey conducted within 12 months
Poor female coverage Good female coverage
Good female coverage • 32 provinces
• 368 districts • 1,853 villages
• 5,559 wealth groups • 11,757 rural households
• 85,577 persons • 34 provinces
• 392 districts • 2,597 clusters
• No wealth groups • 30,822 households
• 221,586 persons • 34 provinces
• 395 districts • 2,572 clusters
• No wealth groups • 20,576 households
• 152,262 persons
Questionnaire contents and design; data processing
Partial stakeholder participation in questionnaire design.
Full stakeholder participation in questionnaire design.
Full stakeholder participation in questionnaire design.
Information on basic demographics, health, housing, household assets, migration,
risk exposure and response, livestock ownership, agricultural activities and
household food consumption. Added information on remittances, HIV
AIDS, maternal and child health, household non-food consumption.
Added information on disabilities, labour market participation, migration, infant- and under-five
mortality, women’s position. More details on household food and non-food consumption.
Dropped information on HIVAIDS.
Common questionnaire format Teleform scannable questionnaires
Teleform scannable questionnaires Some data manually entered; other data
transcribed into Teleform format and scanned.
Teleform scanning software used for data capture with appropriate Visual Basic on
SQL data quality routines built-in. Teleform scanning software used for data
capture with appropriate Visual Basic on SQL data quality routines built-in.
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