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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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dc.contributor.authorSharp, Michael K.
dc.contributor.authorBuffière, Bertrand
dc.contributor.authorHimelein, Kristen
dc.contributor.authorTroubat, Nathalie
dc.contributor.authorGibson, John
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T16:54:00Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T16:54:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-28
dc.description.abstractIn 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099834004282216747/IDU014657f420d00e042a30a68903563423f5b37
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10029
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/37356
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;10029
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION METHODS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectSURVEY METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectSURVEY DESIGN
dc.subjectCAPI
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCOMPUTER ASSISTED PERSONAL INTERVIEWING (CAPI)
dc.subjectBIAS ECONOMIC STATISTICS
dc.titleEffects of Data Collection Methods on Estimated Household Consumption and Survey Costsen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from an Experiment in the Marshall Islandsen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2022-04-28
okr.date.lastmodified2022-04-28T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099834004282216747/IDU014657f420d00e042a30a68903563423f5b37
okr.guid099834004282216747
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10029
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum33806073
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33806073
okr.identifier.reportWPS10029
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okr.region.countryMarshall Islands
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Income
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Economic Geography
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Consumption
okr.unitEFI-EAP-POV-Poverty and Equity (EEAPV)
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