...proven, comprehensive quality control testing is predicated on statistical best practices, going beyond standard field monitoring and on-site back-checking to assure data integrity, reliability and accuracy. Our quality control process includes a combination of the following: Questionnaire design and review Pilot testing Regular and comprehensive interviewer training In-person supervision of interviews Random in-person back-checks where a supervis...
...se a mobile device say it enhances the quality of their life. [1] The State of Telecommunications and Internet in Afghanistan: Six Years Later (2006-2012). USAID Report. Online: http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1871/The%20State%20of%20Telecoms%20and%20Internet%20%20in%20Afghanistan%20(2006-2012)%20Low-Res.pdf....
...llenges. Lack of geographic information such as house numbers meant that a best-practice, culturally sensitive approach for tracking and locating respondents had to be followed over the duration of the study: this included collecting information about multiple friends and family members, ongoing contacts between interviews, and use of non-traditional contact sources, such as village elders and religious leaders. Some patients were issued cell phon...
...sults and data are free and publicly available on The Asia Foundation’s website. In addition, a conversation about the survey’s findings has been occurring on Twitter, marked with #AfghanSurvey. The past year has been a challenging one for Afghanistan, and this is reflected in this year’s findings. 2015 has seen economic decline, heightened Taliban activity, and the emergence of Da’esh (ISIS) following the withdrawal of most U.S. and NATO forces a...
...national news outlets such as Newsweek, AFP, Reuters and The Taipei Times the survey findings were featured on PBS News’ Online NewsHour....
...citing development means that urban surveys in Afghanistan can now be conducted on mobile devices as well as with pen and paper. RCS surveys can also be administered via tablet, on computers, or online. ACSOR looks forward to using this new technology in future projects when possible. For more information and key findings from the survey, please click here....
...ia outlets, including the New York Times, PBS News Hour, the BBC, and ABC News. [1] “Population, Ages 0-15, (% of Total),” World Bank Databank. Online: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS....
...vent presentation, discussion, and question & answer session can be viewed online. The Asia Foundation held a follow-up event at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss findings from the survey specifically related to the role of women in Afghan Society. As in previous years, the survey has received extensive coverage from international news media, including ABC News, Reuters, and U.S. News & World Report, as well as by Afghan me...
...tional Peace on December 6, 2018. Video of that presentation can be viewed online. As in previous years, the survey has received coverage in international news media, including Reuters, U.S. News & World Report, and Digital Journal, as well as from Afghan media such as Tolo News and Pahjwok. Conversation about the survey findings has been taking place across Twitter and other social media, marked with the hashtag #AfghanSurvey. The survey covers a...
...ng introductory remarks and the question and answer session, can be viewed online. A follow-up presentation on key findings from the survey related to women and gender at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is scheduled for December 5, 2019. Over the course of the last decade and a half, the joint efforts of ACSOR, D3, the Asia Foundation, and other implementing partners have established the survey as a vital tool for policy-makers and...