...alitative elements. For the quantitative survey, ACSOR conducted 1,525 face-to-face interviews with respondents in the districts of Spin Boldak, (n=820) and Muhmand Dara (n=705). The sample consisted of 783 men and 742 women. The slight male skew is due to the use of intercept interviews to reach respondents in the northeastern portion of Spin Boldak, where many villages are inaccessible. To supplement and illustrate the results of the quantitativ...
...n Afghanistan. The nationally representative survey consisted of 2,100 face-to-face interviews in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Respondents were both men (51%) and women (49%), aged 18 and over. The Survey has received much media coverage from outlets such as BBC and Radio Australia. A summary of results from the global study can be found on the WIN/GIA website. Tables for the full results from Afghanistan can be viewed here. Despite the challe...
...random sample of 1,534 Afghan adults in all of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. Field work was conducted by 168 interviewers in 34 supervised teams. The margin of sampling error is /- 3%. The net response rate was 86%. An analytical report and full methodology statement is available at the ABC Polling Unit ....
...ented the findings at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. on November 19th. The results of the survey have been the subject of news articles and editorials in The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, and many other news outlets. Full results 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 w...
...nctions was weakest in cases where a country removed a democratically elected government (53% “support” or “strongly support”). ACSOR-Surveys conducted fieldwork in Afghanistan as part of its annual End of Year Survey in late 2014: the The nationally representative survey consisted of 2,100 face-to-face interviews in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Respondents were both men (51%) and women (49%), aged 18 and over. Data is weighted to reflect popu...
..., 2008 with a sample size of 6,593 and a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4%. An important contribution to the discourse on conditions in Afghanistan, the results are widely covered by the international press. Results have been reported by the World Politics Review, AFP,Los Angeles Times, The Times of London, Arab Times, The Hindustan Times, The Baltimore Sun, The International Herald Tribune, The Chicago Tribune, CTV,Globe and Mail, The Christi...
.... ACSOR trainings are tailored to the unique specifications of each project. Interviewers review the questionnaire and sampling methodology, participate in group work, conduct mock interviews, and watch instructional videos that visually demonstrate procedures. Trainings are frequently updated and improved to accommodate new and unique projects, and lessons learned during field. ACSOR is committed to the safety of our field teams. The following fi...
...n 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 supervisor revisits a respondent after interviews are completed Rando...
...l 34 provinces of the country between July 9th and July 21st, 2009. No weighting was applied. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.5%. The response rate was 85%....
...would not be allowed to attend school. Click here to view the presentation. Pre-Election Polling in Afghanistan: Although ethnic and regional divisions figured heavily in the first round of voting in Afghanistan’s presidential election, most Afghans are willing to accept either Abdullah Abdullah or Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the eventual winner, regardless of tribal or ethnic preferences. These results come from the ongoing Afghan Futures surveys,...
