...l End of Year Survey, a global study of 64,002 people, in 65 countries between September and December 2014. ACSOR-Surveys conducted fieldwork in 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...
...eace 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 with #AfghanSurvey. The past year has been a challengin...
...gin of error of plus or minus 1.22%. The full results are available here. In addition to being covered by a wide variety of international news outlets such as Newsweek, AFP, Reuters and The Taipei Times the survey findings were featured on PBS News’ Online NewsHour....
...onal Interviewing (CAPI) Survey, in cooperation with D3 Systems, Inc. and Research Control Solutions (RCS). A team of 49 male and female local interviewers collected data on smartphones using the Research Control Solutions software. Interviews were conducted in Dari and Pashto with 470 male and female Kabulis over the age of 18. This exciting development means that urban surveys in Afghanistan can now be conducted on mobile devices as well as with...
...version for Afghan children called Baghch-e-Simsim, or Sesame Garden, has been running since November 2011. Afghanistan has a particular need for the services provided by Sesame Street due to its very young population and the fact that many children still do not have access to schools. Forty-five percent of the population is under the age of 14 according to World Bank estimates.[1] In order to provide a positive and relatable role model for young...
...say that the practice of baddal (the exchange of daughters in marriage between families) is acceptable has dropped from 37% in 2014 to 29% in 2017. Disagreement with these practices correlates with higher education. In addition, a majority (90%) believe that a daughter is entitled to part of her father’s miras, or inheritance. Meanwhile, support for women receiving education and working outside the home has risen, especially in urban areas. Fieldw...
...ecember 17, 2018 – The Asia Foundation has released findings from the thirteenth annual Survey of the Afghan People, conducted by ACSOR-Surveys, Afghanistan’s largest survey research company, founded with the assistance of D3 Systems, Inc. Events to mark the release and present key findings were held both in Kabul and in Washington, DC at the U.S. Institute of Peace on December 4, 2018. A follow-up presentation on key findings from the survey rela...
...istan, December 4, 2019 – The Asia Foundation has released findings from the 2019 installment of its annual Survey of the Afghan People, conducted by ACSOR-Surveys, Afghanistan’s largest survey research company, founded with the assistance of D3: Designs, Data, Decisions. Events to mark the release and present key findings were held both in Kabul and in Washington, DC at the U.S. Institute of Peace on December 3, 2019. Video of the full presentati...
