...The data has been put to other uses as well. ACSOR-Surveys research was cited by the Associated Press on a story about television coverage in Afghanistan, and in Canada, data was used by Canada.com in coverage of Canadian training for the Afghan National Army....
...-e-Simsim shortly after ACSOR completed its testing and presented its report. Zari has received coverage in numerous international media 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....
...ul differences among other groups in support for Abdullah or Ghani – by age, sex, education, urban/rural status or a range of measures about the country’s condition or its direction. A statistical analysis conducted for this survey confirms that ethnic backgrounds and regional divisions are by far the strongest individual predictors of vote preferences, holding other potential factors constant. Still, regardless of the strength of ethnic and regio...
...y. This year’s survey found that 56% expected prosperity in the coming year, compared with 25% who expected difficulty, and 16% who expected things to remain the same. These figures show improvement from last year’s survey, when only 35% expected prosperity and 39% expected difficulty. While a slight majority of Afghans believe that elections in their country are free and fair, there are still many who disagree. This is likely due, at least in par...
...ed slightly, ranking 122nd out of 128 countries and jurisdictions this year, compared to 123rd out of 126 countries the year prior. The WJP Rule of Law Index measures countries’ rule of law performance across eight factors: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice. Of these factors, Afghanistan scored lowest in Order...
...ghan Center for Socio-Economic and Opinion Research (ACSOR) in Kabul, Afghanistan, and D3 Systems, Inc., in Virginia, USA....
...older in-depth interviews, allowing for data triangulation between them. The final sample for the quantitative survey component consisted of 4,006 respondents sampled across seven provinces selected by UN Women, including Kabul, Paktiya, Nangarhar, Takhar, Balkh, Herat, and Kandahar. Respondents were 15 years and older, 67% were male, and 33% were female. The qualitative component included 33 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, including re...
...ale and female Afghan nationals (82% rural, 18% urban – unweighted) aged 18 and over. [1] Total of two mentions. [2] “Statistics: Afghanistan,” UNICEF, December 18, 2013, http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/afghanistan_statistics.html. [3] Total of two mentions....
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KABUL, Afghanistan, January 7, 2010- The United Nations Development Programme-Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (UNDP-LOFTA) recently released the results of the first public survey of Afghan police performance. The survey was conducted by ACSOR Surveys, based in Kabul. Titled “Police Perception Survey 2009 – The Afghan Perspective,” the objective was to gather first-hand information on a variety of police related issues. The survey result...