...new and unique projects, and lessons learned during field. ACSOR is committed to the safety of our field teams. The following field precautions are utilized: Interviewers work in provinces and districts where they have strong familiarity with the terrain, culture, and local dialects. They are trained to observe local conditions and judge any factors that could affect their safety. When fieldwork occurs in areas with ethnic strife or insurgency, in...
...e event 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...
...fe, rule of law, security, corruption, economic activity, grievances, and media usage. It also included a novel endorsement experiment used to measure support of the Taliban. The impact evaluation objectives were to: Conduct routine analysis of stabilization trends in areas of interest to USAID focusing on verifying progress toward stabilization objectives and intermediate requirements as stated in the Stabilization Unit PMP; To provide data suita...
...5% “bad”). Afghans are split as to the impact that less emphasis on material possessions would have, with 45% believing it would be bad, and 43% saying it would be good. Afghans are split on feelings of optimism and pessimism for the year ahead: 36% expect 2017 to be worse than 2016, while 35% expect it to be better and 27% expect it to be about the same. Feelings of optimism were lower in comparison to both Afghanistan’s region (West and South As...
...d municipal authority). Concerns about security and the legitimacy of elected leaders are especially relevant as the 2014 presidential election approaches. A majority of Afghans (61%) believe that elections in the country are generally free and fair, but confidence in government organizations is in decline and 77% of respondents say corruption is a major problem in the country. Security conditions will have a significant effect on turnout with 59%...
...took place from June 22 to July 8, 2013. Respondents were male and female Afghan nationals (83% rural, 17% urban – unweighted) aged 18 and over....
...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....
...5 – As part of the ongoing Afghan Futures series, ACSOR-Surveys has conducted its first Computer Assisted Personal 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 excit...
...rnational 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 cover...
...uding 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 a...