...ple size of 6,406 and a margin 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....
...bulis 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 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....
...anistan, took place from July 5 – 23, 2017. Respondents were evenly split between male and female Afghan nationals (80% rural, 20% urban – unweighted) aged 18 and over. Data was weighted to reflect population estimates. The Asia Foundation’s report on this year’s survey findings, as well as the survey data, are available for free on the foundation’s website. The Asia Foundation also produced a short video highlighting key survey findings in view o...
...lace across Twitter and other social media, marked with the hashtag #AfghanSurvey. The survey covers a wide range of topics, including security, economics, development, women’s issues, migration, and governance. The survey found that most Afghans continue to feel that the country is moving in the wrong direction, and more than a third would leave if they could, with insecurity, unemployment, and poor governance cited as the main reasons. Fear whil...
...d a similar percentage think that reconciliation with the Taliban is possible. While the overall mood in the country remains pessimistic, there was a slight uptick in optimism, with 36% of respondents now saying that the country is moving in the right direction, an increase from the 33% found last year and the highest level found since 2015. The main reasons for pessimism cited include insecurity, the economy, and weak governance, similar to what...