...incial election, and for 81% security conditions will affect their decision whether or not to go to the polls. Fieldwork for the nationally representative survey, consisting of 9,260 face-to-face interviews conducted by 962 interviewers, took place in July 2013. Respondents were men and women (86% rural, 14% urban) aged 18 and over....
...Zalmay Rasul, with others in single digits. This poll, based on 2,643 face-to-face interviews in a nationwide random sample, had similar results among likely voters, 46-35-8 percent. The runoff contest tightens because likely voters who did not support either Abdullah or Ghani in the first round favor Ghani by 57-34 percent in a two-way race. That includes a 55-31 percent advantage for Ghani among Rasul’s supporters; Rasul himself endorsed Abdull...
...ccurate data that represents the target population. ACSOR has over a decade-long track record of producing quality research in the Afghan context. Our proven, comprehensive quality control testing is predicated on 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 an...
...ve strategic decision-making. ACSOR utilizes the expertise of: Over 40 full-time employees in Kabul, including English-speaking project managers, field managers, and IT specialists More than 65 field supervisors A pool of over 1,000 male and female multi-ethnic interviewers A large cadre of data entry specialists, transcribers, and translators The nature of Afghan culture requires gender and ethnic matching of interviewer teams to respondents. To...
...lity Survey, adapted to an Afghan context. The questionnaire was among the longest and most comprehensive ACSOR has fielded, and consisted of three modules in each household. The first was a household-level survey the head of household or other knowledgeable informant to collect basic health information and disability screening indicators for each person in the household. The second asked for detailed health and lifestyle information about a rando...