KABUL, Afghanistan, June 27, 2014 – Researchers from D3 Systems, Inc., Langer Research, Georgetown University, the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) used ACSOR data in presentations at the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) in Anaheim, California. Topics included: Afghan Perspectives on Taliban Reconcilia...
...fieldwork in Afghanistan. The nationally representative survey consisted of 1,786 face-to-face interviews in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Respondents were both men (51%) and women (49%), aged 18 and over. Data was weighted to reflect population estimates. Overall, 61% of Afghans say they would vote for Hillary Clinton if they could vote in the U.S. Election, while 22% would vote for Donald Trump. Seventeen percent did not know or gave no respo...
...part of the Afghan government’s Citizen’s Charter National Priority Program, Community Development Councils (CDCs), Education Subcommittees (ESs), and School Management Shuras (SMSs), continue to function, though opportunities for improvement exist. Fieldwork for the evaluation was conducted by ACSOR-Surveys in partnership with D3 Systems, Inc. The research brief is available in English, Dari, and Pashto. More information on research findings and...
...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...
KABUL, Afghanistan, December 1, 2016 – The Assessment of Learning Outcomes and Social Effects of Community-Based Education (ALSE) Research Project at New York University, operating in partnership with USAID, CRS, and CARE International, has released its Phase One Outcomes report on the assessment of learning outcomes and social effects on community-based education in Afghanistan. Fieldwork was conducted by ACSOR-Surveys in partnership with D3 Sys...
KABUL, Afghanistan, November 14, 2012- The Asia Foundation released data from its annual national public opinion survey of Afghanistan, Afghanistan in 2012: A Survey of the Afghan People. The survey was conducted by ACSOR-Surveys. Conducted annually by ACSOR for The Asia Foundation. The survey provides insight into the Afghan public’s perceptions of reconstruction, security and governance— as well as attitudes towards government and information i...
...tems. Data collection in 129 villages in the provinces of Bamiyan, Daykundi, Ghor, Herat, Parwan, and Kapisa was conducted in the summer and fall of 2014. The report concludes that availability of schools, and not any lack of interest in education on the part of parents, is the most important factor in explaining school attendance rates in the provinces surveyed in the evaluation. The most important factor identified in determining school attendan...
...s 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....
...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 meet this need, ACSOR maintains a 50% female workforce and a mix of ethnicities across the country. The continuous recruitment and training of an indig...
...margin of error of plus or minus 2.4%. An important contribution to the discourse on conditions in Afghanistan, the results are widely covered by the international press. Results have been reported by the World Politics Review, AFP,Los Angeles Times, The Times of London, Arab Times, The Hindustan Times, The Baltimore Sun, The International Herald Tribune, The Chicago Tribune, CTV,Globe and Mail, The Christian Science Monitor and The Pakistan Times...