...odology, participate in group work, conduct mock interviews, and watch instructional videos that visually demonstrate procedures. Trainings are frequently updated and improved to accommodate 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, cult...
...trust in healthcare workers and journalists. Respondents place the least trust in politicians, judges, and bankers. Corruption continues to be a serious problem in Afghanistan, and the judicial system in particular has been criticized for favoritism, bribery, and slow delivery of justice. This is particularly dangerous in the context of Afghan society, where disputes over issues such as land and water often escalate into blood feuds involving ent...
...ll also indicated that Abdullah’s lead was insufficient for him to avoid a runoff election – and that in a two-man contest, he and Ghani ran evenly. While ethnic and regional divisions drove candidate preferences, large majorities of Afghans reported that they could set aside tribal loyalties and accept the ultimate winner. This was confirmed in the subsequent post-election study, conducted in November 2014, after the Independent Election Commissi...
...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....
...d uncertainty about the country’s future. Although phone polling is fairly new in Afghanistan, the successful completion of the Flash Phone Survey shows that it can serve as an alternative for face-to-face work. Importantly, the field team was able to call male and female respondents in all 34 provinces. Wave 2 of the Flash Survey is nearing completion of fieldwork, and a third wave is planned for early 2021. The Foundation produced a short video...
KABUL, Afghanistan, September 25, 2015 – A report released by the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research/Gallup International Association (WIN/GIA) shows that world opinion is broadly in favor of UN sanctions against countries in response to actions such as unprovoked military attacks, genocide or systematic killing, providing financial support to terrorists, or removal of a democratically elected government. The survey found that most...
...ty, and lack of access to healthcare. The survey utilized a version of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Model Disability 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...
...KABUL, Afghanistan, December 1, 2007- ACSOR’s Zemarak Mohsini discusses the challenges and rewards of survey research in Afghanistan. The article is published in Alert!, the official magazine of the Marketing Research Association. News and Publications Mission Impossible: Sampling in Afghanistan...
...ngs include discussions of variations in women’s experiences by region and socio-economic status in Afghanistan. The full paper is below. News and Publications Living Female in Afghanistan...
...Afghanistan, July 7- The Center for Strategic and International Studies released another report on Afghanistan and Pakistan. The report draws heavily on public opinion data from Afghanistan and Pakistan collected by ACSOR for ABC News, the Environics Research Group and The Asia Foundation among others. Comparing the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the report strives to publicize the status of events in the region. The full report is available t...