Post on 11-Jan-2016
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
The World Bank - Africa Region
Africa Household Survey Databank
Antoine Simonpietri - Pascal Heus
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Household Surveys & Population Census
Why do we need surveys?• Study and monitor poverty• Evaluate impact of policies• Plan government services• Produce country indicators
Who are the users?• Country• International Organizations• Researchers
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
The role of the Databank
• Guarantee data availability and preservation
• Develop common infrastructure
• Promote dissemination and use of the data
• Improve communication between the data producer and data consumer
• Country capacity building
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Main Issues
• Data collectionWhere do we find the data and documentation?
• Preservation and storageHow do we centralize and archive the information?
• DisseminationHow can we improve the use of the data?
• Capacity BuildingHow do we transfer knowledge to the country?
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
• List of surveysWhat? Where? Who? ASK THE COUNTRY NSO / WORLD BANK
• AvailabilityStorage condition, availability, medium? PAPER, ELECTRONIC FILES, FORMATS, LOST
• CollectingHow to find the information? MISSIONS TO COUNTRY NSO
• CompletenessIs all the information available? DATA, REPORTS, MANUALS, QUESTIONNAIRES
Data Collection Issues
WORK WITH THE COUNTRY NSO!
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Data Archive Issues
• BuildingNo standard solution exists. IMPLEMENT CUSTOMIZED APPLICATION
• Standard formatWhich file format should we use? MS-ACCESS DATABASE , PDF DOCUMENTS
• QualityHow can we improve data quality? CHECK DATA SETS (LABELS, CONSISTENCY) PROVIDE STANDARD FRAMEWORK TRAINING
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Data Dissemination Issues
• ClientsWho are the end users. COUNTRY, INTERNATIONAL ORG., RESEARCH
• Dissemination formatsWhich medium or channel should we use? CD-ROMS, WORLD WIDE WEB
• MarketingHow do we promote the existence and availability? SEARCH ENGINES, BROCHURES, MAILING LISTS
• Country policiesData are usually not public domain. ADVOCATE A MORE OPEN POLICY
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Capacity Building Issues
• Transfer the knowledgeHow do we provide the country with the capacity? TRAINING, REGIONAL WORKSHOPS
• Transfer the technologyHow de we improve the infrastructure? COUNTRY DATABANK (2001)
THIS IS THE KEY!The knowledge is in the country
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Main Issues Revisited
• Data collectionWhere do we find the data and documentation? WORK WITH THE COUNTRY NSO
• Preservation and storageHow do we centralize and archive the information? STANDARDIZED INFRASTRUTURE
• DisseminationHow can we improve the use of the data? WEB, CD-ROM, MARKETING
• Capacity BuildingHow do we transfer knowledge to the country? WORKSHOPS, COUNTRY DATABANK
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Key Differences
• EnvironmentPoor infrastructure, working conditions No international networkOutdated equipmentSocio-economic and political situation
• StatisticsData / Documentation availabilityData qualityDissemination policy
• TechnologyNo standard softwareDevelop communication channels
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
METADATA
Databank Information Structure
Surveys
DocumentationData Sets
FILES
MS
-AC
CE
SS
RA
W
SPSS, SAS, Stata, Ascii,...XML? Other?
Word, Excel, Scanned (TIF),...PDF
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Databank Management Tools
SURVEY NAVIGATOR
Background infos Methodology
SamplingData Collection
Content, Topics, VariablesData SetContacts
...
DOCUMENT NAVIGATOR
TitleAuthorsAsbtract
Publication DateSource
CategoriesScanning
...
DDI / XML Compliant Dublin Core Compliant
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Databank Dissemination Tools
WEB SITE
Overview Survey Navigator
Document NavigatorSearch Engines CD-ROM Library
NSO Contacts List…
Int. Organizations, researchersIntranet / Internet
Metadata, documentation
SDAP CD-ROMS
ArchiveEasy to Produce
InexpensiveSurvey Data
DocumentationManual in English / French
...
Country, remote usersLow or no connectivityFull Data dissemination
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Databank Status
• Surveys 316 catalogued 108 with complete data and documentation
• Documents 2,754 documents (survey, references,…) 85% available in PDF
• Web site 300 Visitors / day, 150,000+ hits / month
• CD-ROMs 62 produced, 17 duplicated in large quantities
• Capacity Building 3 Regional workshops (35 participants total) Several training session in Washington, DC
• Storage 13 Gb, 13,500 Files
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Ongoing Developments
• Country Databank- Pilot in Burkina, Senegal in 2001
• Navigator tools- Merge existing products- Data Set Navigator (software?)- CD-ROM management
- Multiple archive centers (sync,web)- Web publication tools- Runtime version for CDs- New functionalities, more XML compliant
• Web site- New Navigator interface- Country page- Web administration tools (Country + World Bank)
• Data Quality- Define Framework (Stockholm, LEG,...)
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Survey Navigator
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Document Navigator
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
Web Site
Http://www.worldbank.org/afr/povertyAFRDatabank@worldbank.org
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
The Survey Data Analysis Package
World Bank, Africa Region, Africa Household Survey Databankhttp://www.worldbank.org/afr/poverty - Email AFRDatabank@worldbank.org
The World Bank - Africa Region
Africa Household Survey Databank
Antoine Simonpietri - Pascal Heus