Timor-Leste Country Presentation Silvino Lopes and Lourenco Soares Regional Workshop on Censuses, Kuala Lumpur, 25-28 June 2018 Session 10 : Use of handheld electronic devices for data collection

Sampling frame and training process Fieldwork and data processing TLDHS2016 Outline Sampling frame and training process Fieldwork and data processing Advantages Challenges

Sampling frame and training process Sampling Frame: 2015 Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census, First Stage: 129 urban and 326 rural clusters selected, Second Stage: 26 households per cluster were selected. Training Pilot and field work ( PAPI - Paper Assisted Personal Interview, CAPI – Computer Assisted Personal Interview, Manual, role playing, practice. First activity using CAPI A system to help interviewers, supervisors and the central office to collect, supervise and monitor the fieldwork operation EA’s Maps and for GPS Locating household Four modules/sub-systems defined Preparation files – interviewers, households, clusters Interviewer data collection Supervisor tracking of data being collected Central Office, monitor fieldwork Importance of paper/content first, CAPI second Testing programs, learning the flow

Fieldwork and Data Processing Total of 20 teams 1 supervisor, 1 editor, 3 female interviewers, 1 male interviewer, and 1 driver Fieldwork conducted from 16 September to 22 December 2016 Electronic data collected on tablets through the CAPI system were received via IFSS (Internet File Streaming System) at main office in HQ NSO 2 data processing personnel conducted data editing with CSPro.

Interviewer’s System Supervisor’s System Central Office System Screen Repair/upgrades Interviewer’s System Updates, Data Sharing & Transfer to supervisor Supervisor’s System Screen Reports Supervisor Supervisor Data Transfer & Updates Central Office System Reports Central Office

Central Office System Components Menu Application Receive clusters from supervisors via internet Reports & structure checking by cluster Run secondary editing programs by cluster and modify errors Run field check tables Monitor fieldwork operation by cluster or supervisor Review interviewer notes for cluster Supervisor 1 Supervisor 2 Supervisor n

Improve data quality (skips and consistency checks) ADVANTAGES Improve data quality (skips and consistency checks) Reduce time and costs ( editing and data entry process )

Limited Internet in remote area CHALLENGES Electricity access Limited Internet in remote area Data security during data collection, transfer, and storage. External data backing .

CAPI ( Integrated all material , effective ,Use android, GPS) Plan 2020 census Training No PAPI CAPI ( Integrated all material , effective ,Use android, GPS) Field works, Support team allocated by region Monitoring, By GPS signal Transferring data, by case when done find internet connection automatically

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