1. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PROGRAMME IN UGANDA: PAST EXPERIENCES AND FUTURE PLANS By James Muwonge Uganda Bureau of Statistics OCTOBER, 2009

2. OUTLINE  Background  Household surveys conducted since 1988  Sample Design and Survey organisation  The future plan- The long term household survey programme

3. Background  Increased demand for data at both local and international level (for PEAP, MDGs, PMA monitoring, NDP,etc)  Less attention was put on micro level data in the past and emphasis was mainly on financial and economic statistics collected mainly through administrative sources.  The Demand for data has however evolved over time and now demands for information that is necessary to determine the effects of government policies on peoples welfare

4. Background Cont’d  It is important to provide household level data to further strengthen the systems of data production to sustain the flow of information  Household surveys also become more relevant when information generated addresses the requirements of national development frameworks

5. Household Surveys Conducted by UBOS  The household survey programme dates back to 1988 -the rich database with annual information (with breaks in 1991 and 1998).  The surveys have had varying objectives and scope in order to mainly address the data gaps  Both consumption expenditure surveys and Demographic surveys have contributed to the body of knowledge in Uganda

7. Household Surveys Conducted by UBOS Cont’d  Clearly, UBOS has evolved into an organisation capable of conducting nation-wide household surveys  It has also succeeded in conducting them on a regular basis – rarely found in other countries  These household surveys can be categorised into two : Consumption surveys and Demographic and Health surveys

8. Consumption / Expenditure surveys conducted since 1988 Survey RoundDatesHouseholds covered 1. Household budget survey (HBS- for CPI weights)Apr. 1989 – Mar. 19904,595 2. Integrated household survey (IHS- Baseline multi-subject)Mar 1992 – Mar. 19939,925 3. Monitoring survey 1 (MS I-)Aug. 1993 – Feb 19944,925 4. Monitoring survey 2 (MS-2 diagnostic Agric module)Jul. 1994 – Jan 19954,925 5. Monitoring survey 3 (MS-3 Agric Module)Sep. 1995 – Jun. 19965,515 6. Monitoring survey 4 (MS-4 Pilot labour force module)Mar. 1997 – Nov. 19976,654 7. Uganda National Household survey 1 (UNHS-1)Aug. 1999 – Jul. 200010,696 8. Uganda National Household survey 2 (UNHS-2)May 2002 – Apr. 20039,711 9. Uganda National Household survey 3 (UNHS III) 10. Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS IV) May 2005 – Apr. 2006 May 2009 -ongoing 7,500 7500

9. Demographic and other household surveys conducted since 1988 Survey RoundDatesHouseholds covered 1. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 19887000 2Uganda Demographic and Health Survey19959,000 3. Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys2000-20019000 4. National Service Delivery Survey200418000 5. National Service delivery survey200810200

10. Sample design  Two Stage sample design for all the surveys with the exception in a few cases  First stage Unit (FSUs) -Enumeration Areas selected with PPS  Households are selected using SRS/systematic as Ultimate sampling units (second stage)

11. Sampling Frame  The Population and Housing censuses of 1991 and 2002 provided the frame for household surveys  In some of the surveys, each district was treated as a stratum. In others, the stratification is based on the stratification variable of interest (rural-urban, region etc)  Depending on the objective of the survey, further sub stratification is sometimes introduced at listing stage to ensure adequate representation (agriculture, informal sector and employment)

12. Survey Organisation  Involves planning (stakeholder consultations), questionnaire development, Pretest/pilot the survey instruments, training (both field and data entry staff), quality checks both in the field and during data entry, data analysis and dissemination

13. Survey organisation Cont’d  Data collection uses a mobile team approach to manage fieldwork  The team composition consists of a supervisor, 3-4 interviewers and a driver  Fieldwork spread over a 12 months period to account for seasonality

14. Data processing  All data is processed centrally at UBOS  The IT Directorate is responsible for processing, and management of the data  Data usually captured by a team of Data Entry Operators (DEO) for a period of up to one year  The DEO are recruited on temporary terms

15. Dissemination Channels  Information disseminated through workshops, UBOS Website, Press releases/briefs, on CD ROMs  The UBOS resource centre

16. The proposed 10 year survey programme  Will ensure continued production of information.  The periodicity of the survey programme based on pace of the decision making process (PEAP revision, NDP, etc)  The dynamism of the indicators also dictates the frequency of household surveys

17. The ten year plan Cont’d  The long term census and survey programme details out all planned field undertakings  The demand for data dis- aggregated to lower levels continues to pose a real challenges to the data production process and alternative sources of data provide some solutions (Community Information System,).

18. Ten year plan Cont’d  Censuses are also included in the plan to because of their importance (directly or indirectly- )  Panel surveys have been initiated to provide annual outcome indicators

19. Current and future plan  Data entry moved to the field  Computerised data collection to be adopted soon  Paper questionnaires to be limited to a few surveys

20. Conclusion  Continued production of household level information is vital for monitoring development programmes.  Best practices in data management should also be used to ensure safety of data