1. AFGHANISTAN A view from the ground Presentation at the Conference of International Broadcast Audience Researchers, November 2003, by Independent Media Consultant Mark Eggerman on behalf of InterMedia Survey Institute

2. KABUL

6. SURVEY FIELDWORK Issues impacting research quality No census since 1979 Poor communications infrastructure Roads, maps, access & time-frames Security & uncertainty UN / NGO “research” presence

7. POPULATION DATA How many Afghans? DistrictCSO ProjectionSatellite data - AIMS ISTILAF39,6009,725 DEH SABZ43,200416,117 PAGHMAN117,900208,779 KABUL CITY2,677,6001,434,392

8. REFUGEES & IDPs

9. SURVEY FIELDWORK Issues impacting research quality Cultural factors – women & “deference to authority ” Low educational attainment Shortage of qualified staff Lack of research agencies

10. FIELDWORK IN KABUL

11. FIELDWORK IN KABUL Available data Maps Site visits Local knowledge Data on rent Housing types Access to electricity & water

12. Chilsetoon

13. No electricity

14. Local water supply

15. KABUL HILLSIDES

19. NEW HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT

22. OLDER URBAN STRUCTURES

23. SOVIET-ERA HOUSING

26. WAR DAMAGE

30. SUBURBAN KABUL

31. Typical road

32. Typical settlement

33. Shomali farmland

35. DOWNTOWN KABUL

38. AFGHAN FAMILIES

43. SOME RECOMMENDATIONS Random sampling – throw the net as wide as possible Field control materials & procedures Small-scale surveys of specific target groups – students, shop-owners, housewives, government workers, drivers Questionnaires – keep it short & simple Use male / female interviewer pairs

44. AFGHANISTAN

45. A view from the ground