1. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 20061 Linking LSMS and QSDS Kinnon Scott

2. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 20062 Introduction What is an Living Standards Measurement Study Survey (LSMS) Facility surveys done as part of LSMS surveys Issues

3. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 20063 Goals of LSMS Surveys Policy-relevant data on welfare Welfare: Money-metric measure, key facets affecting welfare (multi-topic) Goals: Determinants of observed social outcomes Measuring Welfare Policy Simulations (ex ante) Evaluating programs (ex post)

4. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 20064 Characteristics Complex study: Household questionnaire Community questionnaire Price questionnaire Facility questionnaire

5. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 20065 Modules in LSMS Questionnaires Consumption Food expenditures Home production Non-food expend. Housing Durable goods Sectoral Household roster Housing Education Income Non-farm Self-Empl. Agric. Activities Labor activities Other income Savings and credit Health, fertility Migration Anthropometric

6. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 20066 Community Questionnaire p Purpose: Basic characteristics of “community” Services available Social Capital p Content Economic conditions Public and private services:distance, quality Other relevant: Migration, transport

7. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 20067 Price Questionnaire p Purpose Allow Cost of Living Adjustments to be made Collect price data p Content Prices of Main Food and Non-Food Items Three sources of prices

8. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 20068 Facility Questionnaire p Purpose Determine services provided Assess quality of services Assess resources available p Content Inventories (equipment, materials, staff) Administrative data on services provided Fees, schedules Key issues/problems

9. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 20069 Other Distinctive Features Quality Control

10. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200610 What is an LSMS Survey? Quality control  Small Sample- non-sampling error  Pre-coding, closed ended  Training: in-depth  Supervision: formal  Concurrent Data Entry (CAPI in future?)  Direct informants  Feedback loop (users-producers-users)

11. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200611 What is an LSMS Survey? Quality control Institutional Arrangements

12. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200612 What is an LSMS Survey? Quality control Institutional Arrangements  LSMS surveys are demand driven  NSO/Ministries as partners (Users’ Groups)  Designed to meet specific country’s needs at specific time  Capacity Building  In data collection  In data analysis

13. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200613 Facility Questionnaires In Practice Education Jamaica 1990 Morocco 1991 Nicaragua 1998 Vietnam 1998

14. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200614 Facility Questionnaires In Practice Health Cote d’Ivoire 1987 Jamaica 1990 Morocco 1991 Guyana 1992 Nicaragua 1998 Vietnam 1998

15. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200615 Health Facility Questionnaires Content Characteristics of Facility Services provided (specific focus) Personnel Beds, availability, fees, use Equipment: stock and condition Stock of immunizations Pharmacy Fees

16. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200616 Health Facility Questionnaires Purpose: Specific analyses: Cote d’Ivoire

17. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200617 Simulated Impact of Raising Hospital Fees in Côte d ’ Ivoire Percentage of ill children seeking care in clinics and hospitals Dor and Van der Gaag, 1987

18. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200618 Health Facility Questionnaires Purpose: Specific analyses: Cote d’Ivoire Monitoring: Jamaica

19. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200619 Jamaica Social Well-Being Program: Monitoring system: Four types of facilities To provide a base line for priorities To provide feed back on effectiveness

20. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200620 Health Facility Questionnaires Purpose: Specific analyses: Cote d’Ivoire Monitoring: Jamaica Impact Evaluation: Nicaragua

21. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200621 Nicaragua FISE Health, Education, Sanitation and Water Tools: Existing LSMS, over-sampled in program areas Evaluation of: Targeting by consumption based measure of poverty Impact on Access to Services Outcome: incidence of diarrhea, attendance

22. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200622 Issues Analytic advantages of being able to link facility data with hhld data Sampling W/in the LSMS -Logic of community and facility surveys (not carved in stone) Nationally representative or not Full range of facilities vs. what is being used Link to existing/planned surveys Names of facilities GPS information

23. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200623 Issues, continued Administrative data- staff, beneficiaries, quality indicators Time-Distance Divide Use Household Surveys indirectly- poverty maps

24. DECRG, World Bank, April 28, 200624 Further Information LSMS Web Site: http:/www.worldbank.org/lsms Scott, Kinnon, Diane Steele, Tilahun Temesgen (2005). “Living Standard Measurement Study Surveys” in Household Sample Surveys in Developing and Transition Countries, Statistics Division, United Nations, New York. Grosh, Margaret and Paul Glewwe (2000). Designing Household Survey Questionnaires for Developing Countries: Lessons from 15 years of the Living Standards Measurement Study. World Bank, Washington, D.C. Grosh, Margaret and Juan Munoz (1996), “A Manual for Planning and Implementing the Living Standards Measurement Study Surveys” LSMS Working Paper, No. 126.