Mon State Rural Household Survey, May-June 2015

The Mon State Rural Household Survey (MSRHS) was implemented in Mon State in southeastern Myanmar in April-May 2015. The survey aimed to collect information on the characteristics of livelihoods in rural Mon as a basis for informing state level development policy. The household survey covered a sample of 1,627 households in all 10 townships (sub-districts) in Mon, representing the entire rural population of the state (1.2 million people). A community questionnaire was implemented in all 143 communities where the household survey was implemented. The household survey included modules designed to capture data on livelihood activities identified as being of particular importance in Mon: rice farming, smallholder rubber, and small-scale marine fishing. The community survey focused principally on village-wide infrastructure and the availability of services, with additional sections on the environment and natural disasters, conflict, land, and prices.