Welfare Monitoring Survey 2006 - Malawi

Abstract
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The objective of the WMS is to provide rapid information on selected core indicators in the population that would enable monitoring changes on a yearly basis. More specifically, the objectives of the WMS are to provide:
- Indicators for monitoring the living conditions of people in the country
- Indicators for monitoring the attainment of the goals of the Malawian Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) and other development programmes like the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
- A regular database for socio-economic research

WMS 2007 is different from other WMS in that the sample size is representative at district level, whereas in the other two WMS the results were representative at national and regional levels only. This is due to the fact that this WMS utilized the resources that were in National Statistics Office at the time of the survey. NSO was conducting the National Census of Agriculture and Livestock at this time and its enumerators were then trained to administer the WMS questionnaire.

Geographic coverage
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National, regional and district level.

Analysis unit
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- Household
- Individuals

Kind of data
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Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure
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The sample for WMS was drawn with the intention for the results to be representative at district level. WMS sample comprised two samples: the NACAL sample from all districts and an extra district sample to cover non-agricultural or landless households. The reason for this is that the NACAL sample was taken from the population of households with land engaged in agriculture. Hence, non-agricultural households had a zero chance of selection. Thus the extra sample was drawn from this population.

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument
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The questionnaire was to a large extent similar to the WMS 2005 and WMS 2006 questionnaires, to ascertain that important information on demography, health, education, employment, poverty and child health and nutritional status is comparable between the two surveys. As in the previous WMS’s, electronic scales were used for weighing under five children, while measuring boards were used to get their heights. This anthropometrical information was used to assess the nutritional status of the children in Malawian.

Cleaning operations
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Data processing for the WMS involved:
- Scanning and editing of questionnaires, using Eyes and Hands software
- Consistency checks and data cleaning in SPSS
- Designing tabulation programs in SPSS
- Final table editing in Microsoft Excel

Response rate
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The 2007 WMS results show that out of the about 32,500 households sampled, 29,465 were successfully enumerated, giving an overall response rate of 92%.

摘要
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WMS（仓库管理系统）旨在提供关于选定核心指标的人口快速信息，以便每年进行变化监测。具体而言，WMS的目标包括：
- 监测国民生活条件的指标
- 监测马拉维增长与发展战略（MGDS）及其他发展项目（如千年发展目标MDGs）达成目标的指标
- 为社会经济研究提供常规数据库

WMS 2007与其它WMS不同之处在于，其样本量在区级层面具有代表性，而其它两个WMS的结果仅在国家和区域层面具有代表性。这是由于本次WMS利用了调查时国家统计局的资源。当时国家统计局正在进行全国农业和畜牧业普查，其普查员接受了WMS问卷的培训。

地理覆盖范围
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全国、区域及区级。

分析单元
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- 家庭
- 个人

数据类型
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[cen]人口普查/列举数据

抽样程序
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WMS的样本旨在确保区级层面的代表性。WMS样本包括两个样本：来自所有区县的NACAL样本，以及额外的区县样本以覆盖非农业或无地家庭。这是因为NACAL样本是从从事农业的拥有土地的家庭人口中抽取的。因此，非农业家庭没有选择的可能。因此，额外的样本从这个群体中抽取。

数据收集方式
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面对面[f2f]

研究工具
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问卷在很大程度上与WMS 2005和WMS 2006问卷相似，以确保两个调查在人口统计、健康、教育、就业、贫困以及儿童健康和营养状况等重要信息上的可比性。与之前WMS一样，使用电子秤称量五岁以下儿童，同时使用测量板获取他们的身高。这些人体测量信息被用来评估马拉维儿童的营养状况。

数据清理操作
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WMS的数据处理包括：
- 使用Eyes and Hands软件扫描和编辑问卷
- 在SPSS中进行一致性检查和数据清理
- 在SPSS中设计汇总程序
- 在Microsoft Excel中进行最终表格编辑

回复率
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2007年WMS结果显示，在约32,500个被抽样家庭中，有29,465个家庭成功登记，总体回复率为92%。