Poverty Monitoring Survey 1996 - Kyrgyzstan

Abstract
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The main purpose of these surveys is to provide data for the study of multiple aspects of household welfare and behaviour, analysis of poverty, and understanding the effect of government policies on households. The task of conducting these surveys and overall coordination of project activities was given to the National Statistical Committee (NATSTATCOM) of the Kyrgyz Republic with technical assistance from Research Triangle Institute (RTI) based in the United States. The first KPMS data collection was completed during the months of February and March (Spring) 1996 using the same survey questionnaires as the 1993 survey. After that NATSTATCOM decided that survey data would be collected during the Fall season and as a result the remaining KPMS were carried out during the months of October and November (Fall) of 1996, 1997 and 1998. The questionnaires used in KPMS were more or less similar. The Fall 1996 (second) KPMS added an Employment Module on the household questionnaire used earlier (Spring 1996). The 1997 (third) KPMS added questions on Family Planning to the Female Health Module. The 1998 (Fourth) KPMS used a similar questionnaire to that of the 1997, but with an extended agricultural module.

Geographic coverage
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National

Analysis unit
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Households

Kind of data
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Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure
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In order to expedite the survey process, NATSTATCOM used much of the same sample design and survey instruments as those used for the 1993 Baseline Survey. However, the Fall 1996-1998 KPMS surveys used a new sampling frame based on the Kyrgyz Household Registration System. This system was taken from the Census Posts intended for use by the first National Census of the Kyrgyz Republic. Using this system, NATSTATCOM updated the central household registration files effective January 1, 1996, and the information that was used for the sampling frame was as up to date as possible. The procedures followed in the stratification and identification of Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) were similar for all rounds of the KPMS as discussed below. Formation of Strata Initially the country was divided into seven (7) strata defined by oblasts (Oblasts are administrative divisions of the country which in turn are sub-divided in to Rayons) and by residence location (i.e. urban vs. rural) within oblasts. The rural portion of Bishkek oblast was combined with the rural portion of neighbouring Chui oblast for stratification purposes as Bishkek has practically no rural population.

Total Sample Households Selected: 2,193
Minus households found to be vacant: - 128
Minus households found to be demolished or uninhabitable: - 18
Minus households found to be used for commercial purposes: - 4
Minus households found to be ineligible for other reasons: - 8
Total Sample Households Eligible for Interview: 2,035
Minus households that refused to be interviewed (2.7%): - 56
Minus households that were unable to be contacted (1.0%): - 20
Minus households that did not respond for other reasons (0.4%): - 8
Total Households That Completed an Interview (95.9%): 1,951

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

Response rate
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95 percent

Data appraisal
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There are no significant data quality problems, but the following deserve mentioning:

1) In discussions with NATSTATCOM staff, it was learned that the household registration that was used in the sampling process may not actually cover all resident persons. As more migration occurs, some residents may either be homeless or occupy housing units not included in the household registration system. It was pointed out that trends in household registration coverage need to be monitored in the future. If this becomes a serious problem, a move toward strict area probability sampling might be the only alternative that would provide near complete household population coverage.
2) A review of the sample selection process was conducted after the survey by a senior statistician on site in Bishkek. According to the review, field sampling steps were completed according to plan, but problems were encountered in four clusters with classifying households into the four types:

a. Type 1 - Private house resident households listed by BTIs
b. Type 2 - Public house residents listed with other organizations with dormitories only
c. Type 3 - Public and private households listed by JSKs
d. Type 4 - Public and private households listed by all other organizations.

As a result, too many households were selected and interviewed in these clusters. To ensure appropriate level of representation in the sample from these clusters, only a subsample of the interviews from these clusters were retained for the final data file.

本研究调查的主要目的是为研究家庭福利与行为的多个方面、贫困分析和理解政府政策对家庭的影响提供数据。该调查的执行及项目活动的整体协调工作由吉尔吉斯斯坦国家统计局（NATSTATCOM）承担，并得到了位于美国的三角研究研究所（RTI）的技术支持。首次KPMS数据收集于1996年2月和3月（春季）完成，使用的调查问卷与1993年的调查问卷相同。此后，NATSTATCOM决定在秋季收集调查数据，因此，剩余的KPMS在1996年、1997年和1998年的10月和11月（秋季）进行。KPMS中使用的问卷大致相似。1996年秋季（第二次）KPMS在先前使用的家庭问卷中增加了一个就业模块。1997年（第三次）KPMS在女性健康模块中增加了关于家庭计划的问题。1998年（第四次）KPMS使用了与1997年类似的问卷，但增加了扩展的农业模块。

地理覆盖范围：全国

分析单元：家庭

数据类型：样本调查数据 [ssd]

抽样程序：为了加速调查过程，NATSTATCOM使用了与1993年基线调查相同的样本设计和调查工具的大部分。然而，1996年至1998年秋季KPMS调查使用了基于吉尔吉斯斯坦家庭登记系统的新抽样框架。该系统来自旨在用于吉尔吉斯斯坦第一次全国人口普查的普查站。使用该系统，NATSTATCOM于1996年1月1日更新了中央家庭登记档案，用于抽样框架的信息尽可能是最新的。以下讨论的分层和识别一级抽样单位（PSU）的程序对所有KPMS的各轮次都是相似的。分层形成：最初，国家被划分为七个（7）个层，由州（Oblasts，国家行政区域，进而被划分为区Rayons）和州内的居住地点（即城市与乡村）定义。为了分层目的，比什凯克州的乡村部分与邻近的楚伊州的乡村部分合并，因为比什凯克实际上没有农村人口。

总样本家庭选择数：2,193户

减去发现的空置家庭：- 128户

减去被拆除或无法居住的家庭：- 18户

减去用于商业目的的家庭：- 4户

减去因其他原因不符合条件的家庭：- 8户

总样本家庭符合访谈条件：2,035户

减去拒绝接受访谈的家庭（2.7%）：- 56户

减去无法联系的家庭（1.0%）：- 20户

减去因其他原因未响应的家庭（0.4%）：- 8户

完成访谈的家庭总数（95.9%）：1,951户

数据收集方式：面对面 [f2f]

响应率：95 percent

数据评估：没有重大的数据质量问题，但以下几点值得关注：
1）在与NATSTATCOM工作人员的讨论中得知，用于抽样过程中的家庭登记可能实际上并未覆盖所有居民。随着更多迁移的发生，一些居民可能无家可归或居住在家庭登记系统不包括的住宅单元中。指出需要在未来监测家庭登记覆盖率趋势。如果这成为一个严重问题，则可能需要转向严格的区域概率抽样，这是唯一能够提供几乎完整的家庭人口覆盖率的替代方案。
2）在比什凯克现场的一位高级统计师对样本选择过程进行了审查。根据审查，根据计划完成了现场抽样步骤，但在四个聚类中遇到了将家庭分类为四种类型的问题：
a. 第1类 - 由BTIs列出的私人住宅居民家庭
b. 第2类 - 仅与有宿舍的其他组织列出的公共住宅居民
c. 第3类 - 由JSKs列出的公共和私人家庭
d. 第4类 - 由所有其他组织列出的公共和私人家庭。
结果，这些聚类中选定了过多的家庭并进行访谈。为了确保这些聚类在样本中的适当代表性，只保留了这些聚类访谈的子样本作为最终数据文件。