Integrated Living Conditions Survey 2006 - Armenia

Abstract
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The Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS) was introduced in Armenia in 1996 and has been carried out annually since 2001 by the National Statistical Service. ILCS is conducted during the year with monthly rotation of households and settlements. The survey results serve primarily to assess the level of consumption-based poverty in Armenia.

In 2003 National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia took important steps to improve the Integrated Leaving Conditions Survey and bring the poverty measurement methodology up to date. With technical assistance from the World Bank provided through a series of consultations and hands-on training over the period September 2003 - November 2005, the following changes were made:
- the sample frame was updated using the 2001 Population Census data;
- the sample size was expanded, so as to make the ILSC representative at the regional (marz) level;
- the ILSC questionnaire was revised to account for economic and social changes since 1998-1999 and an extensive labor module was added to the survey;
- the staff involved in ILCS implementation was better trained.

The 2006 survey covered 29 urban and 112 rural areas with the sample size of 5,184 households.

Geographic coverage
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Urban and rural communities

Analysis unit
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- Households;
- Individuals.

Kind of data
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Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure
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The sampling frame was designed according to the database of addresses for the 2001 Population Census, which was developed with the World Bank technical assistance. The database of addresses of all households in Armenia was divided into 32 strata including 12 communities of Yerevan city. The households from other regions (marzes) were grouped according to two categories: towns and villages. The villages and towns formed by 10 strata.

According to that division, a random, two-step sample stratified at the marz level was developed. All marzes, as well as all urban and rural settlements were included in the sample population according to the share of households residing in those settlements as percent to the total households in the country. In the first step, using the PPS method the enumeration units (i.e., primary sample units to be surveyed during the year) were selected.

2006 sample included 29 towns out of 48 (59% of all towns in Armenia were surveyed during the year) and 112 villages out of 950 (12% of all villages). In the second step, the respondent households were selected. The number of surveyed households was 5,184 (3,672 from urban and 1,512 from rural settlements). The sample was stratified according to the share of each PSU in the total population. Since 2004, the survey data has been representative at the marz level.

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

Research instrument
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To conduct the survey the following tools were developed: a questionnaire, a diary and an interviewers' manual.

The questionnaire is completed by an interviewer who visites a surveyed household minimum five times within a month. During face-to-face interviews with the head of the household or another adult member, the interviewer collected information on the composition and housing conditions of the household, level of education and health status of household members, their employment status, land ownership, availability and utilization of cattle and agricultural equipment, money and goods flow between households, and other information. The list of sections included in the questionnaire has been modified. Sections on "Occupation and Self Employment", "Social Capital" and "Services Used" were taken out of the questionnaire in 2005, while new section on "Activities of households for own use" was added. Section on "Health (general) and Healthcare" was completely modified. Few modifications were applied to sections on "Migration" and "Transfers between households". The 2006 survey questionnaire has the following sections: (1) Household roster, (2) Migration, (3) Housing conditions, (4) Education, (5) Agriculture, (6) Transfers between households, (7) Health (general) and healthcare, (8) Savings and loans, (9) Self assessment of wellbeing, (10) Social assistance, and (11) Activities of households for own use.

The diary is completed by the household during the month. Every day the households recorded all their expenses on food, non-food products and services with detailed description of what they bought, such as the name of the product, its quantity, cost and the place of purchase. In addition, the households recorded the consumption of products, which were received and utilized from their own or other farms as well as products which were received from other households. Households recorded also what income they receive during the month. At the end of the month, the information on rarely used food products, durable goods and ritual (funeral, wedding and etc.) services was recorded as well. The records in the dairy were verified by the interviewer. The survey diary has the following sections: (1) Food products purchased during the day; (2) Food consumed at home during the day; (3) Expenditures on food consumed outside; (4) Non food products purchased and services received; (5) All other non food products and services received free of charge; (6) Household income and revenues; (7) List of real estate, durable goods and ritual services.

The Interviewers' Manual provides detailed instructions for filling out the questionnaire and the diary.

Response rate
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The average national refusal rate was 6.9%. The refusal rates, defined as the number of refusals divided by the total number of addresses used, differed significantly by marzes. The highest refusal rate was in Yerevan (14.1%), while in Tavoush and Vayots Dzor marzes no refusals were recorded. The overall refusal rate has decreased by 34% compared to 2004 and by 16% compared to 2005. Refuses were lower across all marzes, except for Aragatsotn and Ararat regions.

摘要
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阿美尼亚综合生活状况调查（ILCS）自1996年起在该国实施，自2001年起由国家统计局每年进行。ILCS在全年内进行，采用每月轮换家庭和社区的抽样方法。调查结果主要用于评估阿美尼亚的消费型贫困水平。

2003年，阿美尼亚共和国国家统计局采取了重要措施，以改进综合生活状况调查，并将贫困测量方法更新至最新水平。在2003年9月至2005年11月期间，通过世界银行提供的一系列咨询和实操培训的技术援助，实施了以下变更：
- 样本框架根据2001年人口普查数据进行了更新；
- 样本量得到了扩大，以便使ILSC在区域（marz）层面具有代表性；
- ILSC问卷得到了修订，以反映自1998-1999年以来经济和社会的变化，并在调查中增加了广泛的人力模块；
- 参与ILCS实施的工作人员得到了更好的培训。

2006年的调查覆盖了29个城镇和112个农村地区，样本量为5,184户家庭。

地理覆盖范围
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城镇和农村社区

分析单元
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- 家庭；
- 个人。

数据类型
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样本调查数据 [ssd]

抽样程序
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抽样框架是根据2001年人口普查地址数据库设计的，该数据库是在世界银行技术援助下开发的。阿美尼亚所有家庭的地址数据库被分为32个层，包括12个埃里温市的社区。来自其他地区（marzes）的家庭根据两个类别分组：城镇和村庄。村庄和城镇由10个层组成。

根据这种划分，开发了一个在marz层面的随机两步分层样本。所有marzes以及所有城镇和农村定居点都包括在样本人口中，其比例为居住在这些定居点中的家庭数量占全国家庭总数的百分比。在第一步中，使用PPS方法选择了调查的辅助单元（即当年要调查的初级样本单元）。

2006年的样本包括48个城镇中的29个（当年调查了阿美尼亚所有城镇的59%），以及950个村庄中的112个（占阿美尼亚所有村庄的12%）。在第二步中，选择了受访家庭。调查的家庭数量为5,184户（城镇1,512户，农村3,672户）。样本根据每个PSU在总人口中的比例进行分层。自2004年以来，调查数据在marz层面具有代表性。

数据收集方式
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面对面 [f2f]

研究工具
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为进行调查，开发了以下工具：问卷、日记和访谈者手册。

问卷由访谈者在一个月内至少访问受访家庭五次时填写。在面对面访谈中，访谈者从家庭户主或另一位成年成员处收集有关家庭构成和住房条件、家庭成员的教育水平和健康状况、就业状况、土地所有权、牲畜和农业设备的使用情况、家庭之间的资金和商品流动以及其他信息。

问卷的章节列表已进行了修改。关于“职业和自营就业”、“社会资本”和“使用的服务”的章节在2005年被删除，而关于“家庭自用活动”的新章节被添加。关于“健康（总体）”和“医疗保健”的章节被完全修改。对“迁移”和“家庭间的转移”的章节进行了少量修改。

2006年调查问卷的章节如下：（1）家庭花名册，（2）迁移，（3）住房条件，（4）教育，（5）农业，（6）家庭间转移，（7）健康（总体）和医疗保健，（8）储蓄和贷款，（9）自我评估的幸福，（10）社会援助，以及（11）家庭自用活动。

日记由家庭在一个月内填写。每天，家庭记录了所有食品、非食品产品和服务的支出，包括他们购买的内容的详细描述，如产品的名称、数量、成本和购买地点。

此外，家庭记录了从他们自己的或其他农场以及从其他家庭收到的产品的消费情况。家庭还记录了他们在一个月内收到的收入。月底，记录了不常用的食品产品、耐用商品和仪式（葬礼、婚礼等）服务的相关信息。

日记中的记录由访谈者进行核实。调查日记的章节如下：（1）当天购买的食品产品；（2）当天在家消费的食品；（3）在外消费的食品的支出；（4）购买的非食品产品和接受的服务；（5）所有其他免费获得的非食品产品和服务；（6）家庭收入和收入；（7）房地产、耐用商品和仪式服务的清单。

访谈者手册提供了填写问卷和日记的详细说明。

响应率
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全国平均拒绝率为6.9%。拒绝率，即拒绝次数除以使用地址总数，在不同marzes之间存在显著差异。最高的拒绝率在埃里温（14.1%），而塔沃斯和瓦约茨·德佐尔marzes没有记录拒绝。与2004年相比，总体拒绝率下降了34%，与2005年相比下降了16%。所有marzes的拒绝率均有所下降，除了阿拉加茨特恩和阿拉特地区。