| ID | 159759 |
| Title Proper | Tracing Down Real Socio-Economic Trends From Household Data With Erratic Sampling Frames |
| Other Title Information | The Case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Marivoet, Wim |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | By means of the latest seven national household surveys of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this article uncovers the very volatile sampling frame used underneath all survey designs. As a result, the reliability of much associated survey information as well as any corresponding temporal analysis are seriously jeopardized. Relying on recent vaccination, school enrolment and election data, the article proposes a post-stratification technique to retroactively control for these erratic variations in sampling frame in an attempt to identify real socio-economic trends. Although the proposed technique did not restore full comparability of survey data in all respects, it has been able to eliminate an essential part of the spuriousness as illustrated by assessing trends in asset ownership under both the biased and stabilized sampling frames. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 53, No.4; Jun 2018: p.532-552 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2018-07 53, 4 |
| Key Words | Sampling ; Assets ; Household Surveys ; Population Estimates ; The Democratic Republic Of The Congo |