Key Development Research Involvement

Over the last decade, we have been part of a team that has conducted over 4 national sample surveys, worked with a multiplicity of in-country partners, and provided survey technical assistance in Zambia.

Worked collaboratively with Afrobarometer national partners at the RuralNet Associates, (formerly) Steadman Zambia, and the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to complete the surveys.

During Round 4 (2008/2009) we centrally managed all Afrobarometer datasets and samples from across 20 countries including Zambia, and undertook direct fieldwork management and supervision, ensuring data quality, internal consistency, item and inter-item coding, and the data dictionary. We also ensured that all data was appropriately weighted to correct for oversampling, among other criteria. 

Since Round 5 (2011/2012) we have worked closely with the RuralNet Associates, and CSO, to design and draw nationally representative survey sample for Zambia. The samples are random, nationally representative, stratified, area-cluster probability sample of the adult (18 years and over) population across Region, Urban and Rural strata, with +/- 3% margin of error. The surveys were conducted in language of respondent’s choice including English, Chewa, Nyanja, Bembia, Tonga, Kaonde, and Lozi across the provinces of Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Muchinga, Northern, North Western, Southern and Western. We worked with CSO to identify the most up-to-date census data, including (adult) population projections by region, urban and rural, to appropriately allocate the sample. We directly participated in national partner assessment, interviewer training, in-fieldwork supervision and data management.

With input into quality assurance, we are honored to have directly contributed to the successful completion of over 4 national sample surveys in Namibia, including surveys in 2008, 2012, 2015 and 2017.