National Household Survey 2005-2006
Uganda, 2005 - 2006
Identification
UGA_2005_UNHS_v01_M
National Household Survey 2005-2006
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Uganda | UGA |
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
The 2005-2006 Uganda National Household Survey is the third in a series of household surveys that started in 1988. The UNHS 2005/06 collected information on Socioeconomic characteristics at both household and community levels as well as information on agriculture.
The demand for evidence based decision making has reached unprecedented levels today more than ever before. The level of data usage has extended not only to cover basic administrative data but also to include more detailed household level information. Household surveys therefore, have become an invaluable source of information for monitoring outcome and impact indicators of national and international development frameworks.
As a key contributor to the monitoring framework, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has conducted large-scale surveys since 1989. The surveys have had a nationwide coverage with varying core modules and objectives. The 2005/06 round of household surveys was yet another in a series conducted by UBOS. The last household survey was conducted in 2002/03 with a focus on labourforce and informal sector in addition to the standard Socio-economic module. This time round, the survey carries an agriculture module in addition to the Socio-economic module. The surveys primarily collect socio-economic data required for measurement of human development and monitoring social goals with special reference to the measurement of poverty under the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The main objective of the survey was to collect high quality and timely data on demographic, social and economic characteristics of the household population for national and international development frameworks.
Specifically, the objectives were to:
- Provide information on the selected economic characteristics of the population including their economic activity status among others.
- Design and conduct a country-wide agricultural survey through the household approach and to prepare and provide estimates of area and production of major crops and other characteristics at national and regional levels.
- Meet special data needs of users for the Ministries of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Health, Education and Sports among others, and other collaborating Institutions like Economic Policy Research Centre, together with donors and the NGO community so as to monitor the progress of their activities and interventions.
- Generate and build social and economic indicators and monitor the progress made towards social and economic development goals of the country; and
- Consolidate efforts being made in building a permanent national household survey capability at UBOS.
Sample survey data [ssd]
- Households
- Individuals
- Communities
Scope
The 2005-2006 Uganda National Household Survey included the following topics:
- Household Identification Particulars
- Staff Details and Survey Time
- Household Roster
- General Information on Household Members
- Education (all persons 5 years and above)
- Health
- Malaria, Fever and Disability Module
- Activities of Household Members
- Wage Employment
- Non-Agricultural Household Enterprises/Activities
- Transfer and Other Incomes to the Household
- Housing Conditions
- Household and Enterprise Assets
- Outstanding Loans in the Last 12 Months
o Borrowing Capacity
o Demand for Credit
o Loan Details - Household Consumption Expenditure
o Food, Beverage, and Tobacco (during the last 7 days)
o Non-Durable Goods and Frequently Purchased Services (during the last 30 days)
o Semi-Durable Goods and Durable Goods and Service (during the last 365 days)
o Non-consumption Expenditure - Welfare Indicators
- Major Shocks Experienced by the Household during the Past 5 Years
- Non-agricultural Land by All Households and Agricultural Land by Non-agriculturalists (Ownership rights)
- Link with the Agriculture Questionnaire
AGRICULATURE (Commercial Farming only)
- Identification Particulars
- Current Land Holdings
o Land Owned by the Household: WITH OWNERSHIP RIGHTS
o Land that The Household Has Access Through Use Rights - Investments on Land
- Crop Plot Areas (in Acres): Second Crop Season 2004 (July – December 2004)
- Household Member Labor Inputs by Plot: Second Crop Season 2004 (July – December 2004)
- Hired Labor and Non-Labor Inputs by Plot: Second Crop Season 2004 (July – December 2004)
- Disposition of Crops: Second Crop Season 2004 (July – December 2004)
- Crop Plot Areas (in Acres): First Crop Season 2005 (January – June 2005)
- Household Member Labor Inputs by Plot: First Crop Season 2005 (January – June 2005)
- Hired Labor and Non-Labor Inputs by Plot: First Crop Season 2005 (January – June 2005)
- Disposition of Crops: First Crop Season 2005 (January – June 2005)
- Land Characteristics and Rights
- Land Title, Certificate and Disputes
- Livestock Ownership
o Cattle and Pack Animals
o Small Animals
o Poultry and Others - Livestock Expenditure and Income
- Agricultural Technology and Extension Services
o Access to Extension Services
o Access to and Demand for Agricultural Technology
o Quiz to Test Farmers’ Knowledge about Agricultural Technology
o Knowledge Test on Improved Varieties
COMMUNITY SURVEY
- Identification Particulars
- Staff Details and Survey Time
- Community Access to Facilities
- Education Facilities
- Health Facilities
- Transport and Other Infrastructure
- Community Services and Other Amenities
- Economic Infrastructure - Agriculture
- Market (general information)
- General Consumer Markets
- Agricultural Input Markets
- Agricultural Producer Markets
- Educational - Infrastructure
- Health Infrastructure
- Agricultural Technology Services
MARKET/PRICE
- Identification Particulars
- Staff Details and Survey Time
- Price of Consumer Goods and Local Measurment Units
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| ECONOMICS [1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS [2] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
National
The survey covered a sample of household members in each district.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy Research Centre | Makerere University | Research and Analysis |
| Population Secretrariat | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | Design of Instruments |
| World Bank | Design of Instruments |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Financial support |
| Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development, Second Economic Financial Management Project | Financial support |
| World Bank | Financial support |
Sampling
Survey Design
A two stage sampling design was used to draw the sample. At the first stage, Enumeration Areas (EAs) were drawn with Probability Proportional to Size (PPS), and at the second stage, households which are the Ultimate Sampling Units, were drawn using Simple Random Sampling (SRS).
The sample of EAs for the UNHS 2005/06 was selected using the Uganda Population and Housing Census Frame for 2002. Initially, a total of 600 Enumeration Areas (EAs) was selected. These EAs were allocated to each region on the basis of the population size of the region. However, in the Northern region, the number of EAs drawn was doubled. The extra EAs were to be held in reserve to allow for EA attrition due to insecurity.
After this sample was drawn, it was realized that the sample size in 10 districts needed to be increased to about 30 EAs in each district to have an adequate sample size for separate analysis. These extra EAs were selected using an inter-penetrating sampling method which led to drawing an extra 153 EAs. Moreover, because a considerable proportion of the population in the North was in Internally Displaced People (IDPs) camps, this was treated as a separate selection stratum and an additional sample of 30 EAs was drawn from the IDPs. Thus, a total of 783 EAs representing both the general household population and displaced population was selected for the UNHS 2005/06.
Sample Size
The size required for the sample was determined by taking into consideration several factors, the three most important being: the degree of precision (reliability) desired for the survey estimates, the cost and operational limitations, and the efficiency of the design. The UNHS 2005/06 covered a sample size of about 7,400 households.
Weights varaibles named 'mult' exist in the 'asec1b' and 'csec1' datasets. Also the 'hsec1b' dataset contains a weighting variable named 'hmult'. Please note that weights have not been applied to data. Users who need weighting are adviced to re-export the the to an appropriate Statistical package, merge the datasets then do the weighting. Details of the weighting are provided in the 'Estimation procedure and calculation of weights/multipliers document'.
Survey instrument
Five types of questionnaires were administered, namely; socio-economic survey questionnaire, agriculture questionnaire, community questionnaire, price questionnaire and crop harvest cards. The Socio-economic questionnaire collected information on household characteristics including education and literacy, the overall health status, health seeking behavior of household members, malaria, fever and disability, activity status of household members, wage employment, enterprise activities, transfers and household incomes, housing conditions assets, loans, household expenditure, welfare indicators and household shocks. The Agricultural module covered the household crop farming enterprise particulars with emphasis on land, crop area, inputs, outputs and other allied characteristics. The Community Survey questionnaire collected information about the community (LC1). The information related to community access to facilities, community services and other amenities, economic infrastructure, agriculture and markets, education and health infrastructure and agricultural technologies. The Price questioonaire was administered to provide standard equivalents of non standard units through weighing items sold in markets. It was used to collect the different local prices and the non standard units which in many cases are used in selling various items. A crop card was administered to all sampled households with an agricultural activity. Respondents were requested to record all harvests from own produce.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-01 | 2005-10-01 | 1st Visit |
| 2005-11-01 | 2006-04-03 | 2nd Visit |
| Start date | End date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-06 | 2004-12 | Agriculture second season |
| 2005-01 | 2005-06 | Agriculture first season |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
A centralized approach to data collection was used and comprised of 15 field teams. Each team consisted of one Supervisor, one Editor, 4 Enumerators and one Driver. Fieldwork was undertaken with the use of mobile field teams whereby work was programmed from the headquarters to all the sampled areas. There are four statistical regions, and the teams were recruited based on the languages mostly used in each region. In total, there were 15 Supervisors, 15 Editors, 60 Enumerators, 4 Regional Supervisors, 4 Senior Supervisors and 15 Drivers.
Number of Household visits
Two visits were made to each household in order to capture seasonality patterns in both agriculture and household consumption modules. In total, 10 households were targeted per EA with two visits per household. The visits were as follows:
- The first visit (May-October 2005) The Agricultural module was administered to all households that were engaged in agricultural activities to collect information for the first crop season. In addition, the Socio-economic module was administered to five out of the ten selected households in each Enumeration Area (EA).
- Second visit (November 2005-April 2006) The agricultural module was administered to all households that were engaged in agriculture to collect information for the second crop season. The Socioeconomic module was then administered to the remaining five out of the ten selected households in each EA.
Data processing
Double entry was done to take care of data entry errors. Interactive data cleaning and secondary editing was done. All these processes were done using CSPro ( Census Survey Processing Data Entry application).
To ensure good quality of data, a system of double entry was used. A manual system of editing questionnaires was set-up in June 2005 and two office editors were recruited to further assess the consistency of the data collected. A computer program (hot-deck scrutiny) for verification and validation was developed and operated during data processing.
Range and consistency checks were included in the data-entry program that was developed in CSPro. More intensive and thorough checks were carried out using MS-ACCESS by the processing team.
Data appraisal
The estimates were derived from a scientifically selected sample and analysis of survey data was undertaken at national, regional and rural-urban levels. Sampling Errors (SE) and Coefficients of Variations (CVs) of some of the variables have been presented in Appendices of the Socio-Economic Report and Agricultural Module Reports to show the precision levels.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | http://www.ubos.org | ubos@ubos.org |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Confidentiality of respondents is guaranteed by Article 19 of The Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998. Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor. |
The meta data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of the Uganda Bueau of Statistics.
"Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Uganda National Household Survey 2005/2006, Version 1.0 of the public use dataset (August 2008), provided by the National Data Archive. www.ubos.org"
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the meta data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the meta data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | ubos@ubos.org | http://www.ubos.org |
Metadata production
DDI_UGA_2005_UNHS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | Documentation of the survey |
2009-11
Metadata version
Version 01 (June 2012): Adopted from "DDI-UGA-UBOS-UNHS-2005-v1.0" DDI that was done by metadata producers mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.