MICS Survey Design Workshop Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys Survey Design Workshop Data Entry Using Tablets / Laptops

Content of the Presentation Preparation Training Fieldwork Summary- Q&A

Preparation Supplies Old and/or New Devices

Preparation Specifications Windows mobile vs Windows Tablets: Full Microsoft Windows 7 or 8 (NO windows RT tablets) PDAs: Windows Mobile versions 5 and 6 (UNICODE is not supported)

Preparation Sampling Questionnaires Preparation of the Programs High Level Technical Support Flow of the data from field to central office

MICS CAPI System All applications to collect and administer data are written in CSPro Three systems: –Interviewers - data collection – Tablet/PDA –Supervisors – data monitoring and control – Tablet/PDA –Central Office - centralized data and monitor fieldwork - PC

Interviewers - data collection Start a new Household Questionnaire in a household not previously visited. Return to a Household Questionnaire that is not yet finished (i.e. is still incomplete or has only been partially saved). Review and/or modify a completed Household Questionnaire. List of all the households assigned will appear

Interviewers - data collection Transfer data for all questionnaire for this cluster from the interviewer to the supervisor Share household data for this cluster with other interviewers Receive household data from other interviewers – this option is used by the person receiving the household data before conducting an individual interview. Modify IDs/delete individuals – this option can be used to correct problems with IDs in data files, for example, when –Data was entered in the wrong cluster number –The wrong household number was used –The wrong individual’s line number was used when collecting the individual interview –The wrong interviewer code was used when entering the system Receive system updates from the supervisor Receive household assignment from the supervisor

Supervisors – data monitoring and control Activities to control the sample –Review the sample control file –Assign households for the PSU –Send household assignments to interviewers Receiving questionnaires from an interviewer List interviewer questionnaires Create file to send to central office

Training 2 weeks training (paper questionnaires) including 3 days field exercise + 1 week extra training (PDAs/Tablets) days extra field exercise High Level Technical Support

Fieldwork Team composition (no field editor) Roles and responsibilities of supervisors and measurers Starting the fieldwork at central location High Level Technical Support

Monitoring the Field Field Monitoring  Team visits  Spontaneous checks Field check tables  Feedback