Rwanda - Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV4), 2013-2014, VUP

Start	End	Cycle
2013-10-10	2013-11-11	1
2013-11-17	2013-12-19	2
2013-12-25	2014-01-26	3
2014-02-01	2014-03-05	4
2014-03-11	2014-04-12	5
2014-04-18	2014-05-20	6
2014-05-26	2014-06-27	7
2014-07-03	2014-08-04	8
2014-08-10	2014-09-11	9
2014-09-17	2014-10-19	10

Face-to-face [f2f]
A pilot survey was conducted throughout July 2013. A one-month enumerator training was conducted from end of August to September before enumeration.

For the 27 predominantly rural districts, the survey calendar for 12 months is divided into 10 cycles, and each cycle is divided into two sub-cycles, for a total of 20 enumeration periods of 16 days each. Each enumerator visited a group of 3 sample households every other day. A team of enumerators covers two sample EAs in each sub-cycle, or four EAs during a full cycle. In other words, each sample household in rural districts was visited 8 times over a period of 16 days. Questionnaire section 8Aiii, 8B and 8C were asked on every visit, while the other sections were spread out over the 8 visits (e.g. section 0-3 during 1st visit; section 4, 5a-5d, 8Ai, 8Aii during 2nd visit; section 5e, 6a-6c on 3rd visit; section 6d-6f on 4th visit; section 7a-7c on 5th visit; section 7d-7h on 6th visit; section 9 on 7th visit; section 10 on 8th visit)

In the case of the three predominantly urban districts in Kigali Province, the data collection in each sample EA was conducted over a period of 33 days (one cycle). The 9 households in each sample EA were divided into 3 groups of 3 households each. Each enumerator visited one group of 3 sample households each day, so each sample household was visited every three days. Five EAs are covered in each cycle. In other words, each sample household in Kigali was visited 11 times over a period of 33 days. Questionnaire section 8Aiii, 8B and 8C were asked on every visit, while the other sections were spread out over the 11 visits (e.g. section 0 and 1 on 1st visit; section 2 and 3 on 2nd visit; section 4 on 3rd visit; section 5 on 4th visit; section 6a-6c on 5th visit; section 6d-6f on 6th visit; section 7a-7c on 7th visit; section 7d-7h on 8th visit; section 9 on 9th visit; section 10 on the 10th visit).


Each enumeration is preceded by household listing.

-Quality assurance during the fieldwork

A day before the interview started, the enumerator, accompanied by a controller, did an introduction to household, explaining how often they will come in that household and delivering a letter indicating that the HH has been selected.

During the field work, after each cycle, the data processing team produced tables and reports of inconsistencies, which were checked by the field supervisor. The data entry system also contained consistency checks that alerted the data entry operators. In case of an alert, the questionnaire was sent back to the supervisor of data entry for correction.

The same questionnaire was used for cross-sectional, panel and VUP samples. Part A of the questionnaire contains modules on household and individual information. Part B is on agriculture and consumption. The questionnaire was developed in English, and translated into Kinyarwanda.

Questionnaire design took into account the requests raised by major data users and stakeholders, as well as consistency with the previous EICV questionnaires. In addition to methodological improvements, some simplifications were made:

-The major changes introduced in this survey were changes to Section 6, the Economic Activity. Further questioning was added on unemployment and underemployment in response to questions from users, and also to comply with international standards. The section was simplified to enable the analysis to be undertaken by local analysts.

-The Section on the VUP participation was expanded to provide more information, better classification of beneficiaries and to provide greater consistency within the questionnaire. The same questionnaire is to be used on the separate VUP sample which runs in parallel with the EICV4

-The health section was reduced to try to cut respondent burden, as health-related information is being collected by Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).

-The expenditure section was changed in minor ways to provide better information for national accounts (housing investment) and for CPI weights (retail outlets).

Questionnaire was tested in pilot surveys and amended in time prior to the fieldwork starting in October 2013.

The complete questionnaire is provided as external resources.

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda	NISR	Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

The fieldwork is coordinated by 2 national coordinators and 1 supervisor in each of the five zones.

For the cross-sectional study, 6 enumerators were assigned to each district in Kigali (5 to each district in other provinces), accompanied by a controller for each district.

Each team within the district met every morning before the fieldwork and the evening after data collection. 2 enumerators exchanged their completed questoinnaires to check the quality and make any necessary correction. They then handed the questionnaires to the controller assigned to each team for further checks. The controller conducted regular checks of data collection including visiting households post-interview to ensure that the enumerator has visited that household. The controller might send the enumerator back to the household if there was any issue with the completion of the questionnaire.