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In order to use the data from the 2005 Albania LSMS survey, it is necessary to download supporting documentation, which includes a basic information document, questionnaires, and documents on the methodology used to implement the survey. The materials are available in PDF format only. Return to the page on Document Formats for a description of this format.
DECRG has posted below all materials regarding the 2005 Albania LSMS
survey that we have, and we expect that this will be more than sufficient to
use the data.
| Documentation for the 2005 Albania LSMS Survey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| File Name | Description and Format | ||
| Basic Information | Basic Information: Describes the design of the survey and its coverage for potential users and provides general information about the general characteristics of the survey. | ||
| PDF (300 Kbytes) English only | |||
| Household Questionnaire | Household Questionnaire: This questionnaire is an essential tool for using the household and individual level data. It contains all of the questions included in the data and the codes for the responses and skip patterns where applicable. | ||
| PDF (468 Kbytes) Albanian | PDF (576 Kbytes) English main questionnaire | ||
| Agriculture Module | Agriculture Module: This questionnaire was used to collect information on household plots, annual crops, tree crops, livestock, agricultural byproducts, agricultural machinery and equipment, extension services, agricultural expenditures, capital investments and the rural pension system. | ||
| PDF (144 Kbytes) Albanian | PDF (131 Kbytes) English | ||
| Food Diary Questionnaire | Food Diary Questionnaire: This questionnaire was used for the recording of daily household consumption. | ||
| PDF (40 Kbytes) Albanian | PDF (189 Kbytes) English | ||
| Price Questionnaire | Price Questionnaire: This questionnaire includes price information for 96 items, including both food and non-food items. | ||
| PDF (45 Kbytes) Albanian | PDF (32 Kbytes) English | ||
| Community Questionnaire | Community Questionnaire: This questionnaire contains the information collected at the community level that can be used in conjunction with the household level data. It contains codes and skip patterns. | ||
| PDF (106 Kbytes) Albanian | PDF (116 Kbytes) English | ||
| Interviewer Instructions | Interviewer Instructions: This document contains the instructions given to the interviewers for how to conduct the survey. This document is only available in Albanian. | ||
| PDF (350 Kbytes) Albanian only | |||
| Community Questionnaire Supervisor Instructions | Community Questionnaire Instructions: This document contains the instructions given to the supervisors for how to conduct the community survey. This document is only available in Albanian. | ||
| PDF (80 Kbytes) Albanian only | |||
| Construction of the Consumption Aggregate and Estimation of the Poverty Line | Construction of the Consumption Aggregate and the Estimation of the Poverty Line: This document explains the methodology used to compute the consumption aggregate and estimating the poverty lines. It also reports the results of sensitivity analyses on some crucial hypotheses. | ||
| PDF (165 Kbytes) English only | |||
| Trends Poverty and Inequality 2002-2005 | Albania: Trends in Poverty and Inequality 2002-2005: A brief report on the changes over time in growth and poverty in Albania. | ||
| PDF (339 Kbytes) English only | |||
| Variable Label Lists | Variable Label Lists. Organized by Questionnaire, Module and Variables. | ||
| Zipped (48 Kbytes) Zipped File | |||
| Program Files | Program Files: The STATA files used to calculate the consumption aggregate. | ||
| Zipped (237 Kbytes) Zipped File | |||
Revised 05/23/07
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