Documentation

File Name

Description and Format

The questionnaire is an essential tool for using the data.  In addition to containing the questions, it also contains codes and skip patterns.

PDF (326 Kb)

Describes the design of the survey and its coverage for potential users and provides general information about the general characteristics of the survey. 

PDF (1.4 MB)

Report on the combination of the information from the ENV 2003 with census information to have more disaggregated data on poverty in the country.  More information on the Poverty Map can be found at the Ministry of Economy and Financeweb site.

PDF (8.1 MB)

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 (119 Kb)

This questionnaire collects information on prices of food, drinks and personal items in rural and indigneous areas.

PDF (18 Kb)

This questionnaire was used to collect information on non-standard units of measure and their equivalent amounts in known units of measure.

PDF (10 Kb)

Description of the Construction of Expenditure Aggregates: This document details how the expenditure aggregate was constructed.

PDF (217 Kb)

Description of the Methodology of Poverty Measurement: This document details how to classify individuals as extreme poor, poor, or non-poor.

PDF (199 Kb)

Description of the Methodology of Poverty Measurement: This document details how to classify individuals as extreme poor, poor, or non-poor.

PDF (273 Kb)

The interviewer manual contains information on how the survey was implemented.  It provides the instructions for each question, codes for the variables, and information on common definitions.  All of the manuals provide valuable informatin on the techniques used to implement the survey.

PDF (3.2 MB)

The supervisor is the person who is responsible for directing the work of the interviewers.  This manual provides instructions on how to supervise the interviewers as well as perform the other tasks that the supervisor performs.  All of the manuals provide valuable informatin on the techniques used to implement the survey.

PDF (570 Kb)

The community questionnaire manual provides information on how the survey was implemented.  It includes the objectives of the questionnaire and basic concepts.

PDF (237 Kb)

The monitor is another level of supervision of the survey process.  The manual provides details on the tasks and workload of those who monitor the supervisors and interviewers.  All of the manuals provide valuable informatin on the techniques used to implement the survey.

PDF (95 Kb)

The coordinator is in charge of organizing the field work.  The manual provides details on the tasks and workload of the coordinator.  All of the manuals provide valuable informatin on the techniques used to implement the survey.

Cartography is the process of representing graphically the areas in which the survey is administered.  The maps tht are prepared are used to ensure the sample is distributed correctly throughout the country.  All of the manuals provide valuable informatin on the techniques used to implement the survey.

PDF (5.0 MB)

This manual details the method used to key enter the data collected in the field.  All of the manuals provide valuable informatin on the techniques used to implement the survey.

During the course of implementing the survey, clarifications were needed in some of the questions and sections.  These clarifications were provided to all interviewers.

PDF (85 Kb)

Data dictionaries of the variables in each of the files with labels and explanations.