South Sudan - National Baseline Household Survey 2009, First round

Start	End	Cycle
2009-04-01	2009-05-16	6 - 7 weeks

Start	End	Cycle
2009		5 years

Face-to-face [f2f]
Training for the survey was carried out in March 2009 and the fieldwork in April-May 2009 over a course of 6-7 weeks. In Southern Sudan, training was carried out for a period of two weeks in four regional centres:
Yei – for teams from three Equatoria states and Jonglei
Wau – for teams from four states of Greater Bahr El Ghazal
Malakal – for teams from Upper Nile State
Bentiu – for teams from Unity State

Each state in Southern Sudan had four field teams, each consisting of 4 enumerators, one anthropometrist, one supervisor and one driver. in addition to one Field Operation Manager and a Head Quarter Cordinator.

Each Team in a State covered 11 EAs. Each team in an EAs covers 3 days, one day for Listing of Households, and 2 days for interview. deployement depends on the distance betwen EAs
Each Team did the first interview from models A to L which is refered to the first visit, and the second interview from model M to N in the Questionnaire and this was refered to the Second visit.

The Interviewers were instruct to use English, however, they can interpret the questionnaire in other local Language where neccessary. usually when a Household is absent after severals recall that Household is replaced to the nearest household to the right. Household that refuse to be interviewed also are replaced in the same manner.

During the Survey it was notice that, some EAs were demolished in Central Equatoria, and also insecurity in some EAs in Western Equatoria State and Jonglei State which force these EAs to be replace.

Pilot for the National Baseline Survey was done in December 2008 in Torit Town Eastern Equatoria State. a sample of three EAs were covered Malakia, Lofiri and Ofong

The Questionnaire was Designed in consultation with with data users to ensure that there requirements are incorporated the Survey. A Technical Working Group and User Need Group were formed to decide on Users' requirement and priorities for the Survey. These Groups includes representative from the line Ministries as well as the NGOs.

The NBHS Questionnaire contains the following models

A - Identification
B - Household Roster
C - Education
D - Work
E - Anthropometry
F - Immunization
G - Control of Interview Flow
H - Housing
I - Livelihood and Assets
J - Household Health
K -Economic Transfers
L - Credit and Shocks
M - Consumption
N - Agriculture

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation
Southern Sudan Center for Census, Statistics and Evaluation	SSCCSE	Predential Affirs

The Survey Structure was as follows,

Each state had four field teams, each consisting of 4 enumerators, one anthropometrist, one supervisor and one driver. in addition to one Field Operation Manager and a Head Quarter Cordinator.

The role of Superviors was to:

·Coordination and team management of teams in the field
·Reading EA maps
·Supervision of listing and sampling
·Allocation of households to enumerators
·Handling cases of missing households/non-response of households in the sample
·Regular coordination with State HQ
·Daily quality-check on questionnaires and all work being done by the team
·Overall responsibility for field equipment issued to team

The role of the Enumerators was:

·Scheduling of interview with household, explanation of the purpose of the survey
·Interviewing selected households as assigned by supervisor
·Listing of households on Day One in each EA
·Daily reporting and questionnaire submission to supervisor
·Responsibility for field equipment handed to them personally

During the Survey Sothern Sudan Center for Census, Statistics and Evaluation Centeral Staff were deployed to each of the Ten States as State Cordinators; the Cordinators were assigned the task of technical assistance to the field world staff.

Responsibilities

.To coordinate with State Field Operations Manager in all activities, including but not limited to, logistical, as required for the successful completion of NBHS 2009.
.To collect, and account for, with documentation, all field materials being distributed to field staff
·To receive regular updates from the field teams deployed in the State
·To clarify any technical issues arising in the field (for example in listing/questionnaire administration) with an impact on survey administration. In the event, the issue is not clear to the Coordinator; he/she must clarify the issue with HQ staff on an urgent basis.
·To communicate regularly with SSCCSE HQ Coordination team on the progress of fieldwork in the State. It is also their responsibility to flag any emerging/existing issues in survey implementation and administration.
·To be the Liaison Officer from the Headquarters in case of any field emergency requiring urgent action and possibly expenditure. Emergency expenditure above SDG xxxx must be approved by HQ Coordination staff.
·To collect, and account for personally with documentation, all questionnaires and listing forms.
·To personally take charge of the field instruments (questionnaires and listing forms) and bring them back to SSCCSE HQ for accounting and data entry
·To coordinate with responsible State SSCCSE officials on despatch of money to the States and disbursement of money to field staff and for other fieldwork activities.
·To periodically visit, as possible logistically, teams in the field to monitor progress and survey administration first-hand.
·In all the above activities, with the exception of communication with HQ, the HQ Coordinator will work in collaboration with the relevant State Officials including the State Statistical Director and the State Field Operations Manager.

The HQ Coordinators will be drawn out of the pool of current staff members at the SSCCSE Head Office in Juba. They will ideally be experienced in fieldwork, logistics and training from Census Operations as also having been trained in the questionnaire of the NBHS.