Designing and Implementing Multi-topic Household Surveys

This virtual course provides the best practices and latest standards in the implementation of multi-topic household surveys. To better respond to the changing data landscape and the shifting needs and priorities of the development community, the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) program has, over the last four decades, evolved in its contribution to methodological innovation, and has stayed at the forefront of new data collection technologies. Drawing on decades of experience and focus on methodological innovation, the course covers each stage of the survey life cycle.

  • Duration

    25 hours

  • Video

    5 hours

  • Training typology

    e-learning

  • eBooks

    4 eBooks

What's included?

  • Videos
  • Text materials
  • Assessments
  • Certification
  • Forum discussion

Learning Objectives

  • Understanding the various aspects of designing and implementing multi-topic household surveys.
  • Gain the key principles for the design of quality household surveys, and tools available to trainees.

Who we are looking for

World Bank staff implementing household surveys and staff providing Technical Assistance to National Statistical Offices for household surveys.

Meet our core team

Gbemisola Oseni Siwatu
Program Manager for the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
Amparo Palacios-Lopez
Program Manager for the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
Akiko Sagesaka
Senior Statistician for the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

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