This course provides an introduction to household surveys for program evaluation in low-and middle-income countries. The course will equip you with skills to: 1. Explain what coverage is, why it’s important in evaluations, and how it is measured 2. Describe what household surveys can and cannot measure 3. Plan, implement, and analyze household survey, including: 4. Calculate an appropriate household survey sample size 5. Explain the resources required for a household survey 6. Identify an appropriate sampling design 7. Design a questionnaire 8. Describe challenges for coverage survey planning and implementation 9. Present and describe how the RADAR tool can be used The development of this course was supported by a grant from Government Affairs Canada (GAC) for the Real Accountability, Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) project.
What you'll learn
Explain what coverage is and its significance in evaluations
Describe the strengths and limitations of household surveys
Plan and analyze a household survey
Calculate the appropriate sample size for a survey
Identify suitable sampling designs
Design a survey questionnaire
Discuss challenges in planning and implementing coverage surveys