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World Bank Group Country Survey 2015

Bulgaria, 2015
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Reference ID
BGR_2015_WBCS_v01_M
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/8ets-wk32
Producer(s)
Public Opinion Research Group
Collection(s)
The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program (COS)
Metadata
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Created on
May 31, 2016
Last modified
Jun 01, 2016
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Access policy
  • Depositor information
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production
  • Citation

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    BGR_2015_WBCS_v01_M
    Title
    World Bank Group Country Survey 2015
    Country/Economy
    Name Country code
    Bulgaria BGR
    Series Information
    The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program systematically measures and tracks the perceptions of the World Bank Group's clients, partners, and other stakeholders across the globe in client countries.

    The Public Opinion Research Group (PORG) surveyed 29 countries in FY2012 (July 2011-June 2012) and 41 countries in FY2013 (July 2012-June 2013). In FY2014, surveys were conducted in 42 countries and in FY2015 - in 35 countries. Nearly all of the World Bank Group's client countries are surveyed in three year cycles.
    Abstract
    The Country Opinion Survey in Bulgaria assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Bulgaria perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Bulgaria on:
    1) their views regarding the general environment in Bulgaria;
    2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Bulgaria;
    3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Bulgaria;
    4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Bulgaria.
    Unit of Analysis
    Stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Bulgaria

    Version

    Version Description
    v01, edited anonymous dataset for public distribution

    Coding schemes of output data:
    - Single-choice questions: Response options are coded according to corresponding numbers in the questionnaire.
    - Multiple-choice questions: When a response option is checked, it is coded as "1," when a response option is not checked, it is coded as "0."
    - 10-point scale questions: "1" corresponds to the lowest value, "10" corresponds to the highest value. "Don't know" is coded as "11."
    - Yes/No questions: "Yes" is coded as "1," "No" is coded as "2."
    Version Date
    2015-07-01

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the study includes:

    • General issues facing Bulgaria
    • Overall attitudes toward the World Bank Group
    • World Bank Group's effectiveness and results
    • The World Bank Group's knowledge work and activities
    • Working with the World Bank Group
    • The future role of the World Bank Group in Bulgaria
    • Communication and information sharing
    • Respondents background information

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Sofia and outside Sofia

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Public Opinion Research Group The World Bank Group
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    The World Bank Group

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    From May to June 2015, 495 stakeholders of the WBG in Bulgaria were invited to provide their opinions on the WBG's work in the country by participating in a Country Opinion Survey. Participants were drawn from the office of the President/Prime Minister, office of a Minister, office of a Parliamentarian, employees of ministries/ministerial departments/implantation agencies, Project Management Units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project or consultants working on WBG-supported projects, local governments, bilateral/multilateral agencies, private sector organizations, private foundations, the financial sector/private banks, NGOs/community-based organizations (CBOs), the media, independent government institutions, trade unions, faith-based groups, youth groups, academia/research institutes/think tanks, and the judiciary branch.

    A total of 183 stakeholders participated in the survey (37% response rate).

    Response Rate

    37%

    Weighting

    The results of 2015 Country Survey were compared to the Country Survey conducted in FY12 (response rate was 43%, N=173). The data were weighted to reach similar stakeholder compositions across the two survey years, allowing for more statistically reliable comparisons. Stakeholder groups which were not present in both fiscal years were not included in these comparisons, nor were respondents who identified themselves as "other" in the stakeholder category options. As a result, mean ratings, percentages of respondents, and the total number of respondents in both years are slightly different from those of the original data reported in the FY12 Country Survey report and the non-weighted data presented in the attached report. For the weighted stakeholder breakdown and year comparison results, please see appendix E (page 115) in the report.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    English and Bulgarian

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2015-05 2015-06
    Data Collectors
    Name
    ESTAT Agency
    Data Collection Notes

    Internet and Mail.

    Access policy

    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • the Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
    • the survey reference number
    • the source and date of download

    Example,

    Public Opinion Research Group (The World Bank Group). Bulgaria World Bank Group Country Survey (WBCS) 2015, Ref. BGR_2015_WBCS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].

    Depositor information

    Depositor
    Name Affiliation
    Dania Mendoza The World Bank Group

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Jing Guo ECRGP (The World Bank Group) jguo1@worldbankgroup.org
    Svetlana Markova ECRGP (The World Bank Group) smarkova@worldbankgroup.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    DDI_BGR_2015_WBCS_v01_M_WB
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Data Group The World Bank Group

    Study documentation
    GP External Comms. The World Bank Group

    Study documentation
    Date of Metadata Production
    2016-05-31

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    v01 (May 2016)

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