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Socioeconomic Survey 2013-2014

Ethiopia, 2013 - 2014
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Reference ID
ETH_2013_ESS_v03_M
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/mccp-y123
Producer(s)
Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), Living Standards Measurement Study Integrated Surveys of Agriculture (LSMS-ISA)
Collection(s)
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Questionnaires
2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Household Questionnaire
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language English
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2247/download/40376
2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Household Questionnaire (in Amharic)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language Amharic
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2247/download/40377
2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Post Planting Questionnaire
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language English
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2247/download/40378
2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Post Planting Questionnaire (in Amharic)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language Amharic
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2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Post Harvest Questionnaire
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language English
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2247/download/40380
2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Post Harvest Questionnaire (in Amharic)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language Amharic
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2247/download/40381
2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Livestock Questionnaire
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language English
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2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Crop Cut Form
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language English
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2247/download/40383
2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Crop Cut Form (in Amharic)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language Amharic
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2247/download/40384
2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Community Questionnaire
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language English
Download https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2247/download/40385
2013-2014 Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, Community Questionnaire (in Amharic)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency
Country Ethiopia
Language Amharic
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Reports
Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey (ESS) 2013/2014, Survey Report
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subtitle Workshop Version
Author(s) Central Statistical Agency and Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), World Bank
Date 2015-03-25
Country Ethiopia
Language English
Table of contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 3

CHAPTER I: SURVEY OBJECTIVES, DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION ................................ 6
1.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Survey Design ....................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Instruments, Training and Fieldwork .................................................................................... 8
1.4 Data Entry and Cleaning ....................................................................................................... 9
1.5 Organization of the Survey Report ....................................................................................... 9

CHAPTER II: DEMOGRAPHY, EDUCATION & HEALTH ………………………………..11
2.1 Household Demography ..................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Education ............................................................................................................................ 15
2.3 Health .................................................................................................................................. 19

CHAPTER III: HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS AND HOUSEHOLD ASSETS ............. 28
3.1 Housing characteristics: Ownership, structure and facilities .............................................. 28
3.2 .Household assets ................................................................................................................ 31

CHAPTER IV: AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................. 34
4.1 Agricultural Households ..................................................................................................... 34
4.2 Crop Farming ...................................................................................................................... 35
4.3 Livestock ............................................................................................................................. 41

CHAPTER V: NON-FARM ENTERPRISES, OTHER INCOME, AND ASSISTANCE .......... 45
5.1. Non-Farm enterprises......................................................................................................... 45
5.2. Other incomes .................................................................................................................... 47
5.3. Assistance from government and non-governmental agencies .......................................... 49

CHAPTERVI: TIME USE AND LABOR ................................................................................... 51
6.1 The ERSS time use data ...................................................................................................... 51
6.2 Time spent on collecting water and fuel wood ................................................................... 52
6.3 Time spent on agricultural activities ................................................................................... 53
6.4 Time spent on non-farm enterprise activities ...................................................................... 54
6.5 time spent on casual, part-time and temporary work .......................................................... 55
6.6 Time spent on work for salary and wages .......................................................................... 56
6.7 time spent on apprentice and unpaid work ......................................................................... 57

CHAPTER VII: CONSUMPTION, FOOD SECURITY AND SHOCKS ................................... 59
7.1 Consumption & Expenditure .............................................................................................. 59
7.2 Food Security ...................................................................................................................... 64
7.3 Shocks & Copping Mechanisms ......................................................................................... 67
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Technical documents
Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey (ESS) Wave Two (2013/2014), Basic Information Document
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency and Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), World Bank
Date 2015-03-01
Country Ethiopia
Language English
Table of contents 1. Introduction

2. The Survey Instruments

3. Sample Design

4. Training, Data Collection, Tracking & Monitoring
4.1 Training, ESS2
4.2 Field Work Organization & Data Collection
4.3 Tracking of First Wave Households
4.4 Fieldwork Monitoring and Evaluation

5. Data Management and Description of Datasets
5.1 Data Management
5.2 Description of Public Datasets

6. Using the ESS Public Data
6.1 File Structure
6.2 Merging Datasets
6.3 Network Roster

7. Overall Problems and Challenges Faced During the Second Wave of the Survey and Recommendations for the Third Wave of the Survey
7.1 Survey Instruments
7.2 Fieldwork
7.3 Tracking
7.4 Decentralized Data Entry

Appendix 1: Geospatial Data with the ESS

Appendix 2: Updates to the ESS Data
A2.1 Revision of survey weights
A2.2 Inclusion of nonstandard unit conversion factors
A2.3 Desk Edits to Household Food Consumption Data
A2.4 Updated consumption aggregate

Appendix 3: How to Obtain Copies of the Data
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Crop Cutting Manual
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency and The World Bank
Date 2015-03-01
Country Ethiopia
Language English
Table of contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 3
1.1 Purpuse of the manual ........................................................ 3
1.2 Summary of the crop cutting procedure ............................ 4
1.3 Tools and materials needed in the field ............................ 4

2. FIELD SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR CROP CUTTING 5
2.1. Taking inventory of elligible crop-fields for crop cutting 5
2.2. Preparing the listing table by crop .................................... 7
2.3. Random selection of crop feilds for crop cutting .............. 9
2.4. Special Cases .................................................................. 10
2.4.1. Mixed or intercropped fields .................................... 10
2.4.2. Damages and replanting .......................................... 11
2.4.3. Multiple harvest ....................................................... 11

3. DEMARCATING THE 2MX2M PLOT FOR CROP-CUTTING ...... 12

4. RECORDING THE RESULTS ............................................. 16

5. WHAT TO DO AFTER THE CROP CUTTING IS COMPLETED. .... 17
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Manual Household, Agriculture, and Community Questionnaires
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency and The World Bank
Date 2013-11-01
Country Ethiopia
Language English
Table of contents CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 4

CHAPTER 2. THE SURVEY SAMPLE ...................................................................................................... 6
2.1 INCLUSION IN THE SURVEY ........................................................................................................ 6
2.2 EXCLUSION FROM THE SURVEY................................................................................................ 6
2.3 COVERAGE RULES ......................................................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER 3. COMPLETION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES ................................................................... 8
3.1 QUESTIONNAIRE TRANSLATION ............................................................................................... 8
3.2 QUESTIONNAIRE FORMATTING ................................................................................................. 8
3.3 HOW TO ADMINISTER THE QUESTIONNAIRE ....................................................................... 10
3.4 ENUMERATOR INTERACTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY .................................................. 11
3.5 ENUMERATOR INTERACTIONS WITH THE RESPONDENTS ............................................... 11
3.6 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES .......................... 12
3.7 HOW TO READ THE QUESTIONS ............................................................................................... 13
3.8 FORMAT OF THE QUESTIONS.................................................................................................... 13
3.9 QUESTIONS NOT TO BE READ ALOUD TO RESPONDENTs ................................................. 14
3.10 HOW TO RECORD RESPONSES ................................................................................................ 14
3.11 HOW TO CORRECT MISTAKES ................................................................................................ 14
3.12 THE "OTHER" CATEGORY ........................................................................................................ 15
3.13 HISTORICAL EVENTS AND AGES ........................................................................................... 15
3.14 NON-RESPONSE OR INABILITY TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE ............................................. 16
3.15 FLOWS AND SKIPS ..................................................................................................................... 16
3.16 CODING ......................................................................................................................................... 17
3.17 REFERENCE PERIODS ................................................................................................................ 18
3.18 RESPONDENTS ............................................................................................................................ 18
3.19 GENERAL NOTES ........................................................................................................................ 19

CHAPTER 4. SECTION BY SECTION DESCRIPTION of THE HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE .. 21
COVER PAGES ..................................................................................................................................... 21
SECTION 1: HOUSEHOLD ROSTER.................................................................................................. 22
SECTION 2: EDUCATION ................................................................................................................... 28
SECTION 3: HEALTH .......................................................................................................................... 30
SECTION 4: TIME USE AND LABOR ................................................................................................ 33
SECTION 5A: FOOD OVER THE LAST 7 DAYS ............................................................................. 36
SECTION 5B: FOOD ............................................................................................................................. 38
SECTION 6: NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE ......................................................................................... 39
SECTION 7: FOOD SECURITY ........................................................................................................... 39
SECTION 8: SHOCKS .......................................................................................................................... 42
SECTION 9: HOUSING ........................................................................................................................ 44
SECTION 10: ASSETS .......................................................................................................................... 49
SECTION 11A: NON-FARM ENTERPRISE- PART 1 ........................................................................ 49
SECTION 11B: NON-FARM ENTERPRISE - PART 2 ...................................................................... 51
SECTION 12: OTHER INCOME .......................................................................................................... 55
SECTION 13: ASSISTANCE ................................................................................................................ 57
SECTION 14: CREDIT .......................................................................................................................... 58
SECTION 15: CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................................ 60

CHAPTER 5. SECTION BY SECTION DESCRIPTION of THE AGRICULTURE QUESTIONNAIRE .... 61
5.1 POST-PLANTING MODULE ......................................................................................................... 61
COVER PAGES ................................................................................................................................. 61
SECTION 1: HOUSEHOLD ROSTER ............................................................................................. 63
SECTION 2: PARCEL ROSTER ...................................................................................................... 64
SECTION 3: FIELD ROSTER ......................................................................................................... 66
SECTION 4: CROP FIELD ROSTER ............................................................................................... 72
SECTION 5: SEEDS ROSTER ........................................................................................................ 74
SECTION 7: GENERAL QUESTIONS AT THE HOLDER LEVEL .............................................. 75
NETWORK ROSTER FOR POST-PLANTING ............................................................................... 78
5.2 LIVESTOCK .................................................................................................................................... 79
COVER PAGES ................................................................................................................................. 79
SECTION 1: HOUSEHOLD ROSTER ............................................................................................. 79
SECTION 8A: LIVESTOCK/BEEHIVE POPULATION ................................................................. 79
SECTION 8B: LIVESTOCK FEED .................................................................................................. 80
SECTION 8C: LIVESTOCK BYPRODUCTS AND DISPOSITION .............................................. 81
5.3 CROP CUT ....................................................................................................................................... 83
5.4 POST-HARVEST ............................................................................................................................. 83
COVER PAGES ................................................................................................................................. 83
SECTION 1: HOUSEHOLD ROSTER ............................................................................................. 83
SECTION 9: HARVEST BY FIELD ................................................................................................. 84
SECTION 10: HARVEST LABOR ................................................................................................... 85
SECTION 11: TEMPORARY CROP DISPOSITION ...................................................................... 86
SECTION 12: PERMANENT/ ROOT/ TREE CROP DISPOSITION ............................................. 87
NETWORK ROSTER - POST-HARVEST ...................................................................................... 88

CHAPTER 6. SECTION BY SECTION DESCRIPTION of THE COMMUNITY QUESTIONNAIRE . 88
SECTION 1b: AREA IDENTIFICATION AND STAFF DETAILS .................................................... 89
SECTION 1.2: DIRECT OBSERVATION BY SUPERVISOR ............................................................ 89
SECTION 2: ROSTER OF INFORMANTS .......................................................................................... 90
SECTION 3: BASIC INFORMATION.................................................................................................. 90
SECTION 4: ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES .................................................................................... 90
SECTION 5: ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................. 91
SECTION 6: AGRICULTURE .............................................................................................................. 91
SECTION 7: CHANGES ....................................................................................................................... 92
SECTION 8: COMMUNITY NEEDS & ACTIONS ............................................................................. 92
SECTION 9: PRODUCTIVE SAFETY NETS PROGRAM ................................................................. 93
SECTION 10: MARKET PRICES ......................................................................................................... 93

CHAPTER 7. FIELD DUTIES AFTER COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE ................................. 94
7.1 COMPLETION OF THE INTERVIEW .......................................................................................... 94
7.2 SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE FIELD SUPERVISOR ............................. 94

ANNEX 1. HOW TO USE THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) ......................................... 95
ANNEX 2. NETWORK ROSTER DETAILS ............................................................................................ 98
ANNEX 3: OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY CODES………………………………………………….99
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Construction of Consumption Aggregates for the Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey Wave 2: Supplemental Information
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency and Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), World Bank
Country Ethiopia
Language English
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Other Materials
Press Release
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency and The World Bank
Country Ethiopia
Language English
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Press Release (in Amharic)
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Author(s) Central Statistical Agency and The World Bank
Country Ethiopia
Language Amharic
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Calendar Converter (ESS1-ESS3)
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Country Ethiopia
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