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World Bank Group Country Survey 2015

Oman, 2015
The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program (COS)
Public Opinion Research Group
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Identification

IDNO
OMN_2015_WBCS_v01_M
Title
World Bank Group Country Survey 2015
Countries
Name Code
Oman OMN
Study notes
This survey was designed to assist the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in four Gulf Cooperation Council countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates - perceive the WBG. The survey provided the WBG with feedback from national and local governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates on:

1) their views regarding the general environment in their country;
2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in their country;
3) overall impressions of the WBG's effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in their country;
4) their perceptions of the WBG's future role in their country.

The dataset documented here covers Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

Version

Version
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."

Coverage

Universe
Opinion leaders from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society.

Producers and sponsors

Authoring entity
Name Affiliation
Public Opinion Research Group The World Bank Group
Funding agencies
Name
The World Bank Group

Sampling

Sampling procedure
From June to August 2015, 796 stakeholders of the WBG in four Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (139 in Bahrain; 231 in Kuwait; 206 in Oman, and 220 in UAE) 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 a minister; office of a parliamentarian; ministries/ministerial departments; Project Management Units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of WBG projects; consultants/contractors working on WBG-supported projects/ programs; local/regional governments; bilateral/multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; non-profit organizations/community based organizations; the media; independent government institutions; chambers of commerce, academia/research institutes/think tanks; the judiciary branch; and other organizations.

A total of 231 stakeholders participated in the survey (29% response rate) in the four surveyed countries. In Oman, 59 respondents were interviewed.

Data Collection

Dates of collection
Start End
2015-06 2015-08
Mode of data collection
Internet [int]
Questionnaires
English and Arabic
Data collector(s)
Name
ARA Research and Consultancy

Data access

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). Oman World Bank Group Country Survey (WBCS) 2015, Ref. OMN_2015_WBCS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].

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

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

Metadata production

IDNo
DDI_OMN_2015_WBCS_v01_M_WB
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Data Group DECDG The World Bank Group Study documentation
GP External Comms. ECRGP The World Bank Group Study documentation
Production date
2016-06-17
Version
v01 (June 2016)
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