Interviewer instructions
Please read this aloud to a knowledgeable adult at the house: "My name is [Say your name], I am working with the High Frequency Survey Team, a research organization that is conducting a study on the ECONOMIC SITUATION of families in South Sudan. Your household has been RANDOMLY SELECTED to take part in this study. Your PARTICIPATION IS COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY. All information you share with me is COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL. This means that there will be no way any information or answers you give me can be associated with your name. I also want to make it clear that there are no right or wrong answers. The survey won’t provide individual benefits to you, but the information will be used to understand socioeconomic factors that influence poverty and to INFORM DEVELOPMENT POLICIES of local and international organizations to improve the lives of people in South Sudan. To be able to answer these questions accurately, I would like to speak to the head of the household TOGETHER WITH THEIR PARTNER if possible. If they are not available, then I would like to talk to the man or the woman who would know most about what your household usually consumes and purchases. Also, if possible, it would be helpful if another man/woman [someone from the opposite gender] could be present during the interview to make sure the responses represent the whole household." There are NO RISKS to taking part in this study, and your identity will remain ANONYMOUS. You can stop taking part in the survey at any time. Please take as much time as you need to decide if you’d like to participate in this survey. You may ask me any questions about the research project or the survey procedures that you’d like. I will also leave you my phone number in case you have any questions after the interview. I will use this mobile phone, which contains the questionnaire, to write down the answers you give me (show phone to the respondent).
