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World Bank Group Country Survey 2018

Oman, 2018
The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program (COS)
Public Opinion Research Group
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Identification

Survey ID Number
OMN_2018_WBCS_v01_M
Title
World Bank Group Country Survey 2018
Country
Name Country code
Oman OMN
Study type
Country Opinion Survey
Series Information
The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program systematically measures and tracks the perceptions of the World Bank's clients, partners, and other stakeholders across the globe in client countries. The Public Opinion Research Group surveyed 29 countries in FY2012 (July 2011-June 2012), 41 countries in FY2013 (July 2012-June 2013), 42 countries in FY2014 (July 2013-June 2014), 35 countries in FY2015 (July 2014-June 2015), 45 countries in FY2016 (July 2015-June 2016), and 35 countries in FY2017 (July 2016-June 2017). In FY2018, surveys were conducted in 39 countries. Nearly all of the World Bank Group's client countries are surveyed in every three year cycle.
Abstract
The Country Opinion Survey in Oman assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Oman 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 Oman on:
1) their views regarding the general environment in Oman;
2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Oman;
3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Oman; and
4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Oman.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Oman

Version

Version Description
- v01: edited and anonymous data for public distribution.
Version Date
2018-07-25

Scope

Notes
The scope of the study includes:
- General Issues Facing Oman
- 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 Oman
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Coverage

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

Producers and sponsors

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

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
From February to April 2018, 711 stakeholders of the WBG in four GCC countries (109 in Bahrain; 269 in Kuwait; 173 in Oman, and 160 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, employees of ministries/ministerial departments/implementation agencies, Project Management Units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of WBG activities and consultants/contractors working on WBG-supported activities, bilateral and multilateral agencies, private sector organizations, private foundations, the financial sector/private banks, NGOs and community-based organizations (CBOs), the media, independent government institutions, chambers of commerc, academia/research institutes/think tanks, the judiciary branch, and other organizations.
Response Rate
34%
Weighting
The results in this year’s country survey were compared to those in the country survey conducted in FY ’15 (response rate was 29%, N=231). The data were weighted to reach similar stakeholder compositions across both survey years, allowing for more statistically reliable comparisons. Note, stakeholders who identified themselves as “Other” in the stakeholder category options were not included in these comparisons. 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 FY ’15 COS report and the non-weighted data presented in this report. For the weighted stakeholder breakdown and year comparison results, please refer to Appendix E (Report, page 102) in the Related Materials.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2018-02 2018-04
Data Collection Mode
Internet [int]
Data Collection Notes
Qualtrics
Data Collectors
Name
ARA Research and Consultancy

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The questionnaire is in English and Arabic. The English version is provided as related material.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email
Svetlana Markova ECRCC smarkova@worldbankgroup.org
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) 2018, Ref. OMN_2018_WBCS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_OMN_2018_WBCS_v02_M_WB
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
Corporate Communications ECRCC The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
Date of Metadata Production
2018-07-25
DDI Document version
- Version 01 (July 2018)

- Version 02 (August 2019). This version is identical to version 01, except for the section on Series Information which was updated.