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World Bank Group Country Survey 2017

Gabon, 2017
The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program (COS)
Public Opinion Research Group
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Identification

Survey ID Number
GAB_2017_WBCS_v01_M
Title
World Bank Group Country Survey 2017
Country
Name Country code
Gabon GAB
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), and 45 countries in FY2016 (July 2015-June 2016). In FY2017, surveys were conducted in 35 countries. Nearly all of the World Bank Group's client countries are surveyed in every three year cycle.
Abstract
The Country Opinion Survey in Gabon assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Gabon 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 Gabon on:
1) their views regarding the general environment in Gabon;
2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Gabon;
3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Gabon; and
4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Gabon.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Gabon

Version

Version Description
- v01: edited and anonymous data for public distribution.

Scope

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

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Libreville, Port Gentil, Lambarene and Other.
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 April to June 2017, 613 stakeholders of the WBG in Gabon 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, ministries/ministerial departments/implementation agencies, Project Management Units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of WBG projects, consultants/ contractors working on WBG-supported projects/programs, local governments, bilateral and multilateral agencies, private sector organizations, private foundations, the financial sector/ private banks, NGOs and community based organizations, the media, independent government institutions, trade unions, faith-based groups, youth groups, academia/research institutes/think tanks, the judiciary branch, and other organizations.
Response Rate
59%
Weighting
The results in this year’s Country Survey were compared to those in the Country Survey conducted in FY’14 (response rate was 89%, N=222). Data were weighted to reach the same stakeholder composition in two years, which allows for year comparisons. Stakeholder groups which were not present in both fiscal years were not included in the comparison. Respondents who belonged to the “other” stakeholder category were not included either. 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’14 COS report and the non-weighted data presented in appendices A, B, C, and E. For the weighted stakeholder breakdown and year comparison results, please refer to Appendix D (page 86) in the Related Materials.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2017-04 2017-06
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Data Collection Notes
Face to face, via courier and email/ online.
Data Collectors
Name
Levy Gael Bouassa based in Libreville

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
English and French. 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). Gabon - World Bank Group Country Survey (WBCS) 2017, Ref. GAB_2017_WBCS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_GAB_2017_WBCS_v01_M_WB
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Data Group DECDG The World Bank Group Documentation of the DDI
Corporate Communications ECRCC The World Bank Group Documentation of the DDI
Date of Metadata Production
2018-08-16
DDI Document version
Version 01 (August 2018)