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World Bank Group Country Survey 2018

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

Survey ID Number
HRV_2018_WBCS_v01_M
Title
World Bank Group Country Survey 2018
Country
Name Country code
Croatia HRV
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 Croatia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Croatia 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 Croatia on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Croatia; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Croatia; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Croatia; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Croatia.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Stakeholder

Scope

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

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Zagreb region, Other urban region and Rural areas.
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 Role
World Bank Group Funded the study

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
From May to June 2018, 519 stakeholders of the WBG in Croatia 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
28%
Weighting
The results in this year’s Country Survey were compared to those in the Country Survey conducted in FY’15 (response rate was 20%, N=175). Data were weighted to reach the same stakeholder composition in both 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’15 COS report and the non-weighted data presented in appendices A, B, C, D and F. For the weighted stakeholder breakdown and year comparison results, please refer to Appendix E (page 72) of the report.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2018-05 2018-06
Data Collection Mode
Internet [int]
Data Collection Notes
Qualtrics.
Data Collectors
Name
Ipsos

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The questionnaire consisted of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues Facing Croatian
B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group
C. World Bank Group's Effectiveness and Results
D. The World Bank Group's Knowledge Work and Activities (i.e., analysis studies, research, data, reports, conferences)
E. Working with the World Bank Group
F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Croatian
G. Communication and Information Sharing
H. Background Information

English and Croatian.

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

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_HRV_2018_WBCS_v02_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
Date of Metadata Production
2019-05-17
DDI Document version
- Version 01 (May 2019)

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