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World Bank Group Country Survey 2019

Morocco, 2019
The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program (COS)
Public Opinion Research Group
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Identification

Survey ID Number
MAR_2019_WBCS_v01_M
Title
World Bank Group Country Survey 2019
Country
Name Country code
Morocco MAR
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), 35 countries in FY2017 (July 2016-June 2017), and 39 countries in FY2018 (July 2017-June 2018). In FY2019, surveys were conducted in 42 countries. Nearly all of the World Bank Group's client countries are surveyed in every three year cycle.
Abstract
The Country Opinion Survey in Morocco assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Morocco 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 Morocco on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Morocco; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Morocco; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Morocco; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Morocco.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Stakeholder

Version

Version Description
Version 01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.

Scope

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

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
- Northern region
- Central region
- Oriental region
- Southern region
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 2019, 400 stakeholders of the WBG in Morocco 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 Head of the Government; 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; the financial sector/private banks; private foundations; NGOs and community-based organizations; the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups; youth groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; judiciary branch; and other organizations.
Response Rate
37%

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2019-04 2019-06
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Data Collection Notes
Via mail, courier, online Qualtrics and face to face.
Data Collectors
Name
Averty Market Research and Intelligence

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The questionnaire used to collect the survey data consisted of the following 8 sections:

A. General Issues Facing Morocco
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
E. Working with the World Bank Group
F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Morocco
G. Communication and Information Sharing
H. Background Information

The questionnaire was prepared in English, Arabic and French..

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_MAR_2019_WBCS_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG The World Bank Group Documentation of the survey
Date of Metadata Production
2020-01-16
DDI Document version
Version 01 (January 2020)