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World Bank Group Country Survey 2020

Albania, 2020
The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program (COS)
Public Opinion Research Group
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Identification

Survey ID Number
ALB_2020_WBCS_v01_M
Title
World Bank Group Country Survey 2020
Country
Name Country code
Albania ALB
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 Group’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), 39 countries in FY2018 (July 2017-June 2018), and 42 countries in FY2019 (July 2018-June 2019). In FY2020, surveys were conducted in 40 countries. Nearly all of the World Bank Group’s client countries are surveyed in every three year cycle.
Abstract
The Country Opinion Survey in Albania assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Albania 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 Albania on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Albania; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Albania; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Albania; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Albania.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Stakeholder

Version

Version Date
2020-08-01

Scope

Notes
The scope of the study includes:
- Overall Context
- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group
- World Bank Group’s Work and Engagement on the Ground
- World Bank Group’s Support in Development Areas
- World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities
- The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Albania
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
- Tirana
- Central Albania
- North Albania
- South Albania
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 May 2020, 660 stakeholders of the WBG in Albania 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; independent government institutions; the judiciary system; state-owned enterprises; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; the financial sector/private banks; private foundations; NGOs and community based organizations; trade unions; faith-based groups; youth groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; the media; and other organizations.
Response Rate
60%
Weighting
The results in this year’s Country Survey were compared to those in the Country Survey conducted in FY’17 (response rate was 63%, N=332). 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’17 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 72) of the "FY 2020 Albania Country Opinion Survey Report" found in the External Resources.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2020-04 2020-05
Data Collection Mode
Internet [int]
Data Collection Notes
Online Qualtrics platform
Data Collectors
Name
IDRA shpk

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
English and Albanian

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email
Svetlana Markova ECRCC smarkova@worldbankgroup.org
Confidentiality
Access conditions
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). Albania - World Bank Group Country Survey (WBCS) 2020, Ref. ALB_2020_WBCS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_ALB_2020_WBCS_v01_M_WB
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG World Bank Documentation of the DDI
Date of Metadata Production
2020-10-01
DDI Document version
Version 01 (October 2020).