World Bank Group Country Survey 2020
Romania, 2020
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ROU_2020_WBCS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Public Opinion Research Group
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Identification
Survey ID Number
ROU_2020_WBCS_v01_M
Title
World Bank Group Country Survey 2020
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Romania | ROU |
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 24 countries. Nearly all of the World Bank Group’s client countries are surveyed in every three year cycle.
Abstract
The Country Opinion Survey in Romania assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Romania 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 Romania on the following:
1) their views regarding the general environment in Romania;
2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Romania;
3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Romania; and
4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Romania.
1) their views regarding the general environment in Romania;
2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Romania;
3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Romania; and
4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Romania.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Romania
Version
Version Description
- v01: edited and anonymous data for public distribution.
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 Romania
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information
- 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 Romania
- Communication and Information Sharing
- Background Information
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
- Bucharest
- Urban area, other than Bucharest
- Rural area
- Urban area, other than Bucharest
- Rural area
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 | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| World Bank Group | WBG |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Romania Country Team | World Bank Group |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
From February to June 2020, 981 stakeholders of the WBG in Romania 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; liberal professions, and other organizations.
Response Rate
The response rate for Romania's WBCS 2020 was 40%.
Weighting
The results of this year’s Country Survey were compared to those of the Country Survey conducted in FY’16 (response rate was 23%, N=105). 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’16 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 73) of the Romania Country Opinion Survey Report provided under the Documentation tab.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2020-02 | 2020-06 |
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Data Collection Notes
The respondents filled out the questionnaire via the online survey platform Qualtrics or they received the questionnaire via mail and returned it accordingly.
Data Collectors
| Name |
|---|
| Rubicon Strategy SRL |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The questionnaire is structured and is available in English and Romanian.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Svetlana Markova | ECRCC | smarkova@worldbankgroup.org |
Confidentiality
Access conditions
Public use files, accessible to all.
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). Romania - World Bank Group Country Survey (WBCS) 2020. Ref. ROU_2020_WBCS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
- 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). Romania - World Bank Group Country Survey (WBCS) 2020. Ref. ROU_2020_WBCS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
World Bank 2020
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_ROU_2020_WBCS_v01_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
Date of Metadata Production
2021-01-15
DDI Document version
Version 01 (January 2021)