High Frequency Phone Survey 2020-2021
Gambia, 2020 - 2021
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Reference ID
GMB_2020_HFPS_v01_M
Producer(s)
The World Bank, Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)
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Dec 13, 2021
Last modified
Dec 20, 2021
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Identification
Survey ID Number
GMB_2020_HFPS_v01_M
Title
High Frequency Phone Survey 2020-2021
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Gambia, The | GMB |
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Series Information
The Gambia High Frequency Phone Survey is a phone series survey. So far, 10 rounds of data were collected from a sample of households in The Gambia. In each round, the same set of respondents are called and interviewed on questions ranging from COVID-19 awareness, labor market participation, income loss, education of school going children, access to basic services, etc. The data is representative at national and strata (Banjul/Kanifing-i.e capital city area; other urban and rural areas) levels.
Abstract
The Gambia High Frequency Phone Survey was prepared and implemented in close collaboration between the World Bank and the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) to provide timely data to inform the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to social distancing restrictions, traditional data collection techniques could not be used. As a result, phone surveys were deployed to fill data gaps and provide timely data to inform response to the pandemic. GBOS drew the sample using the sampling methodology proposed by the World Bank, finalized the questionnaire, collected and processed data.
The survey was supported by the State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF). SPF is a global fund to finance critical development operations and analysis in situations of fragility, conflict, and violence. The SPF is kindly supported by: Australia, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, as well as IBRD.
The survey was supported by the State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF). SPF is a global fund to finance critical development operations and analysis in situations of fragility, conflict, and violence. The SPF is kindly supported by: Australia, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, as well as IBRD.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
Version
Version Description
Version 01: Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution
Version Date
2020-07-31
Scope
Notes
The Gambia High Frequency Phone Survey covered the following topics:
- Household roster (Round 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Access to services (Round 1, 2, 3, 8)
- Knowledge about COVID-19 (Round 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Employment (Round 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Income (Round 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Wellbeing (Round 1, 2, 3, 6, 10)
- Coping and safety net (Round 1, 6)
- Food security (Round 2, 6, 9, 10)
- Private sector (Round 2, 9)
- Housing (Round 3)
- Vaccine (Round 3)
- Social cohesion (Round 3, 5, 9)
- Education (Round 4, 7)
- Remittances and social assistance (Round 4, 7)
- Disability (Round 5)
- Poverty (Round 5)
- Migration and remittances (Round 6, 10)
- Effects of COVID on children (Round 7)
- Climate events + agriculture (Round 8)
- Household roster (Round 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Access to services (Round 1, 2, 3, 8)
- Knowledge about COVID-19 (Round 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Employment (Round 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Income (Round 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Wellbeing (Round 1, 2, 3, 6, 10)
- Coping and safety net (Round 1, 6)
- Food security (Round 2, 6, 9, 10)
- Private sector (Round 2, 9)
- Housing (Round 3)
- Vaccine (Round 3)
- Social cohesion (Round 3, 5, 9)
- Education (Round 4, 7)
- Remittances and social assistance (Round 4, 7)
- Disability (Round 5)
- Poverty (Round 5)
- Migration and remittances (Round 6, 10)
- Effects of COVID on children (Round 7)
- Climate events + agriculture (Round 8)
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The sample comprised of households from across the country yielding data that is representative at national and strata levels.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| The World Bank |
| Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| The State and Peace Building Trust Fund- World Bank Executed | SPBF |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Moritz Meyer | The World Bank | Team Member |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sample is drawn from the Gambia Labor Force Survey (GLFS) collected in 2018. The GLFS data set has 5,987 households of which 5,531 (92 percent) have valid phone numbers. All households with valid phone numbers formed the population of households sampled for the HFPS. Data collection for the HFPS was conducted in ten-rounds and on a panel of about 1500 households. The first round of data collection was done in August 2020 using a sample of 1557 households, of which 1437 interviews were completed. Throughout the survey, the sample of households were stratified at three levels: the capital city areas- i.e Banjul and Kanifing area, other urban area and the rural area. By using population weights, data from the survey is representative at national and strata levels.
Response Rate
The response rate was high. Furthermore to minimize attrition overtime, participating households were given airtime as an incentive for participation.
Weighting
The data was weighted with adjustments done after every round of data collection to account for non-response/attrition.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-21 | 2020-09-09 | Round 1 |
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-14 | Round 2 |
| 2020-11-26 | 2020-12-24 | Round 3 |
| 2021-02-10 | 2021-02-22 | Round 4 |
| 2021-03-27 | 2021-04-13 | Round 5 |
| 2021-05-18 | 2021-06-03 | Round 6 |
| 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-15 | Round 7 |
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-16 | Round 8 |
| 2021-10-22 | 2021-11-06 | Round 9 |
| 2021-11-20 | 2021-12-15 | Round 10 |
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Data Collection Notes
The sample comprised of households from across the country yielding data that is representative at national and strata levels. The survey was conducted in several rounds of data collection beginning in August 2020 and ending in December 2021.
In each round of data collection, the same set of households are contacted. However, in some rounds, certain households were unreachable.
In each round of data collection, the same set of households are contacted. However, in some rounds, certain households were unreachable.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| The Gambia Bureau of Statistics | GBoS | GBoS |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The questionnaires are developed by the team- comprising of GBoS, World Bank and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs- with inputs from sector colleagues in the Bank. Core modules which are included in every round of data collection include- COVID-19, Labor market participation and income loss. Other modules (such as education, food insecurity, access to services, etc) are included based on events (such as lockdowns, re-opening/closing of schools, etc); and/or data demands.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Sering Touray | The World Bank | stouray@worldbank.org |
Confidentiality
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
World Bank and Gambia Bureau of Statistics. The Gambia High Frequency Phone Survey (HFPS) 2020-2021. Ref: GMB_2020_HFPS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from www.microdata.worldbank.org 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
World Bank and Gambia Bureau of Statistics. The Gambia High Frequency Phone Survey (HFPS) 2020-2021. Ref: GMB_2020_HFPS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from www.microdata.worldbank.org 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.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_GMB_2020_HFPS_v01_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Metadata Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2021-12-06
DDI Document version
Version 01 (December 2021)