Survey of Public Servants 2019
Romania, 2019 - 2020
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Reference ID
ROU_2019_PESBR_v01_M
Producer(s)
Daniel Oliver Rogger
Metadata
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Jun 07, 2022
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Identification
Survey ID Number
ROU_2019_PESBR_v01_M
Title
Survey of Public Servants 2019
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Romania | ROU |
Study type
Administrative Records, Other (ad/oth]
Abstract
The Romania Public Administration Employee Survey was conducted to provide a quantitative diagnostic of the de facto experiences of workers in the public administration, and to establish baseline metrics against which the impact of reforms can be assessed. The survey was conducted in 81 central, territorial and local public institutions across the country.
Survey modules broadly followed the main HRM reform priorities of the Romanian Government, such as recruitment, promotion, performance management, compensation, as well as employees’ attitudes and perceptions of these HRM practices and their general work environment. The survey design also incorporated innovative methodological approaches to reduce potential social desirability bias in responses – providing answers that would be expected by management, instead of honest views. The survey was implemented through two modalities, face-to-face interviews and an online questionnaire. The sampling frame was designed to provide a representative picture of the Romanian public administration at the central, territorial and local levels. The sample included both civil servants and contract-based staff across all the surveyed institutions. Around 14% of survey respondents were contract-based, while the rest were civil servants.
Findings can be accessed here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2021/12/01/catalyzing-public-administration-reform-through-surveys-lessons-from-romania-and-uruguay
Survey modules broadly followed the main HRM reform priorities of the Romanian Government, such as recruitment, promotion, performance management, compensation, as well as employees’ attitudes and perceptions of these HRM practices and their general work environment. The survey design also incorporated innovative methodological approaches to reduce potential social desirability bias in responses – providing answers that would be expected by management, instead of honest views. The survey was implemented through two modalities, face-to-face interviews and an online questionnaire. The sampling frame was designed to provide a representative picture of the Romanian public administration at the central, territorial and local levels. The sample included both civil servants and contract-based staff across all the surveyed institutions. Around 14% of survey respondents were contract-based, while the rest were civil servants.
Findings can be accessed here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2021/12/01/catalyzing-public-administration-reform-through-surveys-lessons-from-romania-and-uruguay
Kind of Data
Aggregate data [agg]
Unit of Analysis
Public servants
Version
Version Description
Version 01 (May 2023)
Version Date
2022-05-23
Scope
Notes
Public officials and contract based staff in Romania across central, local and territorial level institutions. The survey was conducted in 81 central, territorial and local public institutions across the country.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey was conducted in 81 central, territorial and local public institutions across Romania.
Universe
The survey was conducted in 81 central, territorial and local public institutions across Romania.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Daniel Oliver Rogger | The World Bank |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sampling frame was designed to provide a representative picture of the Romanian public administration at both the central and the local levels. To achieve this, 19 central-level institutions were chosen as part of the sampling frame, including 12 ministries and five randomly selected specialized agencies, the NACS and the Court of Accounts (where the World Bank is supporting another project). For data collection in local and territorial level institutions, 14 of Romania’s 41 counties were selected. From each of Romania’s seven development regions two counties were selected randomly. Overall, 19 central-level and 84 local and territorial level institutions formed the institutional sampling frame.
The sample of individual respondents was drawn from the census of employees (civil servants and contract-based staff) within each of the institutions. Given the uneven distribution of employees across institutions, to provide a representative picture, the sample was drawn as a proportion of each category of staff. To ensure a reasonable number of observations within each institution, minimum and maximum constraints were also imposed on the sample size within each category of staff. The final sampling frame included 6,057 staff across 102 institutions. This was evenly split between central (51%) and local-level employees (49%); and weighted towards civil servants (81%) relative to contract-based staff (19%), reflecting the population distribution of civil servants (86%) relative to contract-based staff.
The sample of individual respondents was drawn from the census of employees (civil servants and contract-based staff) within each of the institutions. Given the uneven distribution of employees across institutions, to provide a representative picture, the sample was drawn as a proportion of each category of staff. To ensure a reasonable number of observations within each institution, minimum and maximum constraints were also imposed on the sample size within each category of staff. The final sampling frame included 6,057 staff across 102 institutions. This was evenly split between central (51%) and local-level employees (49%); and weighted towards civil servants (81%) relative to contract-based staff (19%), reflecting the population distribution of civil servants (86%) relative to contract-based staff.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2019-06-01 | 2020-01-30 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2019-06-01 | 2020-01-30 |
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Data Collection Notes
In-person using CAPI and online enumeration
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Questionnaires for the online and in-person surveys in Romanian and English are downloadable as related resources.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Oliver Rogger | The World Bank | drogger@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
Example:
World Bank 2019. Romania Survey of Public Servants (PESBR) 2019. Ref: ROU_2019_PESBR_v01_M. Downloaded from [URI] 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:
World Bank 2019. Romania Survey of Public Servants (PESBR) 2019. Ref: ROU_2019_PESBR_v01_M. Downloaded from [URI] on [Date].
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_ROU_2019_PESBR_v01_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | DECDG | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
Date of Metadata Production
2022-05-19