{"doc_desc":{"idno":"DDI_MDV_2021_WBCS_v01_M","producers":[{"name":"Development Economics Data Group","abbreviation":"DECDG","affiliation":"The World Bank Group","role":"Documentation of the survey"}],"prod_date":"2021-06-24","version_statement":{"version":"Version 01 (June 2021)"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"MDV_2021_WBCS_v01_M","title":"World Bank Group Country Survey 2021","alt_title":"WBCS 2021"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Public Opinion Research Group","affiliation":"World Bank Group"}],"production_statement":{"funding_agencies":[{"name":"World Bank Group","abbreviation":"","role":""}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Svetlana Markova","affiliation":"ECRCC","email":"smarkova@worldbankgroup.org","uri":""}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Country Opinion Survey","series_info":"The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program systematically measures and tracks the perceptions of the World Bank Group\u2019s 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), 42 countries in FY2019 (July 2018-June 2019), and 21 countries in FY2020 (July 2019-June 2020). In FY2021, surveys were conducted in 45 countries. Nearly all of the World Bank Group\u2019s client countries are surveyed in every three year cycle."},"version_statement":{"version":"Version 01: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.","version_date":"2021-05-01"},"study_info":{"abstract":"The Country Opinion Survey in Maldives assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Maldives 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 Maldives on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Maldives; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Maldives; 3) overall impressions of the WBG\u2019s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Maldives; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG\u2019s future role in Maldives.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2021-02","end":"2021-03","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Maldives","abbreviation":"MDV"}],"geog_coverage":"- Greater Male\u2019 Region (Male\u2019 Hulhumale\u2019 Villingili)  \n- Addu City  \n- Fuvahmulah City  \n- Kulhudhuffushi City  \n- Other","analysis_unit":"Stakeholder","universe":"Opinion leaders from national and local governments, multilateral\/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The scope of the study includes: \n- Overall Context  \n- Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group  \n- World Bank Group\u2019s Work and Engagement on the Ground  \n- World Bank Group\u2019s Support in Development Areas  \n- World Bank Group\u2019s Knowledge Work and Activities  \n- The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Maldives  \n- Communication and Information Sharing  \n- Background Information"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"FJS Consulting Pvt Ltd","abbreviation":"","affiliation":""}],"sampling_procedure":"From February 2021 to March 2021, 378 stakeholders of the WBG in Maldives were invited to provide their opinions on the WBG\u2019s work in the country by participating in a Country Opinion Survey. Participants were drawn from the office of the President; the parliament; 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 judicial 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; religious groups; youth groups; academia\/research institutes\/think tanks; the media; and other organizations.","coll_mode":"Other [oth]","research_instrument":"The questionnaire used to collect the survey data consisted of the following 8 sections:\nA. Overall Context\nB. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group \nC. World Bank Group\u2019s Work and Engagement on the Ground \nD. World Bank Group\u2019s Support in Development Areas \nE. World Bank Group\u2019s Knowledge Work and Activities \nF. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Maldives\nG. Communication and Information Sharing \nH. Background Information\n\nThe questionnaire was prepared in English and Dhivehi.","coll_situation":"Via Courier, email, and online Qualtrics platform.","weight":"The results in this year\u2019s Country Survey were compared to those in the Country Survey conducted in FY\u201918 (response rate was 35%, N=106). 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 \u201cother\u201d 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\u201918 COS report and the non-weighted data presented in appendices A, B, C and E of FY2021. For the weighted stakeholder breakdown and year comparison results, please refer to Appendix D of the final FY2021 report (page 75)."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"Response rate was 23%."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"cit_req":"Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:\n- the Identification of the Primary Investigator\n- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)\n- the survey reference number\n- the source and date of download","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."}}},"schematype":"survey","tags":[{"tag":"DOI"}]}