Nigeria - Lagos Household Survey -2005-2006, First round
Reference ID | NGR-LASG-COS-HHSURVEY-2006-v1.0 |
Year | 2005 |
Country | Nigeria |
Producer(s) | Central Office of Statistics (COS) - Lagos State Government |
Sponsor(s) | Lagos State Ministry Of Economic Planning and Budget - MEPB - Funding Lagos Metropolitant Development and Governance Projects/ World Bank - LMDGP - Funding World Bank - WB - Funding |
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Created on | Oct 18, 2010 |
Last modified | Dec 02, 2013 |
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Data Processing
Data Editing
The Perseus Software Solution 6 Software which was used to upload survey instruments into the palmtop had in built capacity to download the completed questionaire from the palmtop into the designated laptop for the survey throgh microsoft active synching.
No data entry involved. however the downloaded dataset are then edited for cleaning and quality checks.
The data set wasc later transfered/exported to SPSS for more robust analysis.
Other Processing
Survey methodology used a technique of hand-held pocket computer where interviewers entered responses of the heads of households while on the field. Before the commencement of the fieldwork, the pockets PCs were loaded with the copy of the final questionnaire using the Perseus Survey Solutions 6 software which was used to design the questionnaire.
The software was used to automate the entire process of data capture, evaluation, validating and storage of the data. It permitted fast processing of data and timely release of results. Data were synchronizing from Pocket PC to laptop every day of the survey week. As part of data quality control, editing was carried out to ensure that the household name, address and Questionnaire number was correct. Also automatic correction was done for some selected fields by the Perseus Survey Solutions application based on some validation rules within the system.
The dataset were later transfered /exported to SPSS format in order to allow for disaggregated analysis at Local government and ward level. Frequency tables and some list of crosstabulation were generated
The Frequency tables and some list of crosstabulatios were generated