Nigeria - General Household Survey-2007, Fourth Round

Start	End	Cycle
2008-03-31	2008-04-19	20 days

Face-to-face [f2f]
Prior to the commencement of data collection, training was conducted at two levels; Training of trainers and zonal level trainings. This training was to equip trainers and trainees with background information about the survey and what is expected of them. Also, training sessions included classroom teaching, demonstration, mock interviews, role playing, field and home exercises.

The General Household Survey (GHS) is a household based exercise, In each state, 3 teams were used comprising 3 supervisors and 12 enumerators. A team was made up of one supervisor and four enumerators.

Each team covered 20 Enumeration Areas for a period of 20 days. A pair of enumerators in a team covered 10 EAs. This translated to covering an Enumeration Area for an average of 4 days for the different statistical operations. Each team moved in a roving manner.

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation
National Bureau of Statistics	(NBS)	FGN

As earlier stated the data collection exercise involved team made up of 3 interviewers and 1 supervisor. The supervisor assigns EAs to the interviewers and ensure that their job is properly edited at the end of the day.

Field monitoring and quality check exercises were also carried out during the period of data collection as part of the quality control measures.

The overall supervisor is the Zonal Controller in each zone and State Officers in each state ensure that all field personnel adhere to the rules and regulations on the field.