Title: Chenges and Opportunities of Mobile Phone-Based Data Collection: Evidence from South Sudan
Abstract: No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers27 Jun 2013Chenges and Opportunities of Mobile Phone-Based Data Collection: Evidence from South SudanAuthors/Editors: Gabriel Demombynes, Paul Gubbins, Alessandro RomeoGabriel Demombynes, Paul Gubbins, Alessandro Romeohttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6321SectionsAboutPDF (0.5 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:The proliferation of mobile phones in developing countries has generated a wave of interest in collecting high-frequency socioeconomic surveys using this technology This paper considers lessons from one such survey effort in a difficult environment—the South Sudan Experimental Phone Survey, which gathered data on living conditions, access to services, and citizen attitudes via monthly interviews by phones provided to respondents Non-response, particularly in later rounds of the survey, was a substantial problem, largely due to erratic functioning of the mobile network However, selection due to non-response does not appear to have markedly affected survey results Response rates were much higher for respondents who owned their own phones Both compensation provided to respondents in the form of airtime and the type of phone (solar-charged or traditional) were varied experimenty The type of phone was uncorrelated with response rates and, contrary to expectation, attrition was slightly higher for those receiving the higher level of compensation The South Sudan Experimental Phone Survey experience suggests that mobile phones can be a viable means of data collection for some purposes, that cing people on their own phones is preferred to handing out phones, and that careful attention should be given to the potential for selective non-response Previous bookNext book FiguresReferencesRecommendedDetailsCited ByViewpoint: High-frequency phone surveys on COVID-19: Good practices, open questionsFood Policy, Vol.105Collecting Data During an Epidemic: A Novel Mobile Phone Research MethodJournal of International Development, Vol.32, No.89 September 2020Using paradata to collect better survey data: Evidence from a household survey in TanzaniaReview of Development Economics, Vol.23, No.26 February 2019Evaluation of a call center to assess post-discharge maternal and early neonatal outcomes of facility-based childbirth in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaPLOS ONE, Vol.13, No.1127 November 2018Reclaiming Everyday Peace, Vol.6421 September 2018Do No Digital Harm: Mitigating Technology Risks in Humanitarian Contexts16 June 2018Review of International Studies, Vol.43, No.5PeaceTech: The Liminal Spaces of Digital Technology in PeacebuildingInternational Studies Perspectives, Vol.820 December 2016Faisabilité et représentativité d'une enquête téléphonique avec échantillonnage aléatoire de lignes mobiles en Côte d'IvoirePopulation, Vol.Vol. 71, No.1IntroductionMeasuring PeaceWho Counts in the Measurement of Peace?A New Approach to Measuring PeaceEveryday Peace in Uganda and ColombiaThe Multidimensionality of Everyday PeaceWhy Do Local Level Interventions Fail and Why Do They Succeed?ConclusionAccounting of interventions in Atiak & Odek, Uganda and El Salado & Don Gabriel, ColombiaList of Interviews by LocationBibliographyIndex View Published: January 2013 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsAfricaRelated TopicsMacroeconomics and Economic GrowthPoverty Reduction KeywordsSOUTH SUDANMOBILE PHONESURVEY METHODOLOGY PDF DownloadLoading ...