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Conducting Rapid Response Phone Surveys to Fill Data Gaps

To respond effectively to crises, policy makers need reliable, timely evidence on its negative effects and transmission channels. Despite limitations compared to face-to-face surveys, rapid response phone surveys (RRPS) are a cost-effective, flexib...

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Main Authors: Delius, Antonia, Himelein, Kristen, Pape, Utz Johann
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
PHONE SURVEY
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
ACCESS TO PHONES
DATA GAP
EBOLA
FAMINE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/380341596005776495/Conducting-Rapid-Response-Phone-Surveys-RRPS-to-Fill-Data-Gaps
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34300
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Summary:To respond effectively to crises, policy makers need reliable, timely evidence on its negative effects and transmission channels. Despite limitations compared to face-to-face surveys, rapid response phone surveys (RRPS) are a cost-effective, flexible method to quickly fill data gaps. This note gives an overview of main considerations when setting up a RRPS. It also illustrates how surveyors have used this tool to inform design of interventions during Ebola and famine crises. The World Bank is currently using RRPSs to track the impact of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in more than 100 countries.

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