Questionnaire on the use of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data
Please fill out the questionnaire, on the potential impacts of the termination of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program on research, policy development and programmatic activities. The questionnaire should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. All responses will be treated confidentially and presented only in aggregate form.
Respondent information
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Job title
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Afghanistan
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1. Are you using DHS data in your analytical work or activities?
Yes
No
2. If 'Yes', please list the major projects, reports and datasets that use DHS data as an input.
3. Overall, how valuable have DHS data been for your work?
Extremely valuable
Valuable
Somewhat valuable
Not valuable
Not applicable
4. Can you provide examples of how DHS data have directly influenced policy or program decisions in your area of work?
5. What are key topics and/or indicators used in your work that rely on DHS data?
6. What type(s) of data disaggregation (or breakdowns by household or individual characteristics) do you use when analysing DHS data? (Please mark all that apply)
Sex
Age
Urban/rural residence
Education
Wealth quintile
Subnational region
Other (specify)
7. What level(s) of geographic breakdown do you use with DHS data?
National
Subnational
8. What kind(s) of geographic coverage do you use when analysing DHS data?
All countries available
Specific region (specify in the space below)
Specific countries (specify in the space below)
Specific geographic coverage
9. What time period(s) do you use when analysing DHS data?
Full range of data (from 1984 to most recent)
Recent decade (from 2015 to most recent)
Only most recent surveys
Other (specify)
10. What will be the impact of the termination of the DHS program on your work?
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11. Based on your experience in using DHS data, what are the most important or essential features of DHS data that are not offered by other available datasets?
Please assign a score from 0 (not valuable) to 10 (most valuable) for each of the following features:
Internationally comparable questions and indicators
Not valuable
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Standardized tabulations
Not valuable
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Public use microdata
Not valuable
0
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Harmonized standard recode dataset
Not valuable
0
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
DHS methodology and online resources
Not valuable
0
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Quality assurance and supervision of field work
Not valuable
0
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Geospatial (GPS) survey clusters
Not valuable
0
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Representative adult HIV prevalence from general population
Not valuable
0
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
StatCompiler for online data queries
Not valuable
0
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
IPUMS-DHS
Not valuable
0
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
DHS spatial data repository
Not valuable
0
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
DHS User Forum
Not valuable
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
DHS mobile app
Not valuable
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
DHS API
Not valuable
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Standardized country reports
Not valuable
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Range of topics covered
Not valuable
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Geographic coverage
Not valuable
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Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
Other (specify in the space below)
Not valuable
0
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9
Most valuable
10
0 is Not valuable, 10 is Most valuable
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12. Do you have additional observations or comments about your use and the value of DHS data?
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