Pacific HIES methods: gap assessment Presenter

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Pacific HIES methods: gap assessment Presenter name: Michael Sharp Presenter title: Manager, Statistics Collections Presenter affiliation: Pacific Community (SPC) PACSTAT project (P169122): Statistical Innovation and Capacity Building in the Pacific Island Countries Pacific Regional Conference on HIES Methods 28 to 31 March 2023 Nadi, Fiji Contents Carpark recap HIES data needs In-country gap assessment Regional technical assistance gap assessment HIES development priorities Questionnaire too long Requirement for automatic field checks More involvement of NSO in post enumeration activities Expansion of HIES needs (initially, prices, NA, poverty; now new needs) Data editing / cleaning: in field outlier detection; Statistical literacy in HIES data use CPI benefits more from location of purchase than detail on item Imported v local inflation (e.g., Ukraine war impact on prices) Need to look at location and branding of items (local v import) and then we can determine the driver of inflation MICS: modulated questionnaire, standard tools and instruments, structured development plan, reports and infographics Microdata anonymization guidelines FIES – individual or household? Financial inclusion – individual or household Supplementary labour modules (migrant worker (returned migrant and absentee), own use production (incl. time use) For reporting, identify priority populations to disaggregate by (e.g., LNOB) Perhaps need to develop sampling techniques Build analysis/tabulation plan into survey planning HIES summary should be tailored to national needs; connect to policy Data integration (link variables between different surveys and across surveys (e.g., HIES, census, LFS) Part of survey planning / MICS does this Survey vetting: lots of surveys happening; lots of requests for unique data; need survey plan with advocacy and user consultation; new modules being proposed and it’s important they’re reviewed and only included when relevant Donor and development partners running own stand alone surveys (e.g., financial inclusion, migrant workers) Statistical coordination is important NSO strategic planning to include users Raise awareness of existing data and types of information collected in HIES National priorities need to be met, then international – user consultation South-South / Peer-to-Peer; coordination by SPC; resource distribution; support to small NSOs Structural design / governance: something specific for HIES for the Pacific; proposal to develop Need to be aware that data needs will change and therefore we need ongoing development Carpark HIES data needs Stakeholders need more recent and updated data Elections interrupt Other surveys interrupt as NSOs can’t run more than one survey simultaneously Budget If budget was not a constraint, how frequently would you