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Multi-Tier Framework for Measuring Energy Access 2017

Liberia, 2017
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Reference ID
LBR_2017_MTF_v01_M
Producer(s)
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Jan 27, 2026
Last modified
Jan 27, 2026
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    Survey ID number

    LBR_2017_MTF_v01_M

    Title

    Multi-Tier Framework for Measuring Energy Access 2017

    Abbreviation or Acronym

    MTF 2017

    Country
    Name Country code
    Liberia LBR
    Study type

    Other Household Survey [hh/oth]

    Series Information

    The World Bank, with the support of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), has launched the Global Survey on Energy Access, which relies on the Multi-Tier Framework (MTF) approach. The first phase is being carried out in 17 countries across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The survey's objective is to provide more nuanced data on energy access, including access to electricity and cooking solutions. The MTF approach goes beyond the traditional binary measurement of energy access-for example, "having or not having" a connection to electricity, and "using or not using" clean fuels in cook­ing - to capture the multidimensional nature of energy access and the vast range of technologies and sources that can provide energy access, while accounting for the large differences in user experiences. The MTF survey provides detailed household energy data for governments, development partners, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, investors, and service providers.

    Abstract

    The MTF survey is a global baseline survey on household access to electricity and clean cooking, which goes beyond the binary approach to look at access as a spectrum of service levels experienced by households. The resulting dataset contains responses from households to questions on experiences concerning their electricity services and cooking practices, as well as questions on their basic socioeconomic factors, such as age, gender, education, expenditure, and health.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Version

    Version Description

    Version 01: Anonymous raw dataset for public distribution

    Version Notes

    This dataset is the rawdata set provided by the survey firm, without any personal information, such as name.

    Scope

    Notes

    Household characteristics, access to electricity services and specific experiences, willingness to pay for Grid or Off-grid connection, fuel consumption, cooking equipment, assets, expenditure, time use, health, attitudes, economic shocks.

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) World Bank

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Sample size of 3504. Stratified random sampling, with equal allocation between urban and rural areas and equal allocation between grid-user and non-user households. Nationally representative sample. For details on sampling, please refer to the sampling strategy document.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The 2017 Liberia MTF survey questionnaire consists of the following sections:

    • Household identification
    • Household roster
    • Household characteristics
    • Supply and demand of electricity
    • Willingness to pay for a grid connection
    • Willingness to pay for solar device
    • Kerosene/ fuel-based / candle lighting
    • Dry-cell batteries
    • Household fuel consumption
    • Use of cooking solutions
    • Main cookstove
    • Space and water heating
    • Willingness to pay for and improved cookstove
    • Consumption / expenditure
    • Household assets
    • Household land ownership and other assets
    • Household economic shocks
    • Street lighting
    • Time use
    • Heating impacts
    • Women’s empowerment

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2017-03-01 2017-07-01
    Mode of data collection
    • Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
    Data Collectors
    Name
    NRECA International

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Confidentiality declaration text
    Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, World Bank. Multi-Tier Framework for Measuring Energy Access - Liberia Household Survey (2020).

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright

    (c) 2020, The World Bank

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Lidia Panarello World Bank lpanarello@worldbank.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_LBR_2017_MTF_v01_M

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Development Economics Data Group DECDG The World Bank Documentation of the study
    Date of Metadata Production

    2021-04-19

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (April 2021)

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