Survey on Remittances 2007
Uganda, 2007
Identification
UGA_2007_SRU_v01_M
Survey on Remittances 2007
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Uganda | UGA |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
The Survey on Remittances to Uganda 2007 was the first of its kind.
Bank of Uganda in conjunction with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics conducted a survey on remittances received in the calendar year 2006. The survey sought to establish the magnitude of remittances, the sources and characteristics. Being the first survey of its kind conducted in Uganda, the survey team was faced with several challenges most of which are methodological such as information non-disclosure and negative perception. The findings provide insight into remittance flows to Uganda making available information hitherto unknown.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household, individual
Version
v01: Edited data used for the production of the final report.
2009-02-25
Scope
The scope of the Survey on Remittances to Uganda included:
- Remittances: the amount of remittances; the source of remittances, the key characteristics of remittances- amounts, frequency of receipt, use of remittances and remittance channels used. In addition, the modlue covered the socio-economic characteristics of recipients and remitters.
- Community: economic activities in the locality, income, migration, the impact of remittances, and use of remittances among other issues.
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| ECONOMICS [1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| Migration & Remittances | World Bank |
Coverage
National coverage
The survey covered remitters and recipients of remittances.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of Uganda | Government of Uganda | Technical assistance in questionnaire design |
| Economic Policy Research Centre | Makerere University | Technical assistance in data analysis |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Swedish International Development Agency | Funding of the survey |
| GTZ | Funding of the survey |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Respondents | Provided the required information |
Sampling
The sampling procedure followed is similar to that used for the National Household Surveys. A two stage sampling design was used in which the first stage Enumeration Areas (EAs) were drawn using systematic sampling with Probability-Proportional-to-Size (PPS). Here the number of households, based on the 2002 population and housing census, was used as the measure of size. The appropriate sample size was computed using estimates from the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2005/06. The key statistic used for estimation was the proportion of households that received remittances from abroad in the year 2005/06, which is about 2 per cent according to the findings of the UNHS 2005/06. With the sample size of 4100 households and a computed optimal sample take of 30 households per Primary Sampling Unit (PSU), an estimated total of 137 Enumeration Areas was derived for the survey. Since the regional distribution of households within the urban-rural domains is fairly uniform, the national sample was further distributed proportionately within each domain amongst the four statistical regions with probability proportional to the number of occupied housing units. Based on the allocation of EAs, the number of households allocated for each area was determined by individual households selected using simple random sampling from the systematically selected EAs.
The questionnaires were not administered in some parts of the country such as Kibaale District due to the hostility of respondents to the field staff.
The survey response rate was 90%. It was assumed during the computation of the sample size that the non-response rate would amount to 10%.
Survey instrument
A set of questionnaires was designed for the survey comprising of a listing, remittances and community questionnaires.
The listing questionnaire was designed for purposes of obtaining a comprehensive up to date list of all households in the selected enumeration areas. It is from this list of households that a sample of households to be interviewed was selected. The remittances questionnaire, the major instrument of data collection, was designed to obtain the required remittance data.
The remittances questionnaire was divided into six major sections seeking information on the main research questions namely; the amount of remittances; the source of remittances, the key characteristics of remittances- amounts, frequency of receipt, use of remittances and remittance channels used. In addition, the questionnaire requested for socio-economic characteristics of recipients and remitters.
To supplement information generated by the main questionnaire, a community questionnaire was designed to collect qualitative information from local community leaders. The questionnaire requested for information on economic activities in the locality, income, migration, the impact of remittances, and use of remittances among other issues. Responses to this questionnaire were obtained from community leaders, who were mainly local council members.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-24 | 2007-04-05 | Round 1 |
| 2007-06-01 | 2007-06-30 | Round 2 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
| Bank of Uganda | Government of Uganda |
A total of 45 field staff divided into 9 teams, each with 1 Team leader and 4 Interviewers were engaged for the survey. In addition, one coordinator, two assistant coordinators and seven supervisors were in the field to oversee field activities to provide technical assistance and to ensure quality.
The survey was structured into two rounds of fieldwork running from 24th March to 5th April 2007, and 1st June to 30th June 2007, respectively. A total of 45 field staff divided into 9 teams, each with 1 Team leader and 4 Interviewers were engaged for the survey. The major consideration in team composition was knowledge of the local language in the selected community. This was mainly because the questionnaire was in English thus requiring translation into the local language at the time of administration for some respondents.
Data processing
Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing, including:
a) Office editing and coding
b) During data entry
c) Structure checking and completeness
d) Secondary editing
e) Structural checking of STATA data files Detailed documentation of the editing of data can be found in the "Data processing guidelines" document provided as an external resource.
Data appraisal
Details of the sampling errors are presented in the sampling procedure appendix to the report presented in the external resources.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | http://www.ubos.org | ubos@ubos.org |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree: 1. To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor. 2. Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files. 3. To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. |
The dataset is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
1.The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
2.The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3.No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, or among data from Uganda Bureau of Statistics and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from Uganda Bureau of Statistics will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
7. The original collector of the data, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, and the relevant funding agencies bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
"Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Survey on Remittances to Uganda (SRU 2007), v01 of the public use dataset (February 2009), provided by the Uganda National Data Archive. www.ubos.org\nada"
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the meta data acknowledges that the Uganda Bureau of Statistics and the relevant funding agency(ies) bear no responsibility for use of the meta data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | ubos@ubos.org | http://www.ubos.org |
| World Bank Microdata Library | microdata@worldbank.org |
Metadata production
DDI_UGA_2007_SRU_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | Documentation of the survey |
| Accelerated Data Program | International Household Survey Network | Review of the metadata |
2008-12-01
Metadata version
Version 02 (October 2013). Edited version based on Version 01 DDI that was done by Uganda Bureau of Statistics and reviewed by Accelerated Data Program, International Household Survey Network.