National Information and Communication Technology Survey 2010
Kenya, 2010
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National Information and Communication Technology Survey 2010
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Kenya | KEN |
Sample Frame, Households [sf/hh]
In an effort to address the ICT data challenges, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) partnered with Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) to undertake a comprehensive National ICT Survey. This was planned and executed during the months of May and June 2010.
The main objective of the study was to collect, collate and analyse data relating to ICT access and usage by various categorizations in Kenya. The survey captured data and information on critical ICT indicators as defined by international bodies such as the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). These indicators focused on household and individuals; and the data was be disaggregated by age, gender, administrative regions, rural and urban locations.
The specific objectives of the study were to; Obtain social economic information with a view of understanding usage patterns of ICT services;
(a) Obtain social economic information with a view of understanding usage patterns of ICT services;
(b) Collect, collate and analyze ICT statistics in line with ICT indicators;
(c) Evaluate the factors that will have the greatest impact in ensuring access and usage of ICTs and;
(d) Develop a database on access and usage of ICT in Kenya
Sample survey data [ssd]
District, Household, Individual
Version
Version 01
Scope
The ICT survey sought information on the general characteristics of the sampled population, including composition by age and sex, household size, education, employment, literacy, disability and source of electricity to households, and ICT infrastructure- Access and usage by Household members.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Infrastructure | World Bank |
| Information & Communication Technologies | World Bank |
Coverage
National coverage
Households from the sampled areas.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Planning and National Development |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Communication Commission of Kenya | Funding |
Sampling
The National Sample Survey and Evaluation Programme (NASSEP IV) maintained by the Bureau was used as the sampling frame. The frame has 1,800 clusters spread all over the
country, and covers all socio-economic classes and hence able to get a suitable and representative sample of the population. The survey was distributed into four domains, namely:
- National,
- Major Urban areas,
- Other Urban areas, and
- Rural areas.
The major urban towns included Nairobi, Thika, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret. All other areas defined as urban by KNBS but fall outside the major municipalities above were
categorized as 'other urban areas'. The rural domain was further sub-divided into their respective provinces, excluding Nairobi which is purely urban. For the 'rural' component, the districts that display identical socio-cultural and economic conditions have been pooled together to create strata from which a representative set of districts is selected to represent the group of such districts. A total of 42 such stratifications were done and one district in each categorization was selected. The major urban areas of the country namely Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret and Thika were all sub-stratified into five sub-strata based on perceived levels of income into the:
- Upper income
- Lower Upper
- Middle
- Lower Middle and
- Lower.
In this survey, all the six 'major urban' are included while just a few of the 'other urban areas' are selected depending on their population (household) distribution.
Selection of the Clusters for the Survey
The selection of the sample clusters was done systematically using the Equal Probability Selection method (EPSEM). Since NASSEP IV was developed using Probability Proportional to
Size (PPS) method, the resulting sample retains its properties. The selection was done independently within the districts and the urban /rural sub-stratum.
Selection of the Households
From each selected cluster, an equal number of 15 households were selected systematically, with a random start. The systematic sampling method was adopted as it enables the distribution of the sample across the cluster evenly and yields good estimates for the population parameters. Selection of the households was done at the office and assigned to the Research Assistants, with strictly no allowance for replacement of non-responding households.
Owing to the some logistical challenges the following clusters were partially or not covered at all:
• One cluster in Tana River due to floods.
• Two clusters in Molo where households shifted to safer areas after the Post Election Violence (PEV). As a result, fewer than the expected households were covered.
• One cluster in Koibatek was covered halfway due to relocation of households to pave way for a large plantation.
Where there was no school found within the cluster, Research Assistant was allowed to sample an institution from a neighbouring cluster. In some districts, the schools were found to be very far from the cluster and therefore could not be covered. Where a cluster was to be covered over a weekend, it was often not possible to find a responsible person in institutions to respond to the questionnaire.
The overall response rate stood at 85.9 per cent. Nairobi had the lowest response rate at 69.4 per cent while the highest (94.6 per cent) was realized in North Eastern. More than 95.5 per cent of all the sampled households were occupied out of which 85.9 per cent were interviewed.
The resulting sample would not be self weighting owing to the unproportional allocation of the sample into the domains. Weights were developed to account for the selection probabilities. The
weights were developed using the design weights of the clusters, the response levels and the number of clusters in the survey. In the computation process, adjustment was done for cluster and household non-response. The generation of the cluster weights is the product of sample cluster design weight, household and cluster response adjustment factors.
Survey instrument
Household questionnaire: This will be used to collect background information pertaining to the members of the household and businesses operated by household members. It will collect information about each person in the household such as name, sex, age, education, and relationship to household head etcetera. This information is vital for calculating certain socio-demographic characteristics of the household. The Business module in the household questionnaire will be used to collect information pertaining to usage of ICT in businesses identified in the household. To estimate the magnitude, levels and distribution of ICT usage in the country, all the selected respondents 15 years and above will be subjected to business questionnaire.
Institutional Questionnaire: This will collect information pertaining to institutions providing ICT related programmes in the country. This information will be analyzed to identify gaps and other issues of concern, which need to be addressed in the promotion ICT provision in the country.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2010-05-30 | 2010-06-20 |
Not time bound
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Kenya National Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Planning and National Development |
Each team comprised of four research assistants, one supervisor and a driver. The Field Supervisors were responsible for at least one team. The teams were assigned to operate in areas where their local languages are spoken. The supervisors were answerable to the Project Team Leader (The Lead Co-Coordinator) through designated Regional Coordinators.
Training
The training for fieldwork personnel took 6 days. This covered the contents of the questionnaire as well as survey concepts, logistics and other related issues. The survey personnel were also taken through the standard survey methodology and data collection procedures which included among others; how to interview and record different types of responses, applying skip patterns and cancelling wrong answers. A total of seven trainers facilitated the training.
Data collection
To aid in identification and access to the household, letters of introduction and identification badges were provided to the RAs. This was in addition to facilitating the team with a village elder recognised by the community. Prior to visiting the clusters, teams also went for courtesy calls to the nearest provincial administration offices.
Data collection took 30 days from 30th May and 20th June 2010. Research Assistants visited sampled households to administer the questionnaires. It took the RAs approximately 40-50 minutes to administer the questionnaire depending on the size of the household. Most of the teams managed to collect the data within the stipulated timeframe except teams from Upper Eastern, Nairobi and Nyanza Provinces where data collection was completed a week later owing to various challenges that were encountered.
Data processing
As a matter of procedure initial manual editing was done in the field by the RAs. The supervisors further checked the questionnaires and validated the data in the field by randomly sampling 20 per cent of the filled questionnaires. After the questionnaires were received from the field, an office editing team was constituted to do office editing.
Data was captured using Census and Survey Processing System (CSPRO) version 4.0 through a data entry screen specially created with checks to ensure accuracy during data entry. All questionnaires were double entered to ensure data quality. Erroneous entries and potential outliers were then verified and corrected appropriately. A total of 20 data entry personnel were engaged during the exercise.
The captured data were exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for cleaning and analysis. The cleaned data was weighted before final analysis. The weighting of the data involved application of inflation factors derived from the selection probabilities of the EAs and households detailed in section 2.2.7, on weighting the Sample Data.
Data Access
"Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, National Information Communication and Technology Survey 2010 (NICTS 2010), Version 01, provided by the Kenya National Data Archive. http://statistics.knbs.or.ke/nada/index.php/catalog"
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director General | KNBS | directorgeneral@knbs.or.ke | http://www.knbs.or.ke |
Metadata production
DDI_KEN_2010_NICTS_v02_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya National Bureau of statistics | Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 | Implementing Agency |
| Accelerated Data Program | International Household Survey Network | Review of the metadata |
2013-05-31
Metadata version
Version 02 (October 2013). Edited version based on Version 01 DDI that was done by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and reviewed by Accelerated Data Program, International Household Survey Network.