Survey ID Number
AFG_2003_NRVA_v01_M
Title
National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2003
Questionnaires
The district questionnaire was used to collect information from Key Informants, such as District Authorities, Kuchi leaders, and Veterinary Field Units, in order to determine the different agro-ecological or livelihood zones within a district. This information was used to rank districts according to their vulnerability to food insecurity. The ranking exercise used information on access and availability to markets, health facilities, water, and education as well as the general physical environment, security, and presence and location of land mines. In addition, population estimates were collected to facilitate planning and targeting of potential interventions. It is understood that these are rough estimates that will need to be updated by the pre-census survey currently being undertaken by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Through focus group discussions and key informant interviews, the shura questionnaire
provides an overview of the community access to markets and health facilities, along with estimates of education levels and literacy, past and anticipated exposure to shocks, and priorities for community members. The shura's were also asked to stratify the households in the community into wealth groups: very poor, poor, medium, and better off families. This information was then used to estimate the population in each category. Where possible, both male and female focus groups were interviewed. Women’s discussions focused more on their roles in the community and households, education, constraints to livelihoods, female-headed households and women’s decision-making roles. Where it was not possible to conduct female shura focus groups, the male focus group was asked to provide information on female labour activities and opportunities.
Focus group discussions for the wealth group questionnaire were conducted for community members in the very poor, poor, and medium wealth groups only. Separate male and female wealth group interviews were conducted where possible. The better-off groups were excluded because they were not expected to be vulnerable. The focus group interviews collected information on: typical agricultural activities, livestock, labour and income (activities and amounts), and access to markets, health and education. In addition, focus groups also provided their inputs on priority interventions to improve the quality of life for members of their communities.
For the household questionnaire, approximately 6-7 household interviews were conducted in each community. The questionnaires included modules on household demography, education, health, migration, housing, income activities, household asset ownership, risk exposure and response, agricultural activities, livestock ownership, and food consumption (7-day food frequency).