Water Project Survey 2009
Marshall Islands, 2009
Identification
MHL_2009_WPS_v01_M
Water Project Survey 2009
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Marshall Islands | MHL |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
The 2009 Republic of the Marshall Islands Water Project Survey is the first Water Survey conducted in the country.
Under the EU Envelope B project a total of 350 1,500 gallon water catchment units would be made available for Majuro and 150 1,500 gallon units for Ebeye. It was understood at the beginning of the project that the need for water catchments in the urban areas would far out strip the units being brought on island. The need for some type of survey or assessment to better understand conditions on the ground was quickly apparent. As the survey went forward a major definition was agreed to as what defined not having a water catchment. Households with less than 350 gallons of household water storage were classified as not having a water catchment. Typically the smallest catchments that can be purchased in retail stores are about 400 gallons. In addition using accepted international definitions for improved water storage, the blue plastic water barrels many people use for water collection are not classified as proper or improved household water catchments. This is due to their small individual size, approximately 35 gallons.
A survey was developed using questions from standard household surveys and some additional questions were inserted after consultation and review by other interested government agencies and NGOs. The survey content covered basic demographics questions, household characteristics and questions on water storage, source and availability.
During the course of the survey operations, it was soon recognized how much more was needed to conduct this project in the field over earlier sample surveys conducted by EPPSO. Much of the problem was the reliance on older 1999 Census information on the total number of households on Majuro. EPPSO had been looking at approximately 3,200 households total, not 4,300. The survey operation, as a result was much more extensive and expensive than anticipated and consequently significantly short of the budget required for house to house work. EPPSO was able to work with the EU/SOPAC project management and the World Bank/OECD to increase survey budgets, as an additional $20,000 was provided by the World Bank/OECD. In addition there were technical assistance training inputs from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) on data processing and SOPAC for GIS mapping.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Private household Structures
Version
Version 1.0: Edited data not anonymized; basis for published reports
2010-01
Scope
The scope of the survey includes:
Demographics: Respondent characteristics; number of HH members by age range; number of income earners; and total annual income
Household: household characteristics; water storage, availability and source; and sanitation practices.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Water | World Bank |
Coverage
Urban centers of Majuro Atoll and Ebeye of Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
The survey covered all private household structures on Majuro Atoll and Ebeye of Kwajalein Atoll.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office | Office of the President |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Majuro Water and Sewer Company | Technical Assistance in Data Collection and Questionnaire Design |
| Office of Economic Policy, Planning and Coordination | Technical Assistance in Data Collection |
| South Pacific Geosciences's Commission | Technical Assistance in Questionnaire Design and implementation |
| Secretariat of the Pacific Community | Technical assistance in Refresher's course in CSPro |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | Main implementer - personnel, space, administered logistics |
| European Union | Donor |
| South Pacific Geosciences's Commission | Donor |
| World Bank | Donor |
| Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | Donor |
Sampling
No sampling was done as full enumeration was carried out in the two urban centers of Majuro and Ebeye (Kwajalein Atoll).
The sample was originally intended to cover only Majuro Atoll and Ebeye of Kwajalein Atoll. Due to national interests in the water situation of Eniburr (of Kwajalein Atoll) residents, this small islet was also included in the survey.
Total response rate for the RMI Water Project Survey 2009 was 87%.
Response rate for Majuro was 85%.
Response rate for Ebeye of Kwajalein Atoll was 95%.
Not applicable.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire for the Water Project survey was based on other household survey questionnaires previously conducted in the RMI, with changes made to focus on the main issue at hand - Water. Questionnaire consisted of the following six sections:
Section 1. Demographic Questions - includes questions on respondent characteristics, number of members of household by age group, number of income earners and total annual income for the household structure.
Section 2 & 3, 6. Household Characteristics - includes information on the household characteristics - building status; year built; building materials used for walls and roofs.
Section 4 & 5. Water Storage & Supply - includes information on water storage (type, capacity, number available, outlet used) and water supply (main source of water for drinking and everyday use as well as availibility).
Questionnaires were administered to every household structure. Questionnaires were developed in English and translated by EPPSO staff. Review with relevant stakeholders was conducted and changes were adopted accordingly.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-04 | 2009-05 | Majuro Enumeration/listing |
| 2009-09 | 2009-10 | Ebeye Enumeration/listing |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Office of Environment, Policy and Planning Coordination | Office of the President |
A team of two listers - one mapper and one gps point plotter and household structure recorder. After the listing of the Enumeration Areas, list is provided to the two teams of 5 enumerators. Two EPPSO staff were designated to manage and supervise field work.
The role of the supervisor was to coordinate field data collection activities, including management of field teams, assignment of household structures, maps and listing, review and edit questionnaires for completeness and validation of information (daily) and to submit questionnaires to EPPSO (every other day).
Senior staff of EPPSO visited the fields periodically during the fieldwork as well.
Data processing
Data editing occurred in a number of stages throughout the process:
a.) Field editing
b.) Office editing for completeness and coding
c.) Editing during data entry
CSPro v4.0 was used to enter and process data for the Water Project Survey. Skip instructions were instilled and the batch editing feature of CSPro was used to further edit entered data.
Data appraisal
Not applicable.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office | www.spc.int/prism/country/mh/stats/index.htm | planning@ntamar.net |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | CONFIDENTIALITY is ensured by Statistical Act 1986. No individual or household will be identified in subsequent analysis. |
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (EPPSO), Republic of the Marshall Islands. Water Project Survey 2009. Ref. MHL_2009_WPS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [source] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the EPPSO and SPC bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office | planning@ntamar.net | Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office |
Metadata production
DDI_MHL_2009_WPS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office | Survey Documentation | |
| Accelerated Data Program | International Household Survey Network | Editing for the IHSN Survey Catalog |
2012-07-16
Metadata version
Version 1.0 (July 2012). This is the edited version of the documentation produced during the July 2012 workshop in Guam.