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Informal Cross Border Trade 2012

Kenya, 2012
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Reference ID
KEN_2012_ICBT_v01_M
Producer(s)
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Access policy
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    KEN_2012_ICBT_v01_M
    Title

    Informal Cross Border Trade 2012
    Subtitle

    Second round
    Translated Title

    No translation
    Country
    Name Country code
    Kenya KEN
    Study type

    Informal Sector Survey [hh/iss]
    Abstract

    The Kenya Informal Cross Border Trade is the Second round of ICBT surveys conducted in 2012. The ICBT was designed and implemented by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. It was designed to monitor informal cross border trade of commodities between countries.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    Version 1.0 (May 2014)
    Version Date

    2013-05-01
    Version Notes

    The structure of the ICBT survey 2012 was based on major border control points, same as the previous survey done in 2011.

    Scope

    Notes

    The study collects data on types of commodities, price, quantity, country of origin or destination and mode of transport.

    • Two questionnaires were used, Export and Import.
      -The survey covers individual traders opersting at the border points.
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Trade World Bank

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage.
    Universe

    The survey covered major entry border points in the country.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Minstry of Devolution and Planning
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Kenya Revenue Authority The National Treasury Technical Assistance
    Centra Bank of Kenya The National Treasury Technical Assistance
    MINISTRY OF EAST AFRICAN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TOURISM Technical Assistance
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Funding
    Central Bank of Kenya Funding
    Kenya Revenue Authority Funding
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Affiliation Role
    Kenya Revenue Authority The National Treasury Technical Assistence
    Central Bank of Kenya The National Treasury Technical Assistence
    MINISTRY OF EAST AFRICAN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TOURISM MEAACT Technical Assistence

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2012-10-08 2012-10-22 15 days
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Devolution and Planning
    Supervision

    The survey was done by teams of interviewers posted at every border control point. Each team comprised of 3 interviewrers and one asaupervisor. The role of the supervisor was to ensure that the interviewers collected the correct information by checking the entries in the questionnaire, doing preliminary editing of the completed questionnaires. The supervisor has the responsibility of compiling field progress reports and submitting completed questionnaires to the Head office.
    Data Collection Notes

    Interviewers were assigned to selected major border points. Supervisorsi were assigned to the intervieweres. Interviews were conducted in the languages understood by the people who were being interviewed, English and Kiswahili.

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    Data editing was done and tables generated. Details of data editing are provided in the external resources.

    Access policy

    Location of Data Collection

    Kenya NADA
    Archive where study is originally stored

    Kenya NADA
    http://statistics.knbs.or.ke/nada/index.php/catalog/77
    Cost: None

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation Email
    Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Devolution and Planning director general@knbs.or.ke
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes a. Data and other materials provided by KNBS shall not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without written authority from the Director General. b. Data shall be used for statistical purposes only and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations or any other purpose. c. No attempt shall be made to produce links among datasets provided by KNBS, or among data from the KNBS and other datasets with a view to identifying individuals or organizations. d. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the KNBS Data Archive will cite the source of data. e. Requests for micro-data shall be serviced upon completion of and submission of the Application Form for Microdata.
    Access conditions

    The following general cost-sharing principles will apply to the dissemination of data:
    a. Open access data (Public use) - data posted in the KNBS website for download will be available at no charge.
    b. Registered access (Licensed) data - data will be availed to sponsors as per agreement between the sponsor and KNBS. A sponsor is any party who contributes directly either materially or financially towards a data production process.
    c. Users requesting for specialized services are expected to negotiate and agree on a cost recovery agreement with the Director General.
    d. KNBS may levy fees on statistical information products depending on the type of product, effort expended and the dissemination medium.
    Citation requirements

    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,

    Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Kenya Informal Cross Border Trade (ICBT) 2012, Ref. KEN_2012_ICBT_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].

    The data users shall acknowledge that any available intellectual property rights, including copyright in the data are owned by the KNBS. The data user or client is encouraged to provide KNBS with a copy of such report, paper or article.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    In no event shall KNBS become liable to users of its data, or any other party, for any loss or damages, consequential or otherwise, including but not limited to time, money, or goodwill, arising from the use, operation or modification of the data. In using these data, users further agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless KNBS for any and all liability of any nature arising out of or resulting from the lack of accuracy or correctness of the data, or the use of the data.
    Copyright

    (c) 2012, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Director General Ministry of Devolution and Planning directorgeneral@knbs.or.ke

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_KEN_2012_ICBT_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Devolution and Planning Documentation of Study
    Date of Metadata Production

    2014-05-16

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (May 2014)
    Version 02 (August 2016). Edited version based on Version 01 DDI (DDI-KEN-KNBS-ICBT-2012-v1.0) that was done by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
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