Continuous Multipurpose Survey 2013-2014
Lesotho, 2013 - 2014
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LSO_2013_CMS_v01_M
Continuous Multipurpose Survey 2013-2014
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Lesotho | LSO |
Integrated Survey (non-LSMS) [hh/is]
The Bureau of Statistics launched the Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey (CMS) in May 2009, with the aim of addressing the need for timely data. With rapid changes in the economy, it was not adequate to have updates once in five year or ten years through the ad hoc surveys and decennial censuses, hence the introduction of CMS.
The primary objective of CMS is to provide permanent platform for the collection of data relevant to compute socio-economic indicators. Each round of the survey collects the same core data on household members' characteristics such as age, sex and marital status. There were core questions during the first year of CMS, thus, from May 2009 to April 2010, the add on modules requested by stakeholders such as the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA- Lesotho) were incorporated and these included: Water and sanitation module; and health module and Domestic Tourism.
In its second year which started in July 2010 to June 2011 a module on Household Budget Survey (HBS) was incorporated. Since the module on HBS catered for consumption in a detailed manner it is not included in the 2010/2011 CMS quarterly reports. This implies that the second up to the fourth quarters of 2010/2011 CMS focused mainly on economic characteristics of the population.
The primary objective of CMS is to provide permanent platform for the collection of data relevant to compute socio-economic indicators. Each round of the survey collects the same core data on household members' characteristics such as age, sex and marital status.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household and individual
Scope
The 2013 -14 Lesotho Continuous Multipurpose Household Survey covered the following topics:
- Identification information
- Demographic Characteristics
- Economic Characteristics for the person aged 15 years and above
- Water related health issues
- Dwelling and water usage
- Toilet and hand-washing
- Expenditure
- Household related small scale business
- Social Protection
- Shocks module
- Economic Characteristics of Household Head
Coverage
National coverage
The survey cover all selected sample population including military and prison facilities.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Development Planning |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Lesotho | Funder |
Sampling
Sample design
The sample design is a two-stage stratified cluster sample design, where primary sampling units are the census enumeration areas and the second stage sampling units are the households. A primary sampling unit is a cluster of households. Within each stratum, primary sampling units are selected with Probability Proportional to Size (PPS). The number of households within each primary sampling unit serves as a Measure of Size (MOS).
Let F1 = First stage sampling fraction
F1 = (nhMhi)/Mh Where nh = sample size = number of selected primary sampling units in stratum h.
Mhi = Number of households in ith selected psu of stratum h as of 2006 Population Census
Mh = Number of households in stratum h as of 2006 Population Census
Let F2 = Second stage sampling fraction
F2 = (m'hi/M'hi) Where m'hi=Number of selected households in ith psu of stratum h.
M'hi = Number of listed households in the ith psu of stratum h (during the Listing time)
Overall sampling fraction = F1*F2
Sampling Interval
Sampling interval within the cluster: M'hi = Households in stratum h of ith psu from the listing.
M'hi = Sample size in the selected primary sampling units
Sampling Interval = (M'h/m'hi).
(a) Select a random number between 1 and interval that random number is the 1st selected household in the selected primary sampling unit.
(b) Add the interval to the random number to get the second selected household.
Continue the process until the desired sample size is achieved.
Sample size
The sample size was 4,250 households for the second year of CMS (2013/2014). To ensure quality, interviewer performance was monitored by spot checking, observing interviews throughout the field work.
Survey instrument
The household questionnaire was administered in each household and it covered the following modules:
First Quarter questionnaire consists of the following sections:
- Identification information
- Demographic Characteristics
- Education (For those aged 2 years and above)
- Economic characteristics for the person aged 6years and above
- Water related health issues
- Dwelling and water usage
- Toilet and hand-washing
- Expenditure
Second Quarter questionnaire consists of the following sections:
- Identification information
- Demographic characteristics
- Domestic tourism
- Economic characteristics for the person aged 15 years and above
- Water related health issues
- Dwelling and water usage
- Water sources
- Expenditure
Third Quarter questionnaire consists of the following sections:
- Identification information
- Demographic Characteristics
- Economic Characteristics for the person aged 15 years and above
- Water related health issues
- Dwelling and water usage
- Toilet and hand-washing
- Expenditure
- Household related small scale business
- Social Protection
- Shocks
Fourth Quarter questionnaire consists of the following sections:
- Identification information
- Demographic characteristics
- Domestic tourism
- Economic characteristics for the person aged 15 years and above
- Water related health issues
- Dwelling and water usage
- Water sources
- Expenditure
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-08 | 2013-10 | 1st Quarter |
| 2013-11 | 2013-01 | 2nd Quarter |
| 2014-02 | 2014-04 | 3rd Quarter |
| 2014-05 | 2014-07 | 4th Quarter |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Development Planning |
Supervision was continuously done by field supervisors and office staff to check for inconsistencies for all quarters.
Data processing
Editing was continuously done by interviewers/data collectors, field supervisors and office staff to check for inconsistencies.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Of Statistics | Ministry of Development Planning | www.bos.gov.ls | info@bos.gov.ls |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Confidentiality of respondents is guaranteed by national statistics Act 2001 |
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
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.
(c) 2013-2014, Lesotho Bureau of Statistics
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Development Planning | info@bos.gov.ls | www.bos.gov.ls |
Metadata production
DDI_LSO_2013_CMS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Development Planning | Documentation of the Study |
2019-06-24
Metadata version
Version 01 (June 2019)