Household Energy Consumption Survey 2017, Phase 2
Lesotho, 2017
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Household Energy Consumption Survey 2017
Phase 2
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Lesotho | LSO |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
HECS shall be undertaken in the interval of 5 years. The 2017 survey serves as baseline for data collection henceforth. The last survey was conducted in 1985 when the government established the department of energy.
The 2017 HECS was undertaken in order to establish a baseline for energy consumption in households in Lesotho. The last survey was done in 1985 and scenarios for energy consumption were drawn and extrapolated to the year 2010. The survey is intended to be done after a five year period. The variables collected included housing and household characteristics, economic and energy consumption of different forms of fuels such fuel wood, paraffin etc.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Households
Version
v1.0: Edited data
Scope
The Household Energy Consumption Survey 2017 covers the following sections:
- Household identification
- Demographics
- Housing and Housing Characteristics
- Economic characteristics
- Biomass
- Electricity
- Cooking and kitchen utensils
- Heating and cooling
- Lightening
- Access to automobiles
- Solar energy usage
- Solar water heating
- Generators
- General energy use
- Other energy source
Coverage
National coverage
The survey covers all households not sectors.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Development Planning |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy | Ministry of Energy and Meteorological Services | Partner |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Lesotho | Financier |
| Department of Energy | Financier |
| United Nations Development Program | Financier |
Sampling
The 2016 census Enumaration Area (EA) were used as Primary Sample Units (PSU) and all the private households in the slected EAs were included un the sample. The sample was designed such that all the ten districts, ecological zones as well as settlement were includesd
The sample design of Household Energy Consumption Survey is a two-staged stratified sample design. The stratifying variables being the agro-ecological zones namely the lowlands, foothills, mountains and Senqu River Valley (SRV) and settlements(urban, peri-urban and rural).
The response rate was 93%
The data was weighted in such a way that one household represented 193.72
Survey instrument
The questionnaire was designed in English language and manual to help in execution of the questionnaire was also compiled. It was also reviewed by stakeholders and their comments were incorporated. The household questionnaire was administered in each selected household, which collected various information on household members including sex, age, relationship, and education level. The household questionnaire includes:
- Household characteristics
- Education
- Housing and Housing Characteristics
- Economic characteristics
- Biomass
- Electricity
- Cooking and kitchen utensils
- Heating and cooling
- Lighting
- Access to automobiles
- Solar energy usage
- Solar water heating
- Generators
- General energy use
- Other energy source
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | 2017-12-07 | 5 years |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Statistics | Ministryof Development Planning |
| Department of Enwergy | Ministry of Energy and Meteorological Services |
Interviewing was conducted by teams of interviewers. Each interviewing team comprised of 3-4 interviewers, a supervisor, and a driver. Each team used a 4 wheel drive vehicle to travel from EA to EA (and where necessary within EA).
The role of the supervisor was to coordinate field data collection activities, including management of the field team, supplies and equipment, maps and listings, coordinate with local authorities concerning the survey plan and make arrangements fo travel. Additionally, the field supervisor assigned the work to the interviewers, spot checked work, maintained field control documents, and submited completed questionnaires through synchronizing with the server and progress reports to the Bureau of Statistics Office.
The were laso regional coordinators whose responsibilities were to manage supervisors and liase with the head office.
Data was collected using Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI). Enumarator after collecting data synchronized with the supervisor who then checked the work and synchronized with the server usually situated in the Bureau of Statistics office within the district.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Development Planning | http// www.bos.gov.ls |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Confidentiality of respondents is garanteed by the Nationakl Statistics Act of 2001 |
Use of the data must be acknowledged using a citation which include
- the identifcation 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) 2017, Lesotho Bureau of Statistics
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Statistics | Ministry of Development Planning | www.bos.gov.ls |
Metadata production
DDI_LSO_2017_HECS-P2_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)