Did you sleep here last night? The impact of the household definition in sample surveys: a Tanzanian case study

Did you sleep here last night? The impact of the household definition in sample surveys: a Tanzanian case study Tiziana Leone, Ernestina Coast (LSE) Sara Randall (UCL) Funded by ESRC survey methods initiative

Household definitions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Do household definitions matter? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Aims and objectives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Data and Methods ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary of fieldwork experience ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Modelling definition differences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Fieldwork scenarios: 1.13 5.54 0.79 32.4% 5.86 490 104 DHS definition 1.03 6.67 0.82 26% 11.23 573 52 Fieldwork Dependency ratio HHH mean years education Sex ratio Percentage female Headed Household mean size Number of individuals Number of households

Impact definition on household: ,[object Object],Inflated % female head of HH Unemployed Non-active inflated Underestimation of farmer/ pastoralists fishing Underestimation student population Education level underestimated Underestimation of assets HH size reduced Specific groups underestimated Overestimate of poverty or even out?

2. DHS data: Thinking creatively ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sensitivity analysis Impact strongest for female HH household 0.52 0.61- 1.28 0.88 Dependency ratio 14% 5.93 17.3 0.89 DHS Value 0.35 11 -19 % poorest quintile (Poly distribution) 0.06 5.77- 6.11 HH Head level education 0.64 8.9 -24.8 % fem headed HH 0.20 0.78 -0.99 Sex ratio Sensitivity Index Range Indicator

Light at the end of the tunnel?

Ways of dealing with ‘fuzzy’ household at the collection stage ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ways of dealing with ‘fuzzy’ household at the analysis stage ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Discussion and few thoughts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],‘ The household is central to the development process. Not only is the household a production unit but it is also a consumption, social and demographic unit’ Kenya: Ministry of Planning and National Development 2003, p59

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