IHSN Working Papers

The IHSN Working Paper series is intended to encourage the exchange of ideas and discussion on topics related to the design and implementation of household surveys, and to the analysis, dissemination and use of survey data. People who whish to submit material for publication in the IHSN Working Paper series are encouraged to contact the IHSN secretariat via info@ihsn.org.

Dissemination and use of IHSN Working Paper is encouraged. Reproduced copies may however not be used for commercial purposes.

The findings, interpretations, and views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the International Household Survey Network member agencies or secretariat.

Working Paper No 001

Strengthening Household Income and Expenditure Surveys as a Tool for Designing and Assessing Food Fortification Programs

Current household expenditure surveys have common shortcomings for purposes of designing and assessing fortification programs. This IHSN Working Paper by John Fiedler presents guidelines intended to help improve household expenditure surveys as a tool for designing and assessing fortification programs, and thereby aid in accelerating the development of more evidence-based fortification programs.

Working Paper No 002

How (well) is Education Measured in Household Surveys?

Household surveys are an important source of information about education systems. This report studies 30 household surveys of different types, and analyzes how and how well education information is collected in them. It provides a number of general recommendations that are intended to be useful to the design of education questionnaires for household surveys and use of the resultant data.

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Working Paper No 003

Principles and Good Practice for Preserving Data

This document produced by the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social research (ICPSR) provides basic guidance for managers in statistical agencies who are responsible for preserving data using the principles and good practice defined by the digital preservation community. The guidance defines the rationale for preserving data and the principles and standards of good practice as applied to data preservation; documents the development of a digital preservation policy; and uses digital archive audit principles to suggest good practice for data.

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