Description of methods and sources for Albania - INSTAT

IPA 2009 Multi-beneficiary StatisticalCooperation Programme71Tab D.1: Number of Segments in Population, Sample Size of Segmentswith and without Farming activities, and Segments and Farm Operators fromwhich Data were collected2008(Issue) Stratum 1 Stratum2 Statum3 Stratum4TotalSegments in PopulationSAMPLE SEGMENTSa. Total(number)14247182(number)5372108(number)13783259(number)811151(number)41513600b. with farming1699721217495c Data Collected169 97 212 17 495Sample of Farm 1808 1004 1975 109 4896The Survey was initiated in late November and was completed by the end ofDecember. During the farm visits, data were collected on farm householddemographic characteristics, livestock, areas planted in various crops, information onsingle, multiple and mixed plantings of crops, farm practices, fertilizer andequipment hire costs, ownership of vehicles, farm equipment and appliances, and theproduction, sales and prices received for selected crops.Training, Data Collection and SummarizationPrior to data collection, emphasis was placed on providing adequate enumeratortraining and quality control in an effort to reduce non-sampling errors. The trainingwas held in November /December with the participation of District and PrefectureChiefs of Statistics and those training the enumerators. In addition, the Prefectureand District Chiefs of Statistics were provided training on the manual editingrequirements for completed questionnaires prior to their return to the central offices.The Survey was conducted by approximately 400 enumerators residing in or near thesample segments for which they were responsible for data collection. The Districtand Prefecture Chiefs of Statistics were responsible for conducting quality controlchecks on completed questionnaires. Where errors were noted, the enumerators wererequired to re-interview the sample farmer(s) and make the necessary corrections.Immediately upon receipt of the first survey data, additional manual edit checks werecompleted by central office staff in which districts and the data were entered directlyfrom the forms into microcomputers using a customized data entry package. Thedata were then run through a comprehensive computer edit system used for detectingdata entry, coding and enumerator errors. Necessary corrections were made in theforms and the data set in the computers. The “cleaned” data were then summarizedin tabular forms. Preliminary tables describing the results of the survey werecompleted in February.194/236