PAK_2021_RGAS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Rapid Gender Assessment Surveys, 2021
Name | Country code |
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Pakistan | PAK |
Multipurpose Survey - COVID-19 data response
For further information on similar studies, see: https://data.unwomen.org/rga
Shortly after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence showed the consequences of the crisis spanned well beyond its direct health effects. Across Asia and the Pacific, COVID-19 impacted outcomes ranging from access to health care, to employment and income, and women were often at a disadvantage. Two years on, the pandemic continues affecting women and men, and its lingering effects remain gendered. Ample evidence is now available on the effects on women-dominated sectors, such as tourism, and types of work, such as informal jobs, as well as on women's unpaid care work responsibilities. Women are also encountering more barriers to access stimulus packages to stay out of poverty.
In response to these concerns and to design effective responses to the crisis, the demand for gender data has increased. In the past few months, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Asian Development Bank rolled out Rapid Gender Assessment Surveys in consultation with national governments.
These surveys also include the eight FIES questions to understand the food security situation in the countries where the surveys have been run. However, it is important to note that these surveys are not identical to the FIES surveys, which are conducted by FAO.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individuals
Modules included in the survey are as follows:
Topic |
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Gender Statistics |
National Coverage
The target population are individuals 18 years and above, with access to a mobile phone.
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UN Women |
Asian Development Bank |
Name |
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Government of Australia |
Asian Development Bank |
The RGAs were rolled out in Pakistan (n = 3,636), following a Random Digit Dialling (RDD) method, using numbering plans from national telecommunications agencies, which excluded commercial numbers and business registers. Prior to data collection, the sample was pulsed (a signal was sent to the randomly generated number to verify if it exists). No landlines were considered for this exercise. Information on socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents was unknown prior to dialling, and thus screening questions were used to achieve sex, age, region and education quotas. The quotas were calculated utilizing national household survey and population census data. Mobile phone coverage was above 70 per cent in most countries considered, with differences based on sex, age, educational attainment, and location.
Estimates are weighted using iterative proportional fitting, more commonly referred to as raking, whereby iterative adjustments were made until the sample distribution aligned with that of the population for sex, age, location and education. Weight efficiency was considered (to avoid affecting the power of the estimates) and improved by trimming (to reduce the impact on the variance of the final weight) or by merging weighting categories. The estimates generated by RGAs aren’t meant to replace official statistics or be used for SDG monitoring.
Start | End |
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2021-09-14 | 2021-12-08 |
To study the gendered effects of COVID-19 on key socio-economic indicators, the survey instrument adopts "since the onset of COVID-19 (March 2020)" as reference period. As part of preparatory work, cognitive testing was conducted to ensure an homogenous understanding of the refence period among respondents.
Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
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yes | See https://data.unwomen.org/ |
Copyright: Asian Development Bank and UN Women 2022
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Name | Affiliation | |
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Cecilia Tinonin Cecilia Tinonin | UN Women | [email protected] |
Sara Duerto Valero | UN Women | [email protected] |
DDI_PAK_2021_RGAS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO
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Office of Chief Statistician | Food and Agriculture Organization | Metadata producer |
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