Survey of Own Account Construction (Rural) 1993, Second Round
Nepal, 1992 - 1993
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Identification
Survey ID Number
NPL-CBS-SOAC-1993-V0
Title
Survey of Own Account Construction (Rural) 1993, Second Round
Subtitle
Second Round
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Nepal | NPL |
Study type
Sample Frame, Households [sf/hh]
Series Information
The survey on Own - Account Construction (Rural) is a complimentary part to the earlier survey on Own - Account Construction done in the urban areas during 1993. Undoubtedly, it would have been more appropriate had both the surveys been conducted at the same period. However, various factors and constraints hindered in counducting the surveys through a single attempt. Major reasons for conducting the surveys separately were due to lack of adequate manpower and resources. Diferent types of frames available for urban and rural areas was another important reason for adopting this approach. The frame for the urban survey was based on the permits issued by the municipalities and the only viable alternative for a frame to be used for the rural survey was to have it based on a real sampling technique.
Abstract
Own-account construction which are primarily undertaken by households contribute output that occupy a significant share in the total volume of construction. The trend of residental construction is likely to keep on increasing each year. Obviously, policies related to the supply of construction materials as well as proper planning may need to be reviewed and reformulated specially in the area of residential construction. The present survey result is hoped to certainly shed some light in the area of rural residential construction for data users and with more exchange of views more relevant data can be generated in similar surverys to be undertaken in the future.
In the context of Nepal a large part of economic activities function in an unorganized way. Similarly construction work, although in large proportions are carried out by large private or public enterprises, government departments, those undertaken on own account by individuals also comprise a significant chunk.
An attempt to translate the burgeoning residential construction undergoing in the urban centers of Kathmandu valley and other municipalities into meaningful figures was made in the previous survey of own account construction (urban). Similarly, own account construction undertaken in the rural areas equally deserve attention in being transformed to meaningful figures . The simple fact that 90 percent of the total land area which are rural in character warrants this step to be taken . Policies concerning decentralized planning at the district and the village level are most likely to search for information about rural character. This is indeed a small step towards that direction.
The survey intends to focus its findings primarily in the contribution made by own account construction (Rural) over the total output of construction. Findings in terms of cost incurred, living area constructed and other information is expected to support rural planning and supplement data required for National Accounts estimates.
The main objectives of the survey are:
(a) to estimate the total cost of own account construction (rural) carried out by households or individuals by different strata in the rural areas of the country; and
(b) to determine the cost components used in different types of buildings constructed.
In the context of Nepal a large part of economic activities function in an unorganized way. Similarly construction work, although in large proportions are carried out by large private or public enterprises, government departments, those undertaken on own account by individuals also comprise a significant chunk.
An attempt to translate the burgeoning residential construction undergoing in the urban centers of Kathmandu valley and other municipalities into meaningful figures was made in the previous survey of own account construction (urban). Similarly, own account construction undertaken in the rural areas equally deserve attention in being transformed to meaningful figures . The simple fact that 90 percent of the total land area which are rural in character warrants this step to be taken . Policies concerning decentralized planning at the district and the village level are most likely to search for information about rural character. This is indeed a small step towards that direction.
The survey intends to focus its findings primarily in the contribution made by own account construction (Rural) over the total output of construction. Findings in terms of cost incurred, living area constructed and other information is expected to support rural planning and supplement data required for National Accounts estimates.
The main objectives of the survey are:
(a) to estimate the total cost of own account construction (rural) carried out by households or individuals by different strata in the rural areas of the country; and
(b) to determine the cost components used in different types of buildings constructed.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household
Version
Version Description
Version 0 - no microdata available
Version Date
1994-07
Scope
Notes
Construction Industry and Construction Activity:
Construction work in most countries are carried out by a wide variety of units including large private or public construction enterprises, government departments, individuals working on own acccount and other units whose main activities lie in other industries but which undertake construction work.
Construction work in most countries are carried out by a wide variety of units including large private or public construction enterprises, government departments, individuals working on own acccount and other units whose main activities lie in other industries but which undertake construction work.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Rural Areas of Nepal.
Universe
Households in rural areas carrying out own account construction.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Bureau of Statistics | National Planning Commission Secretariat, His Majesty's Government |
Producers
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Bureau of Statistics | National Planning Commission Secretariat, His Majesty's Government |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| His Majesty's Government | HMG |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
1. Survey Frame
This survey is designed based upon the area sampling method. All wards under the administration of the Village Development Committees (VDe) constitute~ the survey frame. Besides, wards under three newly declared mun~cipalities viz . Gaur, Byas (Damauli) and Tulsipur which were not covered by the Survey of Own Account Construction (Urban) were also included in the frame. While preparing the survey frame problems related to the recent change in the boundaries and name of the VDC's were encountered. Since the base data for "the frame (numberl oE VDC's, area under VDC's and number of household by VDC's and by wards _etc.) were obtained from the results of Population Census-1991, these changes were ignored . That means if the selected ward was found affected from the changes then the area was surveyed in the boundaries at the date of Populaeion Census-1991 .
2. Stratification
Following the criteria used in the Urban Own account Construction Survey whole rural area was divided into three strata: Kathmandu Valley, Hills and Tarai. Besides, two domains (Domain I and Domain II) were formed in each stratum,. Formation of such domains became necessary in order to separate_ some semiurbanized centers (Domain I), especially the adjoining areas of several municipalities administered yet by the Village Development Committees from the rest of rural area (Domain II). It was assumed that the type, size and quality of construct·ion activities in these area significantly differ from those in the rest of rural area. According to this classificatiron three newly declared municipalities not covered by the Urban Survey automatically fall in Domain I. Separation of area for Domain I was made at the ward level.
3. Sample size and allocation scheme
The Survey of Own account Construction (Rural) designed with a single stage sampling procedure has considered a VDC ward as the sampling unit. In each stratum within the domain, wards were selected directly from the frame. All VDC's were arranged according to the geographical location of their districts in the direction from east to west and the wards were selected based on serpentine systematic sampling procedure starting from the north corner of the easternmost part. Selection of the wards in each domain was made independently. A suitable sample size based on a calculated variance could not be exercised due to lack of appropriate data. However, some auxiliary information were analyzed in finding a way out to determine the sample size . In a previous survey on economic activities conducted by CBS, around 5 % households in rural wards were found engaged in own_account construction. Similarly, on the basis of the urban part of this survey it could be assumed that the observation of around 500 ultimate sampling units (households engaged in own account construction activities) can provide estimates at the statistically acceptable level of precision. So, sample size was determined at 100 wards. Ultimately, 102 wards were selected and 633 households (identified as engaged in own account construction activities during the reference period) from those selected wards were interviewed.
For more details please refer to the Report on The Survey of Own Account Construction (Rural), Section 4 (Sampling Design).
This survey is designed based upon the area sampling method. All wards under the administration of the Village Development Committees (VDe) constitute~ the survey frame. Besides, wards under three newly declared mun~cipalities viz . Gaur, Byas (Damauli) and Tulsipur which were not covered by the Survey of Own Account Construction (Urban) were also included in the frame. While preparing the survey frame problems related to the recent change in the boundaries and name of the VDC's were encountered. Since the base data for "the frame (numberl oE VDC's, area under VDC's and number of household by VDC's and by wards _etc.) were obtained from the results of Population Census-1991, these changes were ignored . That means if the selected ward was found affected from the changes then the area was surveyed in the boundaries at the date of Populaeion Census-1991 .
2. Stratification
Following the criteria used in the Urban Own account Construction Survey whole rural area was divided into three strata: Kathmandu Valley, Hills and Tarai. Besides, two domains (Domain I and Domain II) were formed in each stratum,. Formation of such domains became necessary in order to separate_ some semiurbanized centers (Domain I), especially the adjoining areas of several municipalities administered yet by the Village Development Committees from the rest of rural area (Domain II). It was assumed that the type, size and quality of construct·ion activities in these area significantly differ from those in the rest of rural area. According to this classificatiron three newly declared municipalities not covered by the Urban Survey automatically fall in Domain I. Separation of area for Domain I was made at the ward level.
3. Sample size and allocation scheme
The Survey of Own account Construction (Rural) designed with a single stage sampling procedure has considered a VDC ward as the sampling unit. In each stratum within the domain, wards were selected directly from the frame. All VDC's were arranged according to the geographical location of their districts in the direction from east to west and the wards were selected based on serpentine systematic sampling procedure starting from the north corner of the easternmost part. Selection of the wards in each domain was made independently. A suitable sample size based on a calculated variance could not be exercised due to lack of appropriate data. However, some auxiliary information were analyzed in finding a way out to determine the sample size . In a previous survey on economic activities conducted by CBS, around 5 % households in rural wards were found engaged in own_account construction. Similarly, on the basis of the urban part of this survey it could be assumed that the observation of around 500 ultimate sampling units (households engaged in own account construction activities) can provide estimates at the statistically acceptable level of precision. So, sample size was determined at 100 wards. Ultimately, 102 wards were selected and 633 households (identified as engaged in own account construction activities during the reference period) from those selected wards were interviewed.
For more details please refer to the Report on The Survey of Own Account Construction (Rural), Section 4 (Sampling Design).
Weighting
Please refer to the Report on The Survey of Own Account Construction (Rural), Section 5 (Estimation Procedure).
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1993 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
During the survey, All necessary trainging, managements are done by National Account Section, CBS and BSO Office. Field work was supervised by BSO Heads.
Data Collection Notes
A detailed questionnaire was administered to interview the household head belonging to each building identified through the listing operation to have been constructed during the reference year. Emphasis was given in the collection of data regarding the cost and volume of construction put in place during the reference period. The methodology applied in the survey in general is similar to that of own account construction (Urban) done previously. This has been followed in order to make the two results compatible.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Branch Statistical Office | BSO | Central Bureau of Statistics |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
1. INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION WORK
2. PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION :
3. INFORMATION ON MATERIAL COST
A. Own Production
B. Purchased
4. INFORMATION ON LABOUR COSTS
5. Total cost of construction
6.1 Number of residents (to be asked only for completed building)
6.2 Liquid waste disposal
2. PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION :
3. INFORMATION ON MATERIAL COST
A. Own Production
B. Purchased
4. INFORMATION ON LABOUR COSTS
5. Total cost of construction
6.1 Number of residents (to be asked only for completed building)
6.2 Liquid waste disposal
Data Processing
Data Editing
All necessary editing of raw data was done manually as well as through computer. Data entry was made through d-Base Programme and output tables were generated through SPSS PC+.
Other Processing
The enumerated data was collected through BSO and brought to CBS. During data entry d-Base Programme was use and output tables were generated through SPSS PC+.
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
Please refer to the Report on The Survey of Own Account Construction (Rural), Section 5 (Estimation Procedure).
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director General | Central Bureau of Statistics | archive@cbs.gov.np | www.cbs.gov.np |
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director, Publication, Distribution and Library Section | Central Bureau of Statistics | archive@cbs.gov.np | www.cbs.gov.np |
Confidentiality
Confidentiality of the respondents is guaranteed by Article 8 of Statistics Act 1958 which states that "Any information or details relating to any person, family, firm or company, which has been supplied, obtained or prepared pursuant to section 3, section 4, section 5, section 6 ot section 7, or any part of such information or details, shall not be disclosed or published directly except to the Director General or to any officer of the Bureau without the written person or of his authorised representative supplying such information or details"
Access conditions
Microdata is not available for public access.
Citation requirements
Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal, The Survey of Own Account Construction (Rural) 1993 (July 1994) provided by www.cbs.gov.np/nada.
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The CBS bears no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon any type of use of the data.
Copyright
(c) 1994, Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-NPL-CBS-SOAC-1993-v01
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bureau of Statistics | CBS | National Planning Commission Secretariat, HMG | Metadata Documentation |
Date of Metadata Production
2012-03-12
DDI Document version
Version 1 (March 2012)