Land Transport Survey 2013
Nepal, 2013
Central Bureau of Statistics
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Identification
Survey ID Number
NPL-CBS-LTS-2013-v2
Title
Land Transport Survey 2013
Translated Title
Sthal Yatayat Survekshan 2069
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Nepal | NPL |
Study type
Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
Series Information
The Land Transport Survey 2013 is the first of its kind. However, a small study on public land transport had been conducted by CBS in 2003-04.
Abstract
The Nepal Land Transport Survey 2013 envisages to estimate size, structure, employment contribution and value added contribution of the public land transport sector to the natiional economy. The key survey results have been presented to the 10 types of vehicles (Bus/Minibus, truck/minitruck/tipper, taxi, jeep/van, microbus, tempo, tractor/power tiller, tourist vehicles, water tanker, petrol tanker). The survey has adopted stratified cluster sampling design. Total sample size is1736. The sampling frame has been prepared by the list of affiliated vehicles' owners obtained from their respective associations. The weight of the vehicles by its type was generated by using the number of vehicles registered in the Transport Management Department. The reference period of the survey was 2011-12. The data collection was carried out during January to July in 2013. Branch Statistics Offices were mobilized for data collection. Altogether, 57 enumerators and supervisors including 12 females had been involved during data collection phase. The statistical report of the survey contains 3 chapters. Second and third chapter describe survey results containing 10 and 19 tables respectively. The survey reveals that there were totally 118544 public vehicles in Nepal during the reference period. Buses (32 percent) accounted for highest number of vehicles following by trucks (22 percent), tractors (14 percent) and jeeps (9 percent).There were 89 percent of the vehicles that were running during the reference year 2011-12 had been manufactured in India. Mean years of vehicles that are operated since manufactured is 8 years. Tourist vehicles were found to be the oldest in terms of years of manufacturing (20.9 years). The mean period of operation of the public transport vehicles in Nepal is 238 days in a year. Water tankers were found to be the most operated vehicles (317 days) whereas petrol tankers were operated 136 days in a reference year. About 15 percent of the entrepreneurs suggested to improve the condition of the roads. Almost 8 percent of them reported the restriction of strikes in transport sector and 7.2 percent reported the strict compliance of traffic rules. Altogether 282 thousand individuals were involved in public land transport sector regularly. Five out of thousand employees are found to be female in public land transport service
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Establishment is the enumeration unit of the survey and the basic unit of data analysis is "type of vehicle".
Version
Version Description
v2: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution
Version Date
2014-10-30
Scope
Notes
The Land Transport Survey has covered 10 types of public vehicles. These are 1.Bus/Minibus, 2.Truck/Minitruck/Tipper, 3.Taxi, 4.Jeep/Van, 5.Microbus, 6.Tempo, 7.Tractor/Power tiller, 8.Tourist vehicles, 9.Water tanker, and 10.Petrol Tanker. The survey has collected and analyzed data Nepalese public land transport sector on 1. size, structure and distribution of vehicles, 2. employment contribution, 3. financial transactions, 4. operating and other expenses, 5. capital expenditure, 6. income and 7. other miscellaneous information including problem and suggestation.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Transport | World Bank |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Universe
The survey covers all types of vehicles in operation used for public land transport service including Bus/Minibus, truck/minitruck/tipper, taxi, jeep/van, microbus, tempo, tractor/power tiller, tourist vehicles, water tanker, petrol tanker.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Bureau of Statistics | National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Government of Nepal | GoN | Funding |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Data info pvt ltd | Private consultancy form | the construction of data entry software |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sampling design adopted in Nepal Public Land Transport Survey 2013 was stratified cluster sampling. For the sample selection purpose, 3 ecological belts (Mountains, Hills and Plains) were considered as domains and 10 types of vehicles were taken as strata. From each domain, Vehicle entrepreneurs represented by unique vehicle number were selected proportionately. It was single stage sampling design. Total sample size was 1736 vehicles' entrepreneurs. The size of sample was representative for national level estimates. During data collection phase, replacement of sample was allowed for "not found cases" from similar domain and strata.
Response Rate
All samples were interviewed successfully. Therefore, there was 100 percent the response rate.
Weighting
Sample weights were calculated by using the number of vehicles registered in the Transport Management Department.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | 2013-07-15 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
An intensive supervision over the field work was carried out by the supervisory staff comprising district level officers and supervisors. The officers of Trade Statistics Section made the overall management, control, and supervision of the field work.
Data Collection Notes
The complete list of the vehicles was prepared based on their operation and affiliation to their respective association of the vehicles from various parts of the country. The listing operation was done in 2012. The questionnaire and interviewer's manual of the survey was edited or modified several times to make them as clear, practical and appropriate as possible by incorporating feedbacks received from the members of associations and enterpreneurs of many kinds of vehicles. For such meetings, the officers of Trade Statistics Section had visited some major cities of the country.
33 officers, and 57 investigators were involved for field work. Among them there were 12 females including 1 officer. Two levels of training were organized to train them. Firstly, a master training was organized for the head of the Branch Statistics Offices on the third week of January 2013 (16-19 January) at Butwal (Rupandehi) and on the fourth week of January 2013 (27-30 January) at Itahari (Sunsari) for the officers who were working at the district offices. The officers of the Trade Statistics Section were the trainers. The second level training was also organized in two places. The duration of the training was 3 days each (22-22 January 2013) at Butwal (Rupandehi) and (31 January-2 February 2013) at Itahari (Sunsari) for the field supervisors and enumerators. The supervisors and enumerators were also briefed and trained to fill up different questionnaires designed for the survey work. They were given guidelines in the training to maintain consistency of procedures employed and uniformity of concepts and definitions used. Each supervisor and enumerator was provided instructions manuals for their better understanding of the objectives of conducting the survey.
Nepal Public Land Transport Survey 2013 was carried out in 6 months. The management of the field work team was done by the Branch Statistics Offices (BSOs). The reference period of the survey was the last fiscal year preceding the interview with the transport entrepreneur 2011/12 (2068/69 BS). The field staffs were selected from Central Bureau of Statistics and Branch Statistical Offices. The officers of BSO were also deputed for the district level supervision of the respective districts.
33 officers, and 57 investigators were involved for field work. Among them there were 12 females including 1 officer. Two levels of training were organized to train them. Firstly, a master training was organized for the head of the Branch Statistics Offices on the third week of January 2013 (16-19 January) at Butwal (Rupandehi) and on the fourth week of January 2013 (27-30 January) at Itahari (Sunsari) for the officers who were working at the district offices. The officers of the Trade Statistics Section were the trainers. The second level training was also organized in two places. The duration of the training was 3 days each (22-22 January 2013) at Butwal (Rupandehi) and (31 January-2 February 2013) at Itahari (Sunsari) for the field supervisors and enumerators. The supervisors and enumerators were also briefed and trained to fill up different questionnaires designed for the survey work. They were given guidelines in the training to maintain consistency of procedures employed and uniformity of concepts and definitions used. Each supervisor and enumerator was provided instructions manuals for their better understanding of the objectives of conducting the survey.
Nepal Public Land Transport Survey 2013 was carried out in 6 months. The management of the field work team was done by the Branch Statistics Offices (BSOs). The reference period of the survey was the last fiscal year preceding the interview with the transport entrepreneur 2011/12 (2068/69 BS). The field staffs were selected from Central Bureau of Statistics and Branch Statistical Offices. The officers of BSO were also deputed for the district level supervision of the respective districts.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Central Bureau of Statistics | CBS | National Planning Commission Secretariat |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The following information was collected in the listing of the households:
1. S. No
2. District
3. Transport Entrepreneurs' Association
4. Zone Code of Plate No. of Vehicle
5. Vehicle Number
6. Name of Entrepreneur
7. District of Entrepreneur
8. VDC/NP
9. Ward no.
10. Telephone no
11. Mobile no
12 Type of vehicel
The questionnaire for Land Transport Survey was 5 paged structured questionnaire which contained following 9 sections:
1. Introductory Information
2. Employment: Number of regular employees in vehicle
3. Expenditure on transport employees: Salary, allowance and other benefits provided to regular employees of the vehicle
4A. Operating expenditure: Expenditure incurred on operating business during the reference period
4B. Other expenditure: Miscellaneous expenditure incurred during the reference period
5. Financial transaction: Financial transaction made during the reference period
6. Capital expenditure: Capital expenditure and property gained during the reference period
7. Tax, royalty, fee: Tax, royalty, fee paid to the government and other institution during the reference period
8A. Income: Income of transport entrepreneur from the sale of services during the reference period
8B. Other income: Income of transport entrepreneur from other transport activities during the reference period
9. Miscellaneous
The questionnaire in Nepali language was administered during data collection phase. Both Nepali version and English version (translated) questionnaire are provided as external resources.
1. S. No
2. District
3. Transport Entrepreneurs' Association
4. Zone Code of Plate No. of Vehicle
5. Vehicle Number
6. Name of Entrepreneur
7. District of Entrepreneur
8. VDC/NP
9. Ward no.
10. Telephone no
11. Mobile no
12 Type of vehicel
The questionnaire for Land Transport Survey was 5 paged structured questionnaire which contained following 9 sections:
1. Introductory Information
2. Employment: Number of regular employees in vehicle
3. Expenditure on transport employees: Salary, allowance and other benefits provided to regular employees of the vehicle
4A. Operating expenditure: Expenditure incurred on operating business during the reference period
4B. Other expenditure: Miscellaneous expenditure incurred during the reference period
5. Financial transaction: Financial transaction made during the reference period
6. Capital expenditure: Capital expenditure and property gained during the reference period
7. Tax, royalty, fee: Tax, royalty, fee paid to the government and other institution during the reference period
8A. Income: Income of transport entrepreneur from the sale of services during the reference period
8B. Other income: Income of transport entrepreneur from other transport activities during the reference period
9. Miscellaneous
The questionnaire in Nepali language was administered during data collection phase. Both Nepali version and English version (translated) questionnaire are provided as external resources.
Data Processing
Data Editing
Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing, including manual editing and coding, editing during data entry, structure checking and completeness checking. For missing cases, both hot deck and cold deck methods were applied for imputation. Particularly, in case of stock information, some fixed functional arrays were incorporated in the data entry software.
Other Processing
Data entry of the filled questionnaire was done manually at the central office using Cspro software.
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
All the estimates of the survey was computed at 95 percent confidence intervals using STATA software. In this sense, It can be said that the level of significance of the estimates of the survey was below 5 percent.
Data Appraisal
To assess the reliability of the data, input-output ratio and value added contribution had been compared with the corresponding information obtained from National Accounting Section of CBS.
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director General | Central Bureau of Statistics | dg@cbs.gov.np | www.cbs.gov.np |
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Publication, Dissemination 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.
Access conditions
The dataset has been anonymized and is available as a Public Use Dataset from CBS primises. It is accessible to all users for statistical and research purposes only, under the following terms and conditions:
1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of the CBS.
2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the CBS.
4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the CBS or among data from the CBS and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the CBS will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to the CBS.
1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of the CBS.
2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the CBS.
4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the CBS or among data from the CBS and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the CBS will cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.
6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to the CBS.
Citation requirements
Central Bureau of Statistics, Land Transport Survey (LTS) 2013, Version 0.1 of the public use data set (August 2015), provided by the National Data Archive. http://www.cbs.gov.np/nada/
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that Central Bureau of Statistics, National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
(c) 2015, Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-NPL-CBS-LTS-2013-v01
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bureau of Statistics | CBS | National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal | Documentation of the study |
Date of Metadata Production
2015-08-24
DDI Document version
Version 01 (August 2015): original study of the documentation.