National Survey Design Planning Report Skills Toward Employment and Productivity (STEP) Republic of Macedonia This Version: February 26, 2013 PARTIAL LITERACY ASSESSMENT NSDPR Macedonia– February 26, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction: How to Fill Out the NSDPR ................................................................................................................................................... 3 PART 1: World Bank Country Team Plan .................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1. Time Frame ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 1.2. Rationale for the STEP Survey ..................................................................................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.3. Country-specific Survey Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.4. Household Questionnaire ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.5. Fieldwork ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.6. Sample Frame and Benchmark Variable Counts ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 PART 2: Survey Firm Plan .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1. Time Frame ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.2. Project Team ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.3. Literacy Assessment .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 2.4. Household Questionnaire ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 2.5. Field Teams and Training ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 2.6. Fieldwork ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................30 2.7. Data Processing ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36 2.8. Confidentiality .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................42 2.9. Quality Assurance ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 2.10. Schedule ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 2.11. Budget ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 PART 3: Sampling and Weighting Plan ..................................................................................................................................................... 48 3.1. Target Population ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 3.2. Sample Frame ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 3.3. Sample Size .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 3.4. Sample Design .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63 3.5. Sample Selection ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65 3.6. Response Rate Goal and Non-Response Bias Assessment ............................................................................................................................................................................66 1 NSDPR Macedonia– February 26, 2013 3.7. Weighting ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68 Appendix ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 71 Appendix 1. Workflow – Partial Literacy Assessment .................................................................................................................................................................. 71 Appendix 2. Qualifications and Expertise of Each Key Project Team Member ............................................................................................................................ 72 Appendix 3. Survey Firm Experience ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 73 Appendix 4. Training Agenda ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 74 Appendix 5. Supervision Form – Interviewer Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................. 75 Appendix 6. Supervisor’s Guide to Revisits and Activating Reserve Households ........................................................................................................................ 76 Appendix 7. Supervision Form – Visual Scrutiny ......................................................................................................................................................................... 79 Appendix 8. Supervision Form – Check-Up Visit ......................................................................................................................................................................... 80 Appendix 9. Weekly Report Template (Partial Literacy Assessment) .........................................................................................................................................