LECTURE 03 SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY SOCIO ECONOMIC SURVEY This

LECTURE #03 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY

SOCIO- ECONOMIC SURVEY This survey is conducted in order to obtain information about the social behaviour, trends of people, economic conditions and the trends prevailing in that particular area. The social survey of a community is necessary for planning a new town or renewal programs. These survey deals with the populations of the area , age group, size and type of family, language and way of living. The economic survey is conducted to take care of the economical condition and the status of community such as source of income.

CONT. . For planning purposes of any existing area, socio economic survey is out of utmost importance, because it is only the direct way to come in contact with the residents and to get the real existing data

OBJECTIVES This kind of survey is carried out for the following objectives. ü To note down the existing socio-economic condition. ü To know the opinion , demands and problems of people. ü To record the people’s level of satisfaction and perception of improvement in relation to a plan or programme which is to be implemented. ü To note the people’s reaction and acceptability of some already worked out proposals/plans.

TYPE OF DATA FOR SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEYS In Socio-Economic survey, the data about social aspects is collected such as ü Age and sex ü Family type/Structure ü No. of households ü Language ü Family Size ü Martial Status ü Education Status ü Health Education ü Recreational facilities

CONT. . Type of house ü Type of structure ü Age and condition of buildings ü Tenure ship ü Accessibility to public transport ü Accessibility to utility services Some economic considerations in socio-economic surveys include ü Occupation ü Income level ü Expenditures ü

QUESTIONNAIRE CONSTRUCTION One of the most valuable methods to collect and manage primary data is through questionnaire or survey/interview schedule carries questions to be asked from the respondents in order to obtain information and opinions of the people.

BASIC FORMAT A questionnaire is usually developed on the following format. ü Name of your institution ü Title of survey ü Name of supervisor ü Name of researcher ü Brief purpose of the survey ü Name of interviewer ü Name of respondent ü Address of the respondent ü Day, date and time of the interview/survey

TYPES OF QUESTIONS The questions can be classified in two types 1. Open Ended Questions These give the spontaneous realistic facts about the respondents and test their memory. However, it has some disadvantages such as ü Diversity of responses ü Qualitative in nature ü Make the situation complex 2. Close Ended Questions These are also known as multiple choice questions. These further types include close/figure questions, close/facts questions, close/opinion questions, close frequency questions.