National household survey capability programme : non-sampling errors of household surveys : sources, assessment and control.

This manual provides a broad review, with numerous illustrations, of major sources of non-sampling errors in household surveys so as to enhance awareness among survey practitioners of factors which determine the quality of data produced through surveys. The study also provides a practical guide to the measurement and control of non-sampling errors. There are a number of illustrations from a variety of experiences.
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Basic concepts -- Chapter 3. Coverage errors -- Chapter 4. Errors due to non-response -- Chapter 5. Response errors -- Chapter 6. Control of non-sampling errors in household surveys -- Chapter 7. Assessment of errors and long-range strategies for improvement of quality -- Annex A. Bibliography.

vi, 284 p. : chart, graph, tables.

Bibliography : p. 261-284.