Data Collection
Data Collection Dates
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|
| 1992-03-16 | 1992-10-25 | 1 |
| 1993-10-25 | 1994-04-21 | 2 |
| 1995-06-10 | 1995-12-13 | 3 |
| 1996-07-15 | 1998-08-16 | 4 |
| 1999-07-12 | 1999-11-30 | 5 |
| 2000-07-19 | 2000-11-30 | 6 |
| 2001-08-01 | 2001-12-13 | 7 |
| 2002-08-01 | 2003-01-31 | 8 |
| 2003-07-01 | 2004-01-31 | 9 |
| 2004-08-01 | 2004-12-11 | 10 |
| 2005-08-01 | 2005-12-31 | 11 |
| 2006-08-01 | 2006-12-31 | 12 |
| 2007-08-01 | 2008-06-30 | 13 |
| 2008-08-01 | 2008-12-31 | 14 |
| 2009-08-03 | 2009-12-31 | 15 |
| 2010-08-02 | 2010-12-31 | 16 |
| 2011-08-01 | 2011-12-31 | 17 |
| 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | 18 |
Time Periods | Start | End | Cycle |
|---|
| 1992-03-01 | 2012-12-31 | N/A |
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Data Collection Mode
Proxy Respondent [proxy]
Data Collection Notes
Minimum of 2 weeks training for field team every year adiditonal training for supervisors.
Inteviews in the the repondents home language Xitsonga (Shangaan)
Community Liaison Office (LINC office) works with Community advisory grroup and provides community feedback in each village after each census round
Questionnaires
Full details can be foud on the link
http://www.agincourt.co.za/index.php/data/data-collection-instruments/ Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
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Agincourt HDSS
| AHDSS | University of the Witwatersrand |
Supervision
Interviews were conducted by teams of interviewers. Each interviewing team comprises of 5 -6 individuals a supervisor, and a driver.
The role of the supervisor was to coordinator field data collection activities, including management of the field teams, supplies and equipment, Additionally, the field supervisor assigned the work to the interviewers, spot checked work, maintained field control documents, and sent completed questionnaires and progress reports to the central office.
The supervisor was responsible for reviewing each questionnaire at the end of the day, checking for missed questions, skip errors, fields incorrectly completed, and checking for inconsistencies in the data. The supervisor also observed interviews and conducted review sessions with interviewers.
The Central Quality Control team reviewed the questionnaires prior to data entry and if necessary sent documents back to the the field for correction
Full details of the fieldwork process can be found in the Filedworker guidelines document
http://www.agincourt.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/AGN-zFWGDL_Guideline.pdf 
Documentation in PDF
