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Uganda National Household Survey 2016-2017

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General Info
Provider 
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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Geography 
Uganda (UGA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
06/2016 - 06/2017
Series or system 
Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Community
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) collects data in order to track and monitor poverty levels and issues related to poverty. The 2016-2017 survey was the sixth wave of this series since it began in 1999. This survey gathered data from 17,450 households throughout all of the 112 districts in the country. 

The data were collected through in-person interviews that contained questionnaires on the household, the community, the market, and labor. The questionnaires contained topic areas of household socioeconomic characteristics, work, community services, employment conditions, and prices.

Keywords 
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GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023