Ghana - Crime Victimization Survey (CVS) 2009

Start	End	Cycle
2009-11-09	2009-12-12	N/A

Face-to-face [f2f]
A total of 31 personnel participated in the main fieldwork training, conducted from 1st to 7th November, 2009. The Consultant for Data processing also participated in the main training to get a better understanding of the questionnaire and the survey techniques.

At the end of the training, 6 supervisors and 25 interviewers were selected based on their performance in class, field practices, assessment tests and fluency in the Ghanaian languages.

The data were collected by six teams; each was comprised of one supervisor, three interviewers and one driver.

The questionnaire was developed in English by adapting the International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) questionnaire.

Prior to the main survey, the questionnaire was pretested.

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation
Ghana Statistical Service	GSS	Autonomous

The data were collected by six teams. Each team was manned by one supervisor. Among others, the supervisor coordinated community entries, coordinate field data collection activities, including management of the field teams, and supplies and equipment. Additionally, the field supervisor assigned the work to the interviewers, reviewed work by interviewers, spot checked work and maintained field control documents. He/she also served as the liaison officer between the fieldstaff and the secretariat at the head office.

Senior Officers from the project secretariat and Management of GSS as well as the Data Processing consultant, also embarked on a number of supervisory field visits, aimed at ensuring that field procedures were followed.