Title	Social Dynamics of Short-Term Variability in Key Measures of Household and Community Wellbeing in Rural Bangladesh
Author	International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Department of Environmental Studies, New York University
Date	2018
Series name	Household- and Community-level Surveys
Publisher	International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Contributors	Bell, Andrew R. Ward, Patrick S. Tamal, Md. Ehsanul Haque Killilea, Mary E.
Place of publication	Washington, DC;
Description-Abstract	More frequent data collection, especially when coupled with shorter recall periods, may produce more inclusive reporting, improved capture of intra-seasonal variability, and earlier signals of events that may merit policy or other forms of development intervention. Although there have been survey efforts that have collected a small number of data from rural households on the moderately high basis, to date there have been no significant efforts to collect a broad range of data from rural households with high frequency. The data included in this study was collected through the smartphone-based data collection technique that allowed participants to submit data at various frequencies and with various recall periods, thereby permitting the analysis of the relative merits of more frequent data streams. This study captured data from 480 farmers of northwestern Bangladesh over approximately one year of continuous data on key measures of household and community well-being that could be particularly useful for the design and evaluation of development interventions and policies. While the data discussed here provide a snapshot of what is possible, we also highlight their strength for providing opportunities for interdisciplinary research in the household agricultural production, practices, seasonal hunger, etc., in a low-income agrarian society.
IFPRI Descriptors	IFPRI1 CSISA Open Access
IFPRI Division	EPTD
Country location	BANGLADESH SOUTH ASIA ASIA
Keywords	data collection surveys agricultural production extension activities inputs consumption shock
Dataset files	https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HBQQVE
Dataset ID	10.7910/DVN/HBQQVE
Identifier-Bibliographic Citation	Department of Environmental Studies, New York University; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2018. Social Dynamics of Short-Term Variability in Key Measures of Household and Community Wellbeing in Rural Bangladesh. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) [dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HBQQVE
Creative Commons CC License	CC BY 4.0;
Funding	http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000200 United States Agency for International Development USAID http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000865 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Date modified	2018-11-19

Social Dynamics of Short-Term Variability in Key Measures of Household and Community Wellbeing in Rural Bangladesh

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