CWIQ currently constitutes one of the largest socio-economic household survey databases on Tanzania. Since 2003 EDI has interviewed roughly 20,000 households in 35 different districts. For 9 districts repeat surveys have been organised to track changes over time.

RATIONALE: Absence of district level survey data does not rhyme with the devolution of power to districts. Tanzania is undergoing a decentralisation process whereby each of its roughly 128 districts is becoming an increasingly important policy actor. A district taking on this challenge needs accurate information to monitor and develop its own policies. Much relevant information is currently not available as national statistics are not representative at district level and many of the routine data collection mechanisms are still under development. CWIQ then provides an attractive, one-stop survey-based method to collect basic development indicators. Furthermore, the survey results can be disseminated - through Swahili briefs and posters - to a district's population; thus increasing the extent to which people are able to hold their local governments accountable. Exciting new ground is being broken on such population-wide dissemination by the Prime Minister's Office.

METHODOLOGY: The data are collected through a small 10-page questionnaire (downloadable below), called the Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire (CWIQ). The questionnaire and data software constitute an off-the-shelf survey package developed by the World Bank to produce standardised monitoring indicators of welfare. The questionnaire is purposively concise and is designed to collect information on household demographics, employment, education, health and nutrition as well as utilisation and satisfaction with social services. Questionnaires are scannable, with interviewers shading bubbles and writing numbers later recognised by the scanning software. The data system is fully automated allowing the results to roll out within weeks of the fieldwork.

FUNDING: projects are typically funded by organisations that care about making decentralisation work in Tanzania. CWIQ is a method to promote evidence-based policy formulation and debate in the district and a tool for the population to hold their local governments accountable. With funding from the RNE (Royal Netherlands Embassy) and SNV (Stichting Nederlands Vrijwilligers), CWIQ surveys were implemented between 2003-2005 in 16 districts. In 2006/07 PMO-RALG (Prime Minister's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government) commissioned EDI to cover a further 28 districts. In 9 of these districts this constituted a repeat survey and thus a unique opportunity arises to monitor changes that occurred in the district over this time period.

DISSEMINATION: Currently EDI is pilotting a dissemination exercise will disseminate the results of CWIQ on posters and briefs to district level stakeholders (councillors, district officials, NGOs, CBOs, Advocacy Groups, MPs, ‘interested citizens', etc.), with the aim at district level, to: (i) promote evidence-based policy debate, (ii) promote evidence-based policy formulation, (iii) provide tools for district level M&E and (iv) increase accountability of LGA to citizens.

PUBLIC DOMAIN: Currently in the public domain are (i) all CWIQ reports - note that Shinyanga 2004 and Kagera 2003 reports are organised into one region-wide report (ii) Swahili and English briefs for 5 pilot dissemination districts funded by the Prime Minister's Office - and (iii) raw data for all CWIQs conducted between 2003 and 2007.

LGA
REGION

FULL REPORT

BRIEFS
RAW DATA IN PUBLIC DOMAIN?
COMMISSIONED BY
Bariadi DC Shinyanga 2004 & 2006   YES RNE & PMO-RALG
Biharamulo DC Kagera 2003   YES RNE
Bukoba DC Kagera 2003 & 2006 YES, BOTH YEARS RNE & PMO-RALG
Bukombe DC Shinyanga 2004 & 2006 YES, BOTH YEARS RNE & PMO-RALG
Bunda DC Mara 2006   YES PMO-RALG
Chamwino DC Dodoma 2007   YES PMO-RALG
Dodoma MC Dodoma 2007 YES PMO-RALG
Hanang DC Manyara 2006   YES PMO-RALG
Kahama DC Shinyanga 2004 & 2006   YES, BOTH YEARS RNE & PMO-RALG
Karagwe DC Kagera 2003 & 2006
YES, BOTH YEARS RNE & PMO-RALG
Karatu DC Aursha 2005   YES SNV
Kasulu DC Kigoma 2006   YES PMO-RALG
Kibondo DC Kigoma 2006   YES PMO-RALG
Kigoma DC Kigoma 2006   YES PMO-RALG
Kilosa DC Morogoro 2007   YES PMO-RALG
Kishapu DC Shinyanga 2004 & 2007   YES, BOTH YEARS RNE & PMO-RALG
Kondoa DC Dodoma 2005   YES SNV
Korogwe DC Dodoma 2007 YES PMO-RALG
Maswa DC Shinyanga 2004 & 2007   YES, BOTH YEARS RNE & PMO-RALG
Mbulu DC Manyara 2005   YES SNV
Monduli DC Arusha 2005   YES SNV
Meatu DC Shinyanga 2004 & 2007   YES, BOTH YEARS RNE & PMO-RALG
Morogoro DC Morogoro 2007   YES PMO-RALG
Mpwapwa DC Dodoma 2007   YES PMO-RALG
Muheza DC Tanga 2007   YES PMO-RALG
Muleba DC Kagera 2003   YES RNE
Musoma DC Mara 2006   YES PMO-RALG
Ngara DC Kagera 2003 & 2006   YES, BOTH YEARS RNE & PMO-RALG
Ngorongoro DC Arusha 2006   YES PMO-RALG
Rufiji DC Pwani 2007
YES PMO-RALG
Shinyanga DC Shinyanga 2004   YES RNE
Shinyanga MC Shinyanga 2006   YES PMO-RALG
Singida DC Singida 2007   YES PMO-RALG
Tanga MC Tanga 2007   YES PMO-RALG
Temeke MC Dar 2007 YES PMO-RALG

DC: District Council (i.e. rural areas)

MC: Municipal Council (i.e. urban areas)

PMO-RALG: Prime Minister's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government

RNE: Royal Netherlands Embassy

SNV: Stichting Nederlands Vrijwilligers

 

Download Comparative Report

A Comparative Report comparing results of 16 CWIQ surveys in Shinyanga, Kagera and the Northern Highlands

 

Download Raw Data Sets

Kagera 2003 data (5 districts)

Shinyanga 2004 data (7 districts)

SNV 2005 data (4 districts)

PMO-RALG 2006/07 data (28 districts). Download also the 2006/07 CWIQ Questionnaire (in Swahili) and the 2006/07 Data Dictionary (doubles as translation for questionniare).

 

For data documentation please refer to the manuals.

Please drop me an e-mail at j.deweerdt@edi-africa.com to say for what purpose you are using these data and keep me informed of analysis based on them.

 

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