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. 2022 May 5;129(3):535–549. doi: 10.1017/S0007114522001362

Table 2.

National scenario sampling and data collection assumptions

Viet Nam Burkina Faso
Sample size
Sample size for national survey of WRA 4376 6500
Sample size for national survey of WRA including 20 % replicate surveys 5251 7800
Number of representative regions or zones 6 13
Average sample size per region or zone 875 600
Number of subnational ‘hubs’ 6 5
Average sample size per subnational hub 875 1560
Duration and intensity of data collection
Target duration of data collection (d) 30 30
Assumed number of days of data collection per week 7 7
Number of working days per enumerator per 30 d of data collection 26 26
Assumed average number of surveys completed/d per enumerator 5 4
Average number of surveys completed per enumerator over data collection period 130 104
Enumerator and field supervisor requirements*
Enumerator FTE required per subnational hub 7 16
Field coordinator FTE per subnational hub 2 2
Field supervisor FTE required per subnational hub 2 3
Total enumerator FTE 42 75
Total field coordinator FTE 12 10
Total field supervisor FTE 12 15
Duration and intensity of data entry
Target duration of data entry (d) 30 30
Assumed number of days of data entry per week 7 7
Number of working days per clerk per 30 d of data collection 25·7 25·7
Assumed average number of surveys entered/d per clerk 6 6
Average number of surveys entered per clerk over data entry period 156 156
Data entry clerk and data supervisor requirements*
Total data entry clerk FTE 68 100
Total data supervisor FTE 2 3

WRA, women of reproductive age; FTE, full-time equivalents.

*

Enumerator, supervisor and data entry clerk requirement estimates are rounded to the nearest whole number.

Assuming 1:6 ratio of field supervisors to enumerators.

Assuming 1:10 ratio of data entry clerks to data supervisors.