Overhaul for Turkmenistan's Statistics on Living Standards
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (15 January 2003) - ADB has approved a technical assistance (TA) grant for US$265,000 to help overhaul Turkmenistan's system for gathering statistics on national living standards. After independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991, Turkmenistan experienced a sharp economic decline. A recovery began in 1998, driven by strong production of cotton, wheat, gas, and oil. During this time, significant changes have occurred in Turkmenistan's economy, but existing sources of data do not provide comprehensive or updated profiles of how living standards have been affected. The TA will conduct a comprehensive Turkmen living standards survey in 2003 to update a first survey that was carried out in 1998. The work will involve - assessing the sample frame
- designing the methodology
- data processing and analysis
- providing on-the-job training in sampling, tabulation and analysis.
The second major output will be to advise Turkmen Milli Hasabat (the National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan) on establishing a more regular monitoring system based on its current family budget surveys (FBS). FBSs have been carried out monthly since 1935, collecting data on household incomes and expenditures from a rotating sample of 1,350 households. "At the moment, FBS data is not that reliable and is not adequately used for monitoring standards of living, due to a high rate of households that do not respond and limited analysis of the data," says Olivier Dupriez, ADB Poverty Statistician. "The TA will provide advice on establishing a regular, cost-effective and reliable system for monitoring the country's living standards." The project will be conducted over 18 months to March 2004. Read the full TA paper. | 
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