Week 6: Sample Surveys conducting in Pakistan At National Level.
Sample surveys are other important sources of population or demographic statistics. At Federal level “Federal bureau of statistics” and at professional level “provincial bureau of statistics” are responsible for conducting sample surveys. Some other agencies like NIPS, PIDE etc. also conduct some special types of surveys from time to time.
Many sample surveys have been conducted and are being conducted in Pakistan by the mutual collaboration of national and international health agencies. Each sample survey had its own objectives, scope, spectrum and utility of information.
The following surveys are worth mentioning in this regard:
National health survey of Pakistan.
Pakistan demographics survey 2001.
Pakistan integrated household survey 1991, 1996-97 and 1998-99.
Household economic survey 1990 to 1997.
Multiple indicator cluster survey of Pakistan.