THE national government will be spending some P179.9 million to conduct two surveys on the state of Philippine business and industry as well as in health, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
The amount will cover the P98.2 million that will be needed to conduct the 2021 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) and the P81.7 million for conducting the National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).
The ASPBI aims to determine and compare regional economic structures and performances, and analyze the performance and contribution of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to the total economy.
“The PSA granted clearance to the conduct of the 2021 ASPBI. The survey will collect and generate information on the levels, structure, performance, and trends of economic activities of the formal sector of the economy for the year 2021,” the PSA said.
PSA said the ASPBI questionnaires will be distributed to about 38,500 establishments between April 11 and May 13 this year and will be collected between April 18 and June 17. Results of the survey are expected to be released in February 2023.
The major data items that will be collected in the survey include employment; revenue; expense; e-commerce Sales; capital expenditure; book value; and capacity utilization.
Meanwhile, the NDHS 2022 will be the 12th series of national demographic survey which has been conducted every five years since 1968. The last survey was conducted in 2017.
The survey will interview about 35,000 households and women ages 15 to 49 years old from the sampled households on 02 May to 21 June 2022 and results are expected to be released in March 2023.
“Information from the survey is essential for informed policy decisions, planning, and monitoring and evaluation of programs on health in general and reproductive health in particular, for both the national and regional levels,” PSA said.
The major data items to be collected include marriage and exposure to the risk of pregnancy; fertility and fertility preferences; teenage pregnancy; family planning practices; childhood/infant mortality; and maternal and child health.
The list of data also includes breastfeeding, complimentary feeding and micro-nutrient supplementation; health-care utilization and financing; knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS; women empowerment; and violence against women.
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