African Statistics Day, 2018

Technical Assistance ‘State Building Contract 1 Complementary Support’ to The Gambia

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• Author: Sanna Manjang, Senior Statistician
• Published: November 16, 2018 12:00 am

Poverty in the Gambia,

the number of people living in poverty in The Gambia increased by 0.15 million between 2010 and 2015/16 as a result of rapid population growth and poor economic performance (3 percent GDP growth rate).

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• Author: Sanna Manjang, Senior Statistician
• Published: November 16, 2017 12:00 am

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) - An Introduction

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) is a household survey developed by UNICEF in 1995 to assist countries in filling data gaps for monitoring the situation of families and households, especially children and women.

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• Author: Sanna Manjang, Senior Statistician
• Published: November 13, 2017 12:00 am

Mean Household Size

The Census 2013 showed that the average household size was 8.3 while it is 6.9 in the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS).

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• Published: October 2, 2017 4:55 pm

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Year-on-year overall index has by 8.4% from June 2016 to June 2017 with a corresponding Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages increased by 9.0%.

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• Author: Lamin L. Dibba, Principal Statistician
• Published: October 2, 2017 4:52 pm

Integrated Household Survey 2015/16 - Socio-economic Characteristics

The results of IHS 2015/16 provide useful information on the nature, status and dynamics of poverty at the regional, district, household and individual levels.

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Integrated Household Survey 2015/16 - Prevalence and Depth of Poverty

This report focuses on the well-being of the population of The Gambia in respect to whether they can meet their basic food and non-food commodities for a decent standard of living.

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The Gambia Labour Force Survey (GLFS 2018)

The 2018 Gambia Labour Force Survey (GLFS) was implemented by the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) from November 2017 to July 2018. Funding for the survey was provided by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment.

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