POSSIBLE QUESTIONS FOR ENUMERATOR

1) Define the following terms:

a) Enumerator: an enumerator is a person in charge of collecting data, census and household
surveys.
b) Data entry: is the process of entering data into electronic medium such as computer or
other electronic devices like mobile phone.
c) Data collection: is the process of collecting and gathering information on targeted
beneficiaries in a specific setup.
d) Data management: is the process of organizing, keeping and protecting data to make it
available to an organization
e) Monitoring: is the process of observing and checking carefully the progress and the quality
of a something over a period of time.
f) Evaluation: is a systematic assessment concerning the relevancy, effectiveness, efficiency
and impact of activities in light of specified objects
g) Data analysis: is the process of transforming and modeling of data with the goal of
discovering useful information
2) Write in full form:
a) ODK: Open Data Kit
b) KII: Key Informant Interview
c) FGD: Focus Group Discussion
d) PDM: Post-Distribution Monitoring
e) FSL: food security live hoods
f) DRR: disaster risk reduction
g) NFI: non food items
3) State and explain the roles and responsibility of an enumerator:
i. Gather and record information from the survey
ii. get in touch with the individuals to be interviewed in their own home or office by
phone, mail or in person
iii. submit completed tasks to the supervisor and report daily activities
iv. review data collected to check if they are complete and accurate
v. find and record household questionnaire
vi. Send the data collected at the end of the day.
4) What are the qualities of a good enumerator:
i. Must have the ability to answer questions
ii. Must have good written and verbal communication skills
iii. Should have the ability to handle pressure
iv. Should be familiar with the areas and localities they are working in
5) What are the requirements of high quality and timely data:
i. Accuracy:
ii. Relevancy
iii. Completeness
 iv. Time-lines
v. Consistency
6) What is to consider when collecting data:
i. Location and time-frame
ii. Data collection tools
iii. Validity
iv. Reliability
v. Methods of data collection
vi. Utility and cost
7) Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative data and give examples each:
a) Qualitative data: is a type of data which is descriptive and carried out through
questionnaires using focus group discussion For example. language
b) Quantitative data: is a information that can be counted or measured or in other words
quantified and giving a numerical value.
8) Define the following:
i. Baseline survey: is an analyses of the current situation to identify the starting point of a
project or a program
ii. End-line survey: is a study conducted after the end of a project.
iii. Mid-line survey: is a study conducted in the middle of a project to evaluate the
continuation of the project.
iv. PDM survey: is a study conducted after the distribution of a particular items to monitor
a project
9) What are the major challenges you have encountered as an enumerator during the data
collection:
a) Inaccessibility of some places due to insecurity
b) False information from some of the respondents which may alter data quality
c) Context of data collection
d) Lack of training in data collection
e) Lack of quality assurance process
f) Inconsistent data collection standard
10) Skills required as enumerator:
 Strong personal skills
 Strong communication skills
 Strong technology skills
11) How would you deal with a difficult beneficiary or client”
 Listen carefully to the client
 Repeat what I have just heard
 Actively apologize the client
 Take the responsibility to solve the issue
 Remain calm and compassionate
12) What are the sources of information for base-line survey:
i. Official statistics
 ii. Existing survey results
iii. journal and newspaper articles
13) Areas to be aware when conducting PDM exercise on fragile environment:
i. Ensure the integrity of PDM results
ii. Reduce security risks for the agencies staff and beneficiaries
iii. Strengthening accountability to the beneficiaries and donors
14) State the methods of data collection:
i. Survey
ii. Observation
iii. FGD
iv. Interview
v. Experiment
vi. Questionnaire
vii. census
15) State the steps you will take while using kobo collector to collect data:
i. Download the kobo collector tool from the goggle play store to your phone
ii. Go to general setting
iii. Select the server in the general setting and fill the URL, user name and password and
exit
iv. Choose get blank form and select new forms
v. Choose fill blank form to use the forms for data collection and save the data collected
vi. Go to send finalized form and connect to internet to send the data.
vii. The data sent will go to view sent form
16) State and explain 5 forms of child abuse:
i. Physical abuse- is one someone hurts or harms a child on purpose e.g hitting with
objects
ii. Sexual abuse- is a form of child abuse in which an adult person uses a child for sexual
purpose
iii. Emotional abuse- is pattern of behavior that damages and negatively impacts the
emotional development of the child
iv. Neglect- is a failure of a parent or caregiver to provide the basic needs to their children
v. Child trafficking- is where children are forced to leave their homes and are transported
for exploitation, forced to work or sold
17) Differentiate between population and sample:
- Population is the people living in an area while sample is a sup-set of population
18) Explain three types of sampling techniques:
 Simple random sampling
 Is a subset of a statistical population where researchers randomly choose
participant from a population
 Systematic sampling
 Is a statistical method involving the selection of elements from an ordered sampling
frame
  Multi-stage sampling
 Is a sampling method that divides the population into groups
19) State and explain five factors that may affect quality and reliability of household survey:
i. Language
ii. Time
iii. Ethics
iv. Cost
v. Environment
vi. Method of data collection
vii. Nature and the behavior of the respondent
20) What are the types and techniques of interview:
- Phone interview
- Face-face interview
- Computer-mediated interview
- Skype interview
21) List the components of Kobo collector and ODK:
i. Fill blank form
ii. Edit saved form
iii. Send finalized form
iv. View sent form
v. Get blank form
vi. Delete saved form
22) What are the differences between kobo and ODK:
- Kobo provides a complete end-to-end hosted solution while ODK provides various
components with which you can build your own.
23) What are the abbreviations for the following terms:
a. MAM: Moderate Acute Malnutrition
b. SAM: Server Acute Malnutrition
c. MUAC: Middle-Upper arm Circumference
24) State 6 a valuables used to measure the nutritional status of a child\mother:
a) BMI( body mass index)
b) Z-score
c) Weight for height
d) Weight for age
e) Arm circumference
25) State two mobile platforms for data collection:
- Kobo collector
- ODK
26) Differentiate between data and information:
- Data is a raw, unorganized facts that need to be processed while information is a processed
and organized facts which are presented in a given context
27) Importance of data collection:
  Data helps to identify problems
 Date makes your approach strategic
 Data saves time
 Data improves quality of life
 Data make informed decision

Quantitative data Qualitative data

1. Deals with quantities, value and Deals with quality
number
2. Measurable Not measurable
3. Expressed in numerical form They are descriptive
4. Objectives Subjective
5. Structured Unstructured

Types of data
1. Nominal data
2. Ordinal data
3. Binary data
4. Interval data
5. Count data
6. Time data