THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION STUDIES.

NAME: MWAMBA MWAMBA

COURSE CODE: DEM 2110

COMPUTER NO: 13004026

LECTURER: MS. KALINDI

TUTOR: MS. SIWALE

TUTORIAL DAY: THURSDAY, 15-16 HOURS.

DUE DATE: FRIDAY, 27th MARCH, 2015.

QUESTION: SAMPLE SURVEYS HAVE BEEN USED TO COLLECT DIFFERENT DATA

IN THE POPULATION OVER THE YEARS. IN ZAMBIA LIKE MANY OTHER

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, THERE HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIAL USE OF THE DATA

THAT IS COLLECTED FROM SAMPLE SURVEYS IN TRYING TO SHAPE POLICY

DIRECTION FOR MANY SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY. ONE MAJOR NATIONAL

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY THAT IS CONDUCTED IN ZAMBIA IS THE ZAMBIA

DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY (ZDHS). CLEARLY EXPLAIN THE

APPLICABILITY OF THE DATA IN THE ZDHS AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED

STATISTICS THAT ARE COLLECTED BY RELEVANT AUTHORITIES IN THE ZAMBIAN

HEALTH SYSTEM. THE APPLICATION OF THE DATA SHOULD BE EXPLAINED AT

ALL LEVELS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM.