Social Sciences

Division
- Research Database
Management

SSD - Research Database Management
Officially initiated in 2008

Research Database Management
Main Task
In charge of compiling Farm Household Survey (FHS)

Raw data
Coding manual or description of variables
Sample of questionnaire used
Publications


Farm Household level data
Definition
It is a rich collection of actual farm and household level data
collected through personal farmer interviews, farm record
keeping, and periodic monitoring of farm.

The data collection was done by the Social Sciences Division
(SSD) staff in collaboration with NARES partners in various
parts of Asia.

These data sets are part of the output of the various
research projects undertaken by SSD staff and hence made
available to interested users.
Farm Household level data
Selected Variables
On rice productivity, input use, labor use, water
management, gender, household profiles and related
statistics on rice production

Through its socio-economic research projects in
various rice producing countries in Asia

Some of these data were collected even before the
green revolution - - historical in nature


Short term and long term panel data sets

A lot of time and effort have been spent to collect, clean
and process these data sets (for research reports)

Standard and easily understandable form for public use

SSD is committed to share these data and associated
documentations, reports and published papers to bonafide
scientific researchers, teachers, policy makers and students


Farm Household level data

Prior to Creation of RDM
Researchers
Researcher 1 Researcher 2
Researcher 3 Researcher 4
- Excel - Stata
- Access - Excel

Current Scenario
Researcher 1 Researcher 2
Researcher 3 Researcher 4
Research
Database
Management
Researcher 5 Researcher 6
DATA SETS
-data sets
CODING MANUAL
-coding manual
-questionnaires
-publications
-data sets
-coding manual
-questionnaires
-publications
-data sets
-coding manual
-questionnaires
-publications
-data sets
-coding manual
-questionnaires
-publications
-data sets
-coding manual
-questionnaires
-publications
-data sets
-coding manual
-questionnaires
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QUESTIONNAIRES
PUBLICATIONS
DATA SETS
DATA SETS
DATA SETS
DATA SETS
DATA SETS
CODING MANUAL
CODING MANUAL
CODING MANUAL
CODING MANUAL
CODING MANUAL
QUESTIONNAIRES
QUESTIONNAIRES
QUESTIONNAIRES
QUESTIONNAIRES
QUESTIONNAIRES
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS

Features of Farm Household Study
Title of study:
SSD Principal Researcher (latest round):
SSD Custodian:
Country:
Location:
Year:
Purpose of the study:
Sample size:
Key variables:
Publications:

Farm Household Data Inventory
Sample of Raw Data

Sample Coding Manual
Sample Questionnaire
Sample Publications

Forms for Farm Household Data Request

Request for Access to SSD Database
Applicant Name (Block Capitals): _____________________________________


Email address: ____________________________________________________


Name and address of Institute/Organization/Company:

_________________________________________________________________


Brief description of Institute/Organization/Company:

_________________________________________________________________


Data set(s) or specific variables requested:

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________


Brief description of intended use (research proposal might be requested as needed):

_________________________________________________________________







I request access to data specified above from the SSD Database. As a condition of my access to the unpublished data set,
information and materials (the Data) which are the property of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), I agree
and hereby bind myself to the following:

1. I acknowledge and agree that all copyright, database or other intellectual property rights in the Data are owned by
IRRI.

2. I agree that I will acknowledge SSD, IRRI as the source and owner of the Data in any publication that arises from the
use of the Data

3. In cases where a major section of the completed/ published work is based mainly on the Data, the SSD researcher
involved in the collection, editing and processing of the Data should be considered as a co-author of the paper. Should the
SSD researcher not be considered a co-author, the SSD researcher should be cited as the creator of the Data in addition
to the acknowledgement of SSD and IRRI as the source of the data.

4. I agree not make the Data available to any third party, or publish any part of the data in any form either physical or
electronic without first obtaining the approval of SSD, IRRI. I will take all precautions necessary to ensure that the Data
are safeguarded against unauthorized access and/or use by any other
person.

5. My authority to use the data will terminate 3 years from the date of my signature below and I will not retain any copy
of the data after this date. Subsequent use of this data shall be conditional upon a request to renew access to the data.


I fully understand and accept the above conditions for access to the data.

_______________________ ______________
Signature over printed name Date signed






List of data requests (2009-2013)


FHS Web Application

Farm Household Web Application
http://ricestat.irri.org/research/index.php/project
Farm Household Web Application
How to Download Data

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Sample of Downloaded Farm Household Data
Unzipped
downloaded data
FHS Uploaded Datasets in the SSD Website

From November 2013 - May 5, 2014 (4:45pm)
Total of 237 FHS data sets have
been downloaded

Research Database Management Team
Arnel Rala
Jorrel Aunario
Dehner de Leon
Joel Reao
Shiela Escultura
Dolores Pagtananan
Rose San Valentin
Doris Malabanan
Tina Obusan
Pie Moya
Esther B. Marciano