Are you seeking a way to quantitatively measure a conservation initiative’s impact on a community?

Household surveys are the premier and authoritative data collection tool for just this purpose. 

As part of TNC's speaker series on Social Science and Conservation, this Webinar addresses how to design a household survey, when not to do a household survey, selecting your sample size, choosing control sites and how much to budget for your project.  Below are additional resources to support  the development and use of household surveys.

Watch the Webinar: Data Collection Methods -- Household Surveys.

Support Materials

• Social science methods and tools for working with communities: Household Surveys. 2-pager.
• Question and Answer Session from Webinar
• Example report using household survey methods:  Tuungane Baseline Socioeconomic Assessment

*Note: both the 2-pager and the Q&A session have recommendations for further reading on household surveys.