Concept note for the implementation of a suitable household

This document presents a proposal for the implementation of the Sustainable Household Data Collection Programme for the Measurement of Living Standards (SDP) for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), with the objective of generating good and frequent data to monitor different micro dimensions of well-being including poverty, as well as for measuring progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The SDP proposes to increase the frequency of data collection by developing a survey plan that involves a “progressive modular approach”. The survey plan will use a Labor Force Survey as a core module, collected every year, to which other modules will be added (socio-demographic and consumption household level modules, plus one ad hoc module depending on the needs). This will allow producing yearly data under a five-year cycle that covers a variety of development dimensions, and that has both, regional and national coverage.