Objectives

•  To map public knowledge and views of:o  Government ins9tu9ons and processeso  Democra9c and civic valueso  Poli9cal par9cipa9on

•  To inform civic educa9on ini9a9ves bygovernment, development partners, andcivil society organiza:ons.

•  To establish a baseline from whichprogress can be tracked in subsequentyears.

•  To provide a though=ul pla=orm forpublic discussions on state-­‐societyrela:ons in Myanmar.

Limitations & Mitigation

•  Access limited in some areasdue to security issues

•  Possible response biaso  Lack of familiarity with surveyso  Social desirabilityo  Fear

•  Mi9ga9ng strategies inques:onnaire design & training ofenumerators to:o  Ensure confiden:alityo  Avoid complex/technical

vocabularyo  Reduce impact of social desirability

bias incorpora:ng logic checks aswell as open-­‐ended ques:ons

Ø  “Don’t know” responseson Qs gauging or relianton knowledge

Ø  Low rate of non-­‐response/ refusal