Bangladesh Rural Microcredit Survey
The study investigates the long-term effects of microcredit programs on rural households in Bangladesh, involving almost 1,800 households recruited from 87 villages across 29 thanas. Participants were randomly selected in 1991 to 1992 from villages with 51 to 600 households. The cohort consists of rural households and were followed up once, approximately seven years later, from 1998 to1999.
Study design
Household panel
Number of participants at first data collection
1,798 (households)
Age at first data collection
Varied (household members)
Participant year of birth
Varied (household members)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1991
Primary Institutions
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (বাংলাদেশ উন্নয়ন গবেষণা প্রতিষ্ঠান (বিআইডিএস), BIDS)
World Bank Group
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
World Bank
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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