Surveys

Futures Group believes that a hallmark of effective policy development is the use of up-to-date and accurate information throughout the policy process. Filling information gaps requires relevant research studies that generate reliable and current datasets. One of the most efficient and effective methods for producing such data is to systematically survey target populations. Futures Group has expertise in carrying out all aspects of survey research, including questionnaire development; sampling; data collection, entry, and analysis; and reporting.

When beginning its work in post-military rule Nigeria, the Futures Group team faced a paucity of information essential for good policymaking. Collection, analysis, and use of data and original research were thus vital to Nigeria’s process in national health policymaking. To fill the information void, Futures Group supported 14 surveys and research studies in that country under the USAID-funded POLICY Project, covering a variety of health areas. As a result, current and accurate information guided all work completed by the Futures Group in Nigeria under this project.