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This paper is aimed at providing
guidance on transport issues for those involved in designing
multi-topic household surveys such as the Living Standards
Measurement Studies (LSMS) surveys. The inclusion of a few
key questions can provide critical information for better
designing transport programs and policies aimed at improving
access, affordability and quality services. Questions on
transport access, quality, mode, distance, time, and cost
can help to understand the constraints that the population
may face in accessing jobs, markets, schools, health clinics
and other social services. All of this can be broken down by
subgroups such as income, geographic area, gender,
employment, etc. further strengthening the relevance of the
analysis and contribution to policy decisions. The paper
covers background on transport and multi-topic household
surveys, key transport policy concerns and data needs,
approaches to analysis, issues of survey design, and
prototype questions that could be included in existing surveys.
