RURAL POOR SURVEY IN EL SALVADOR (12/14/79)

THIS FIRST ANNUAL EVALUATION IS DERIVED FROM PROGRESS REPORTS, AND COVERS THE PERIOD OF 8/78 TO 9/79. PROGRESS TO DATE HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL PROBLEMS HAVE PLACED THE PROJECT SLIGHTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE. SURVEY DATA HAVE BEEN KEYPUNCHED, VERIFIED, EDITED ON DATA TAPES AND DIVIDED INTO 5 FILES: (1)PERSONAL INFORMATION; (2)AGRICULTURAL; (3)EMPLOYMENT; (4)HOUSEHOLD; AND (5)NUTRITION. AS OF 9/79, THE FIRST FOUR FILES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. A NARRATIVE REPORT OF BASIC CROSS-TABULATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED BY 2/80. NO CHANGES ARE REQUIRED IN THE PROPOSED PROJECT OUTPUTS AT THIS TIME TO ACHIEVE PROJECT PURPOSE. PROBLEM AREAS INCLUDED THE POLITICAL INSTABILITY OF EL SALVADOR, THE CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES, AND THE CREATION OF NEW VARIABLES FROM THE ORIGINAL DATA. POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES FORCED POSTPONEMENT OF SOME ACTIVITIES. GOES RESOURCES WERE ALSO NOT SUFFICIENTLY AVAILABLE FOR MOBILIZATION TO SERVE PROJECT OBJECTIVES. AS A RESULT OF THESE DIFFICULTIES, TERMINATION DATE ON THE PROJECT HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY 6 MONTHS. EVALUATORS MAKE SPECIAL MENTION OF THE DEGREE OF COOPERATION EXISTING AMONG DSB, THE LAC BUREAU, AND USAID/ES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT. THE USAID MISSION FINANCED THE COLLECTION OF FIELD DATA WHILE THE LAC BUREAU AND DSB FINANCED THE CURRENT ANALYSIS.