The Challenges Experienced during Data Collection on Pensioners’ Time Use in Bahawalpur Division, Pakistan

Authors

Huma Qasim, Department of Statistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur PakistanFollow
Syed Shakir Ali Ghazali Dr, Department of Statistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Muhammad Rajab, Department of Statistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Humera Gul, Department of Statistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Abstract

Collecting data is a crucial part of the research process. In this article we highlight the problems and challenges we encountered while collecting data for the time use of pensioners in Pakistan, a developing country. We faced some anticipated as well as unanticipated problems and challenges while conducting interviews with pensioners for our research. The unforeseen challenges included inappropriate conduct of data providers with a female researcher, lack of funds, time management issues, a decline in response, and security issues in the field. We end the article with the recommendations to overcome those challenges and hence improving the data collection procedure and providing guidelines for societal data collection not only in rural Punjab, Pakistan, but indeed for those working in any underdeveloped and rural society.

Keywords

data collection challenges, time use survey, pensioners, fieldwork, Bahawalpur

Author Bio(s)

Huma Qasim is a doctoral candidate in Department of Statistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan 63100. Besides that, she is serving as Assistant Statistical Officer in District Health Authority, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. For correspondence, please email at huma.qasim89@yahoo.com.

Dr Syed Shakir Ali Ghazali has retired from his services as professor at Department of Statistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan 63100. He also has served as Director in Rahimyar Khan campus of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. For correspondence, please email at shakirghazali@gmail.com.

Muhammad Rajab is an assistant professor at Department of Statistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan 63100. For correspondence, please email at muhammadrajab@yahoo.com.

Humera Gul is an associate professor of Statistics in Higher Education Department, Punjab, Pakistan. For correspondence, please email at humeragul3@gmail.com.

Publication Date

9-29-2021

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2021.5016

Recommended APA Citation

Qasim, H., Ghazali, S. S., Rajab, M., & Gul, H. (2021). The Challenges Experienced during Data Collection on Pensioners’ Time Use in Bahawalpur Division, Pakistan. The Qualitative Report, 26(9), 2970-2980. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2021.5016

ORCID ID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0850-1841