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It is my pleasure to introduce one of a series of reports on the Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES) 2014. The CSES 2014 is the thirteenth Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) at the Ministry of Planning. From 2007 and onwards the CSES has been conducted annually. As planned by the National Institute of Statistics, the survey is conducted every 5 years with a big sample size, starting with the first „big sample? survey in 2004, followed by the second in 2009 and the third in 2014. The purpose of the CSES is to contribute to the development of the living standards of people in Cambodia. The survey provides a comprehensive set of indicators on living conditions in Cambodia, covering the main socio-economic areas such as health, education, housing conditions, economic activities, victimization, vulnerability and others. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) uses the data to monitor the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) and to develop effective policies for reducing poverty in Cambodia. Users such as researchers, analysts and NGOs use the results to better understand the socio-economic situation in Cambodia. The CSES also functions as framework for building capacity in the field of statistics at NIS within the Statistics Sweden/NIS cooperation project. In 2015 the SCB/NIS cooperation entered its tenth successful year. The CSES 2014 was planned, designed and conducted by the staff of the National Institute of Statistics, with some technical assistance provided by Statistics Sweden. The contents of the CSES were developed in cooperation with key stakeholders and main users and were designed to meet the data needs of a variety of users. The CSES is partly supported by the RGC, and partly by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). On behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sida for the financial support. I would also like to express my gratitude to Statistics Sweden for their technical assistance |
