HOUSEHOLDS IN ARMENIA TO BE SURVEYED FOR GAUGING IMPACT OF GLOBAL CRISIS ON THEM
/ARKA/
July 31
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, July 31. /ARKA/. On Friday, UN Resident Representative in
Armenia Consuelo Vidal and Armenian National Statistical Service
Chairman Stepan Mnatsakanyan, signed an agreement for surveying
households in Armenia to see how much the global recession have
impacted them.
Armenian Labor and Social Minister Gevorg Petrosyan, said after the
signing ceremony that under the program, 4,248 Armenian households
will be surveyed over the period between July 20 and August 20.
He said that the results would be unveiled in November 2009.
He also said that additional polls will be held once in every six
months throughout 1.5 years.
The minister said that these studies would show the situation and
prompt necessary steps to be taken to enhance productivity and
efficiency of the government’s bailout measures and support for
vulnerable social strata.
It is planned to create an effective system of national social
monitoring as part of the program.
The system will enable the state agencies to analyze the current
situation and conduct studies.
The program will make it possible to lessen the crisis-caused
inequality of incomes.