SurveyMETER in collaboration with the World Bank and the American Cancer Society (ACS) conducted research entitled "Survey of Tobacco Farmers in Indonesia 2016". It is part of a series of studies with the clove farmers and the clove cigarette rollers household in Indonesia. Overall, it was carried out from August 2016 to February 2017, while the field data collection commenced on November 2 and was predicted to accomplish 2 months later.

The main objective is to evaluate the socio-economic life of tobacco farmers such as the characteristics of the household, livelihood, income, input costs, place in the wider supply chain, general household economic situation, and so on. The benefit is to assist and provide information to the Indonesian government to ensure that tobacco farmers are a viable economic livelihood.

The sample size was 1,200 tobacco farming households in East Java (Bojonegoro and Jember), while Central Java and West Nusa Tenggara were respectively at 1 district. Each district consisted of 300 households. The field data collection would implement by the field team in two waves: the first one was in East Java and the second was in Central Java and West Nusa Tenggara. Having completed wave 1, the field team would continue to wave 2.

It applies a quantitative approach in which the questionnaire is the main instrument. The data collection method was face-to-face interviews with the main respondents using Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI). All books and questions are already installed in the CAPI program, so the interview results can be directly recorded to the laptop.

Prior to collecting field data, the survey process went through several stages including pre and pilot surveys in Bojonegoro, while the training for prospective field assistants was held at the Grand Wahid Hotel, Salatiga from October 24 to October 29, 2016. (JF)