This page presents additional analysis of survey data collected by the Mongolian Red Cross (MRCS) covering questions around trust as part of the Community Trust Index project. The data was collected in summer 2023, covering 12 regions and 125 districts of the country.
The sampling approach used was a non-probability sampling, that at least in part used contact information of an existing database of people associated and acquainted with the Mongolia Red Cross Society. The sample is skewed towards the rural population, with 58% of the sample being classified as rural, while according to World Bank data that rural population is closer to 30%.
It is important to note that this non-probability design does not allow for inferences to be made about the general population in Mongolia. Therefore, all the data should be regarded as indicative, and it is strongly advised against presenting this data as representative of the entire country of Mongolia, as the convenience sampling approach taken does not allow for drawing generalizations for the population in Mongolia.
However, a post-stratification technique can be employed to ensure that the weighted sample corresponds to some features of the population more closely. Therefore, a initial analysis focuses on a few demographic parameters of our sample and compares them to the overall population in the country.