real and imaginative response burden –different ways of treatment, measurement and reduc tion
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REAL AND IMAGINATIVE RESPONSE BURDEN –DIFFERENT WAYS OF TREATMENT, MEASUREMENT AND REDUC TION. Daliute Kavaliauskiene Bronislava Kaminskien e Statistics Lithuania. SUBJECT-MATTER. MEANS USED TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON RESPONDENTS MEASUREMENT OF RESPONSE BURDEN. ORGANISATION OF WORK. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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REAL AND IMAGINATIVE RESPONSE BURDEN –DIFFERENT WAYS OF TREATMENT, MEASUREMENT
AND REDUCTION
Daliute Kavaliauskiene
Bronislava Kaminskiene
Statistics Lithuania
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SUBJECT-MATTER
1. MEANS USED TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON RESPONDENTS
2. MEASUREMENT OF RESPONSE BURDEN
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ORGANISATION OF WORK
A PERMANENT WORKING GROUP ON RESPONSE BURDEN SINCE 2003
AN ACTION PLAN RENEWED ANNUALLY
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MEANS USED
1. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF STATISTICAL SURVEYS
2. REVISION OF STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRES
3. IMPROVEMENT OF SAMPLING PROCEDURES
4. APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA IN STATISTICAL SURVEYS
5. NEW IT TECHNOLOGIES FOR STATISTICAL DATA COLLECTION
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REDUCTION OF STATISTICAL SURVEYS
JOINING TOGETHER SEVERAL SURVEYS
ABOLITION OF SURVEYS
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50
100
150
200
250
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
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Total
Businessstatistics
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REVISION OF STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRES
ABOLITION OF IRRELEVANT INDICATORS
IMPROVEMENT OF METHODOLOGICAL GUIDELINES FOR FILLING IN STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRES
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IMPROVEMENT OF SAMPLING PROCEDURES
REDUCING THE SAMPLE SIZES
TRYING TO DISTRIBUTE THE RESPONSE BURDEN MORE EVENLY AMONG BUSINESSES
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APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA IN STATISTICAL SURVEYS
2 STS INDICATORS BASED ON ADMINSTRATIVE DATA OF THE STATE SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND BOARD
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
WAGES AND SALARIES
SBS INDICATORS FOR ENTERPRISES WITH UP TO 10 EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANNUAL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FROM STATE TAX INSPECTORATE
ABOUT 16 THOUS. RESPONDENTS
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NEW IT TECHNOLOGIES FOR STATISTICAL DATA COLLECTION
INTRODUCTION OF E-QUESTIONNAIRES
DRAFT PROJECT ON THE POSSIBILITY TO EXTRACT DATA DIRECTLY FROM BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY SYSTEMS
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PARTICIPATION OF ENTERPRISES IN STATISTICAL SURVEYS
2005 2006 2007 2008
Number of active enterprises 72 330 73 334 76 516 81 376
Number of enterprises participating in at least one statistical survey
46 717 45 025 45 384 45 742
Participation rate in percent 65% 61% 59% 56%
Average number of surveys per enterprise
3,7 3,6 3,5 3,4
Number of questionnaires for enterprises
187 175 157 157
Average number of questionnaires per enterprise
6,8 6,9 6,5 6,1
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REASONS TO START MEASUREMENT OF THE STATISTICAL RESPONSE BURDEN
POLITICAL INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT
RESPONSE BURDEN – ONE OF THE QUALITY DIMENSIONS IN TQM SYSTEM
IMPLEMENTATION OF IDEAS TO REDUCE THE BURDEN
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THE MAIN RESPONSE BURDEN INDICATOR
ADVENTAGES:
1. EASY TO COMPARE AMONG DIFFERENT TYPE OF ACTIVITIES, SIZE OF AN ENTERPRISES, E.T.C.
2. EASY TO COMPARE AMONG COUNTRIES
3. EASY TO CALCULATE FOR DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS (IRRESPECTIVE OF LABOUR COSTS)
4. EASY FOR RESPONDENTS TO REPORT DATA
TIME USED TO FILL IN QUESTIONNAIRES
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EVALUATION OF THE RESPONSE BURDEN
ALL QUESTIONNAIRES SUPPLEMENTED BY A QUESTION ON THE RESPONSE BURDEN
TIME AVERAGE AND MEDIAN CALCULATED FOR QUESTIONNAIRES
THE TOTAL RESPONSE BURDEN CALCULATED FOR ALL BUSINESSES IN THE SAMPLE
THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY IS TO MEASURE THE BURDEN IMPOSED ON BUSINESSES, NOT THE ACTUAL RESPONSE BURDEN
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RESULTS OF EVALUATION OF RESPONSE BURDEN
TIME USED TO FILL IN QUESTIONNAIRES, HOURS
13.3 12.9
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
2006 2007
DISTRIBUTION OF THE NUMBER BUSINESSES BY TIME USED, %
39
29
18
6
8
less than 1 hour
from 1 to 2 hours
from 2 to 5 hours
from 5 to 8 hours
more than 8
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ANALYSIS OF DATA
TENDENCY OF THE RESPONDENTS TO OVERESTIMATE THE STATISTICAL BURDEN IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS
HUGE VARIABILITY OF DATA SHOWS THE IMPACT OF THE HUMAN FACTOR ON THE RESPONSE BURDEN ESTIMATION
REAL AND IMAGINATIVE (SUBJECTIVE) RESPONSE BURDEN – TWO COMPONENTS OF THE SAME PHENOMENON
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUBJECTIVE RESPONSE BURDEN
TOO HEAVY REAL RESPONSE BURDEN
GAP IN INFORMATION ON RESPONSE BURDEN OF OTHER BUSINESSES
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DATA PROVIDED
INSUFFICIENT DIALOG OF STATISTICIANS WITH RESPONDENTS
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WAYS TO REDUCE RESPONSE BURDEN
1. ALLOCATION OF SAMPLES AS EVENLY AS POSSIBLE OVER THE POPULATION
2. MORE INFORMATION FOR THE RESPONDENTS ON THE RESPONSE BURDEN
3. INCREASED DIALOG WITH RESPONDENTS
4. FEEDBACK FOR THE RESPONDENTS
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Thank you.Questions are welcome