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Integrated Questionnaire Design

Friends of the Chair Group on Integrated Economic Statistics

Marie Brodeur, Michel GirardBern, Switzerland

June, 2007

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Objectives of an Integrated Questionnaire

Facilitate Operations at all survey steps

Easier to add or delete content

Reduce response burden

Allow comparison of data from various sources

Capacity to link survey cells with admin data

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Improvements to Survey Content

Since 2002, initiatives to improve response rates and reduce response burden Reduce size of the questionnaire Consistency of questions Common concepts among surveys

Questionnaire testing Chart of accounts

Survey instructions on the guide Meta data driven (IQMS)

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Integrated Questionnaire Metadata System (IQMS)

Store UES metadata

Definitions of variables

Codes

Edits

Derived variables

Facilitate operations and changes

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Bank of survey cells

Consistency of questionsSame meaning for manufacturing or services industries C2080: Operating revenue C2097: Investment income C4520: Depreciation/ amortization C4499: Total operating expenses

Some cells specific to some industries

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Characteristics Questions

Specific to each industry

Commodities for manufacturingDetails for services Services outputs Services inputs (to come)

Only a sub-set of respondentsFinancial information collected through tax

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Two models

Evolution over 10 years

ASM: One questionnaire

Operational constraints

Services : Modular Approach

Flexibilty to add or remove content

Extremely easy to maintain

Recommended approach for the future

See Consulting Services Questionnaire