USERS’ NEEDS VERSUS RESPONSE BURDEN: HOW TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE? Algirdas Šemeta Statistics Lithuania 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

CHALLENGES INCREASING DEMANDS STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE EU INTERNAL USERS INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS THEORETICAL ENDEAVOUR TO DECREASE THE BURDEN 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

QUESTIONNAIRES 2000 - 2004 547 442 269 204 218 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

MEASURES TAKEN BY STATISTICS LITHUANIA PERMANENT WORKING GROUP ON RESPONSE BURDEN DEFINITION OF RESPONSE BURDEN ACTION PLAN 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

CONCRETE STEPS POSSIBILITY TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONNAIRES SEARCHED FOR CANCELLING OF SURVEYS USE OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE STATS. OFFICE ROTATION OF ENTERPRISES REVIEW OF STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRES TO AVOID RECURRENT INDICATORS ESTIMATE COHERENCE AND RELEVANCE OF INDICATORS 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SOURCES PROBLEMS DIFFERENCES IN DEFINITIONS OF INDICATORS SHORTAGE OF DATA QUALITY DIFFERENT DEADLINES FOR REPORTING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS LEGAL AND ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS ACIEVEMENTS 110 ADMINSTRATIVE DATA SOURCES USED COOPERATION ENHANCED - INTERINSTITUTIONAL DATA WAREHOUSE 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

CONCRETE STEPS (continued) INCREASED PARTNERSHIP WITH RESPONDENTS REGULAR MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS FEEDBACK CREATION OF FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR RESPONDENTS E-QUESTIONNAIRES INITIATIVE ON USING BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY DATA (PLANNED) USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SOURCES 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

PARTICIPATION OF ENTERPRISES IN 2005 STATISTICAL SURVEYS AS COMPARED WITH 2004 Results achieved Number of surveyed enterprises 53.333 42.784 10.549 From which small enterprises (0-4 employees) 21.967 16.736 5231 Number of questionnaires per small enterprises 15 9 6 Number of small enterpr. receiving over 5 questionnaires 1565 155 1410 Number of big enterpr. participating in over 20 surveys 386 283 103 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

Average number of surveys per enterprise by size groups 2004 2005 Size of enterprise Number of enterprises Average number of surveys per enterprise 0-4 empl. 24725 2,5 17193 1,6 5-9 empl. 10894 3,5 9392 1,9 10-19 empl. 7223 4,7 6884 20-49 empl. 5984 6,0 5150 5,8 50-99 empl. 2575 7,9 2221 8,3 100- empl. 1932 10,8 1944 11,0 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

SOME MORE FACTS THE NUMBER OF SURVEYS DECREASED FROM 213 TO 193 CANCELLED SURVEYS ANNUAL SURVEY ON EARNINGS - 37 thous. respondents SURVEY ON INVESTMENT OF ENTERPRISES - 25 thous. respondents ANNUAL ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES - 3000 respondents ANNUAL SURVEY ON ADULTS EDUCATION (QUALIFICATION) -260 respondents ANNUAL SURVEYS ON CAMPING – 800 respondents ANNUAL ENTERPRISE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY SURVEY - 4000 respondents 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

MID-TERM PLANS INITIATIVE ON USING BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY DATA (PLANNED) INDICATOR REFLECTING THE BURDEN 10 NEW E-QUESTIONNAIRES FURTHER REVISION OF SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES NUMBER OF SURVEYS PER ENTERPRISE AMOUNTS TO 3.5 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians

CONCLUSIONS MORE ACTIVE COOPERATION WITH THOSE FORMULATING DEMANDS IMPORTANCE OF PRIORITISATION OF REQUIREMENTS SIMPLIFICATION OF LEGISLATION SHOULD ACQUIRE CONCRETE SHAPE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNATIONALLY HARMONIZED INDICATOR FOR MEASUREMENT OF RESPONSE BURDEN ONLY JOINT EFFORTS COULD BEAR TANGIBLE RESULTS 13-15 June 2005, Geneva Conference of European Statisticians