1. Response Burden Measurement Carsten Zornig Ashu Conrad April 2012

2. Agenda Response burden reduction in Statistics Denmark Standard Cost Model template Status for NSSRA response burden measurement How to calculate burden reduction

3. Reduction of Administrative burden Focus on small and middle-sized businesses Primary focus areas –Continued focus on actual burdens –Increased focus on perceived burdens –Digital reporting –Digital communication

4. Reduction of Administrative burden Government goals General development in Statistics Denmark

5. Standard Cost model Model Use of time in minutes xFrequency xNumber of yearly reports =Yearly burden in minutes xTime wages (in AMD) =Administrative burden (in AMD)

6. Status NSSRA Template for calculating the baseline measurement using the Standard Cost Model Questions about calculation of response burden: –How to calculate the hourly wage –Can minutes could be used instead of AMD –How to update changes to the response burden based on the baseline measurement