1. Representative sampling questionnaire
TÓTH Gábor
DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Evaluation and Impact Assessment Unit
ESF Evaluation Partnership meeting, 13 June 2018, Athens

2. How much is representative sampling used?
How much does it cost?
Is it cost effective compared to full-scale survey?
How reliable is the method?

3. How much is representative sampling used?
Number of responses
EU Survey
Total
Responses 18 5 23
Out of which sampling is used 10
Responses by MS
BG, CY, CZ(2), FI, FR, DE(2), IT(3), LV, LT, PL, SK, ES(2), UK
SE, DE, DK, FI, CZ 16
No response from
AT, BE, DK, EE, HR, HU, LU, NL, MT, PT, RO, SI 12

4. How much is representative sampling used?
How many do use RS overall? 10
43%
For common output indicators? 2 9%
For common longer-term result indicators? 8
35%
For YEI result indicators 7
30%

5. How much does it cost? Free of charge € ≤ 10k 10k<€≤20k
50<€
N.a.
Total
ESF COI 1 2
ESF LTRI 3 8
YEI LTRI 7

6. How big is the population?
P< 5k
5k ≤ p <10k
10k≤p<20k
20k≤p<50k
50≤€<100k
100k≤p
N.a.
Total
ESF COI 1 2
ESF LTRI 8
YEI LTRI 7

7. Is it cost effective compared to full-scale survey?
Only 3 replies on substance
All have confirmed

8. How reliable is the method?
Margin of error
No response
Total
Below 2%
2-5%
Above 5%
ESF COI 2
ESF LTRI 3 4 1 8
YEI LTRI 7