1. Cost impact of design strategies, the Slovenian example
Authors: Enisa Lojović Hadžihasanović and Katja Rutar
Malta, January 17-18, 2008
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

2. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators
Costs: EUR %
Staff
(2) Travel/subsistence
(5) Subcontractors
(7) Indirect costs
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

3. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators 2007
Contributions (EUR) %
From Applicant %
Commission grant %
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

4. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators 2007
Job title
Number
of persons
of days
Permanent staff
Senior counsellor II 1 37 5
Lector and interpreter 2
Applications programmer II 3
Applications programmer III 7
Analyst IV 10
Technical staff
Temporary staff
Students 4 20
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

5. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators 2007
7.1a Indirect costs of CATI data collection*
EUR
Phone
820
Information letter
270
Total
1090
*Total number of units
1350
RR (number of units)
1132
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

6. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators 2007
7.1b Indirect costs of POST data collection*
EUR
Questionnaires
135
Post
675
Phone reminder
400
Information letters
270
Total
1480
*Total number of units
1350
RR (number of units)
756
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

7. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators 2007
7.1c Indirect costs of field data collection*
EUR
Questionnaires 20
Post
100
Total
120
*Total number of units
200
RR (number of units)
197
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

8. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators 2007
Other costs of CATI data collection
EUR
Phone
820
Interviewers
2000
Controllers
100
Instruction of interviewers 96
Information letters
270
Total
3286
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

9. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators 2007
Other costs of POST data collection
EUR
Questionnaires
135
Post
675
Information letter
270
Phone reminder
400
Students
Data entry
1050
Data control
1000
Total
3 930
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

10. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators 2007
Other costs of field data collection
EUR
Questionnaires 20
Post
100
Interviewers incl. travel costs
3 500
Data entry
200
Data control
300
Total
4 120
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

11. Pilot project: Pesticide Indicators 2007
Average cost per agricultural holding
CATI data collection EUR
POST data collection EUR
Field data collection EUR
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

12. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
PUS in the future
Year
Land cover categories
elaborated in year Ha
No of agri.
holdings 1.
Arable land and nurseries
72 122 2.
Orchards and olive groves
10 727
28 870 3.
Permanent grassland
64 236 4.
Horticulture
1 724
1 254 5.
Vineyards
16 428
27 337
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

13. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
PUS in the future
Year
Land cover categories elaborated in year
No of
agri.
holdings
5% of
Sample 1.
Arable land and nurseries
72 122
3 606
4 000 2.
Orchards and olive groves
28 870
1 444
800 3.
Permanent grassland
64 236
3 212
1 000 4.
Horticulture
1 254 63
400 5.
Vineyards
27 337
1 367
600
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

14. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
PUS in the future
Year
Land cover categories elaborated in year
Sample
Number of
cultures 1.
Arable land and nurseries
4 000 8 2.
Orchards and olive groves
800 4 3.
Permanent grassland
1 000 4.
Horticulture
400 5.
Vineyards
600 2
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

15. PUS in the future Estimated size of samples taken RR into account
Land cover
category
Field
CATI
POST
Arable land and
nurseries
4200
5000
5600
Orchards and olive
groves
840
1000
1120
Permanent
grassland
1050
1250
1400
Horticulture
420
500
560
Vineyards
630
750
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

16. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
PUS in the future
Job title
Number
of persons
of days
Permanent staff
Senior counsellor II 1
120 5
Applications programmer II 2
Applications programmer III 10
Lector and interpreter
Technical staff
Other
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

17. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
PUS in the future
Regular survey performed by field data collection
Year
Land use categories
Sample
EUR 1.
Arable land and nurseries
4200
86 520 2.
Orchards and olive groves
840
17 304 3.
Permanent grassland
1050
21 630 4.
Horticulture
420
8 652 5.
Vineyards
630
12 978
Staff
85 000
Total
7 140
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

18. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
PUS in the future
Regular survey performed by CATI data collection method
Year
Land use categories
Sample
EUR 1.
Arable land and nurseries
5000
12 170 2.
Orchards and olive groves
1000
2 434 3.
Permanent grassland
1250
3 043 4.
Horticulture
500
1 217 5.
Vineyards
750
1 826
Staff
85 000
Total
8 500
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

19. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
PUS in the future
Regular survey performed by POST data collection method
Year
Land use categories
Sample
EUR 1.
Arable land and nurseries
5600
16 302 2.
Orchards and olive groves
1120
3 261 3.
Permanent grassland
1400
4 076 4.
Horticulture
560
1 630 5.
Vineyards
840
2 445
Staff
85 000
Total
9 520
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

20. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
PUS in the future
This costs could increase in case of:
- collecting data per agricultural holdings;
- collecting data per NUTS 2 region;
- collecting data more frequently;
- collecting data for more agricultural crops.
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

21. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
PUS in the future
The decision which data collection method or methods will be chosen for the future realisation of the PUS project depends not only on the costs of the method but also on the quality of obtained data using specific data collection method.
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia