1. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 1 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt REAL AND IMAGINATIVE RESPONSE BURDEN – DIFFERENT WAYS OF TREATMENT, MEASUREMENT AND REDUCTION Daliute Kavaliauskiene Bronislava Kaminskiene Statistics Lithuania

2. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 2 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt SUBJECT-MATTER 1.MEANS USED TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON RESPONDENTS 2.MEASUREMENT OF RESPONSE BURDEN

3. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 3 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt ORGANISATION OF WORK A PERMANENT WORKING GROUP ON RESPONSE BURDEN SINCE 2003 AN ACTION PLAN RENEWED ANNUALLY

4. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 4 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt MEANS USED 1. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF STATISTICAL SURVEYS 2. REVISION OF STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRES 3. IMPROVEMENT OF SAMPLING PROCEDURES 4. APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA IN STATISTICAL SURVEYS 5. NEW IT TECHNOLOGIES FOR STATISTICAL DATA COLLECTION

5. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 5 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt REDUCTION OF STATISTICAL SURVEYS JOINING TOGETHER SEVERAL SURVEYS ABOLITION OF SURVEYS

6. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 6 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt REVISION OF STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRES ABOLITION OF IRRELEVANT INDICATORS IMPROVEMENT OF METHODOLOGICAL GUIDELINES FOR FILLING IN STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRES

7. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 7 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt IMPROVEMENT OF SAMPLING PROCEDURES REDUCING THE SAMPLE SIZES TRYING TO DISTRIBUTE THE RESPONSE BURDEN MORE EVENLY AMONG BUSINESSES

8. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 8 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA IN STATISTICAL SURVEYS 2 STS INDICATORS BASED ON ADMINSTRATIVE DATA OF THE STATE SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND BOARD NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WAGES AND SALARIES SBS INDICATORS FOR ENTERPRISES WITH UP TO 10 EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANNUAL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FROM STATE TAX INSPECTORATE ABOUT 16 THOUS. RESPONDENTS

9. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 9 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt NEW IT TECHNOLOGIES FOR STATISTICAL DATA COLLECTION INTRODUCTION OF E-QUESTIONNAIRES DRAFT PROJECT ON THE POSSIBILITY TO EXTRACT DATA DIRECTLY FROM BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY SYSTEMS

10. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 10 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt PARTICIPATION OF ENTERPRISES IN STATISTICAL SURVEYS 2005200620072008 Number of active enterprises72 33073 33476 51681 376 Number of enterprises participating in at least one statistical survey 46 71745 02545 38445 742 Participation rate in percent65%61%59%56% Average number of surveys per enterprise 3,73,63,53,4 Number of questionnaires for enterprises 187175157 Average number of questionnaires per enterprise 6,86,96,56,1

11. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 11 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt REASONS TO START MEASUREMENT OF THE STATISTICAL RESPONSE BURDEN POLITICAL INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT RESPONSE BURDEN – ONE OF THE QUALITY DIMENSIONS IN TQM SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION OF IDEAS TO REDUCE THE BURDEN

12. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 12 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt THE MAIN RESPONSE BURDEN INDICATOR ADVENTAGES: 1. EASY TO COMPARE AMONG DIFFERENT TYPE OF ACTIVITIES, SIZE OF AN ENTERPRISES, E.T.C. 2. EASY TO COMPARE AMONG COUNTRIES 3. EASY TO CALCULATE FOR DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS (IRRESPECTIVE OF LABOUR COSTS) 4. EASY FOR RESPONDENTS TO REPORT DATA TIME USED TO FILL IN QUESTIONNAIRES

13. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 13 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt EVALUATION OF THE RESPONSE BURDEN ALL QUESTIONNAIRES SUPPLEMENTED BY A QUESTION ON THE RESPONSE BURDEN TIME AVERAGE AND MEDIAN CALCULATED FOR QUESTIONNAIRES THE TOTAL RESPONSE BURDEN CALCULATED FOR ALL BUSINESSES IN THE SAMPLE THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY IS TO MEASURE THE BURDEN IMPOSED ON BUSINESSES, NOT THE ACTUAL RESPONSE BURDEN

14. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 14 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt RESULTS OF EVALUATION OF RESPONSE BURDEN

15. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 15 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt ANALYSIS OF DATA TENDENCY OF THE RESPONDENTS TO OVERESTIMATE THE STATISTICAL BURDEN IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS HUGE VARIABILITY OF DATA SHOWS THE IMPACT OF THE HUMAN FACTOR ON THE RESPONSE BURDEN ESTIMATION REAL AND IMAGINATIVE (SUBJECTIVE) RESPONSE BURDEN – TWO COMPONENTS OF THE SAME PHENOMENON

16. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 16 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUBJECTIVE RESPONSE BURDEN TOO HEAVY REAL RESPONSE BURDEN GAP IN INFORMATION ON RESPONSE BURDEN OF OTHER BUSINESSES LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DATA PROVIDED INSUFFICIENT DIALOG OF STATISTICIANS WITH RESPONDENTS

17. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 17 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt WAYS TO REDUCE RESPONSE BURDEN 1. ALLOCATION OF SAMPLES AS EVENLY AS POSSIBLE OVER THE POPULATION 2. MORE INFORMATION FOR THE RESPONDENTS ON THE RESPONSE BURDEN 3. INCREASED DIALOG WITH RESPONDENTS 4. FEEDBACK FOR THE RESPONDENTS

18. Rome, 8-9 July 2008 18 European conference on Qualitywww.stat.gov.lt Thank you. Questions are welcome