Statistics Canada Statistique Canada Integrated Questionnaire Design Friends of the Chair Group on Integrated Economic Statistics Marie Brodeur, Michel Girard Bern, Switzerland June, 2007

Statistics Canada Statistique Canada Objectives of an Integrated Questionnaire Facilitate Operations at all survey steps Easier to add or delete content Reduce response burden Allow comparison of data from various sources Capacity to link survey cells with admin data

Statistics Canada Statistique Canada Improvements to Survey Content Since 2002, initiatives to improve response rates and reduce response burden  Reduce size of the questionnaire  Consistency of questions  Common concepts among surveys  Questionnaire testing  Chart of accounts  Survey instructions on the guide  Meta data driven (IQMS)

Statistics Canada Statistique Canada Integrated Questionnaire Metadata System (IQMS) Store UES metadata  Definitions of variables  Codes  Edits  Derived variables Facilitate operations and changes

Statistics Canada Statistique Canada Bank of survey cells Consistency of questions Same meaning for manufacturing or services industries  C2080: Operating revenue  C2097: Investment income  C4520: Depreciation/ amortization  C4499: Total operating expenses Some cells specific to some industries

Statistics Canada Statistique Canada Characteristics Questions Specific to each industry Commodities for manufacturing Details for services  Services outputs  Services inputs (to come) Only a sub-set of respondents  Financial information collected through tax

Statistics Canada Statistique Canada Two models Evolution over 10 years  ASM: One questionnaire  Operational constraints  Services : Modular Approach  Flexibilty to add or remove content  Extremely easy to maintain  Recommended approach for the future  See Consulting Services Questionnaire