1. Component D: Data Collection in Field Surveys
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Surveys Department
Component D: Data Collection in Field Surveys
Activity D.1: Management and monitoring of field interviewers

2. Mandatory Result of the Component
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Surveys Department
Mandatory Result of the Component
Establishment of
Establishment of manual of guidelines for interviewers
Manual for interviewers drafted (6th quarter)
Reports on plans for organization of interviews (6th quarter)

3. Survey Department – Main Areas
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Surveys Department
Survey Department – Main Areas
Family surveys
Business surveys
2 תחומים מרכזיים קיימים באגף סקרים:
סקרי משפחות וסקרי עסקים.
נתחיל בסקרי משפחות

4. Collection Methods EU Twinning Project Surveys Department
Field – Data are collected at the company itself; interviewer comes to collect the data in a face-to-face interview
Telephone – Data are collected by telephone interview, during which interviewer inputs the information into the computer system
Self-completion – Data are collected using questionnaires that the respondent/reporting party fills out independently:
Mailed paper questionnaire
Web questionnaire

5. Family Surveys The main surveys in this sector are:
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Surveys Department
Family Surveys
The family survey sector performs surveys – mostly ongoing – among individuals and households about a variety of topics, such as: employment and unemployment, standard of living, health, education, and leisure.
The main surveys in this sector are:
Social Survey, Household Expenditure Survey, Labour Force Survey, survey of households in Israel, higher education.
סקרי משפחות מחולקים לסקרי משק בית וסקרי נפשות כאשר מטרת העל בכל הסקרים היא
להציג בפני מקבלי ההחלטות נתונים על האוכלוסייה במגוון נושאים

6. Methods for Family Surveys
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Surveys Department
Methods for Family Surveys
Data Collection Method
Unit Studied
Name of Survey
Field
Household
Households in Israel
Field and phone
Labour Force
Household Expenditure
Individuals
Social Survey
Mail, web, and phone
Higher Education
ניתן לסווג את השאלונים לפי יחידת החקירה ושיטת איסוף הנתונים:
ישנן מספר שיטות חקירה בסקרים אלו:
סקרי שטח- פנים אל פנים
סקרי טלפון
סקרי השבה עצמית- אינטרנט ודואר כיום מתבצע רק בסקר השכלה גבוהה .
וסקרים משולבים – סכ"א ואוכלוסין

7. Business Surveys EU Twinning Project
Surveys Department
Business Surveys
The business survey sector conducts a wide variety of surveys that cover almost all possible areas of activity among companies and businesses in Israel.
For example: R&D, import and export of goods and services, waste and sewage handling, vacant jobs, and innovation.
In total, we implement between 50 and 70 business surveys.

8. Major Differences Between Family and Business Surveys
Family Surveys
Businesses
Individuals and households
Unit Studied
About 50
About 10
Number of Surveys
50–2,000 respondents
7,000–18,000 respondents
Scope of Survey
Annual–ongoing; every other year; periodically; one-time
Annual–ongoing
Frequency
Self-completed paper questionnaire; phone surveys
Field
Main Method of Data Collection
במשפחות- השכלה גבוהה השבה עצמית באינטרנט, נייר וטלפון.
סכ"א- טלפון.
בעסקים- קיימים 2 סקרי שטח בלבד

9. EU Twinning Project
Surveys Department
Process of Training Interviewers: Components Common to Family and Business Surveys
Interviewer Guide: Guide explaining the survey topic, survey questionnaire, and work procedures. Given to interviewers about two weeks before the training.
Interviewer exercise booklet: Booklet of questions about the survey topic, given together with the interviewer guide. Interviewer hands in solved booklet on training day.
Interviewer training: One or more days of training, delivered by survey coordinators, during which there is extensive discussion of the topics in the Guide.

10. EU Twinning Project
Surveys Department
Process of Training Interviewers: Common to Family and Business Surveys
Refresher day: During the survey period, there is a seminar day during which we raise difficulties and problems with the data collection process and data quality. Interviewers raise dilemmas and difficulties from the field.
Accompanying interviewers: Survey coordinators regularly accompany the interviewers in their work. The purpose is to supervise the interviewers’ work and help them with difficulties they encounter.

11. Family Surveys–Interviewer Guide
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Surveys Department
Family Surveys–Interviewer Guide
Chapters Repeated in Most of the Guides
General Introduction to the CBS
Basic background about the CBS, the Survey Department, and the Statistics Ordinance
Background to the Survey
Information about the purposes of the survey, the sample, and the population
Equipment and Accessories
Itemization of all equipment and accessories required by the interviewer in the field or at home, such as: laptop computer, letters, explanatory booklets, thank-you postcards.
נדבר על סקרי שטח- מרבית הסקרים במשפחות:
לכל סקר נכתב מדריך ייחודי לסקר
לפני תחילת שנת הסקר מעדכנים את הפרקים המשתנים בסקר בעיקר בחברתי ובמשקי בית בישראל.
בכל הסקרים מופיעים:
רקע כללי על הלמס, אגף סקרים, פקודת הסטטיסטיקה.
סקר הכולל מטרות, מדגם ואוכלוסיית הסקר.
תהליכי עבודת הסוקר- בהתאם לסקר- סוקרי שטח התהליך כולל את ההכנות לפני היציאה לשטח ולאחר העבודה

12. Family Surveys–Interviewer Guide
Interviewer’s Work Procedures
Description of the procedures and operations carried out by the interviewer before going out to the field, during enumeration in the field, and after returning from the field.
Contents of the Questionnaire
Details about the questions in the survey questionnaire. For most questions, there is an explanation about the purpose of the question and important points for the interviewer to pay special attention to.
Computer and Transmission
Explanation of operating the laptop computer and transmitting data to the Survey Headquarters

13. Family Surveys–Interviewer Guide
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Surveys Department
Family Surveys–Interviewer Guide
Chapters Included in Only Some Guides
Instructions for conducting the interview
Communication with the coordinator
Various addenda, such as: introductory letter, summary of the Statistics Ordinance, procedures for inquiries to neighbors
ישנם סקרים עם מדריך הכולל בתוכו פרק העוסק בתפעול המחשב, וסקרים בהם יש מדריך נפרד לתפעול המחשב.

14. Business Surveys–Interviewer Guide
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Surveys Department
Business Surveys–Interviewer Guide
Chapters Repeated in Most of the Guides
Introductory Chapter
General introduction to the survey topic and/or the background to implementation of the survey
General Items/General Information Chapter
Purposes of the survey
Survey population and sample
Schedules
Publications

15. Business Surveys–Interviewer Guide
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Surveys Department
Business Surveys–Interviewer Guide
Survey Questionnaire Chapter
This chapter details the questions appearing in the survey questionnaire. For every question/table, an explanation is included about the purpose of the question, what must be requested from the reporting party, and points to pay special attention to.

16. Business Surveys–Interviewer Guide
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Surveys Department
Business Surveys–Interviewer Guide
Work Procedures Chapter
This chapter details work procedures for the survey. Because many surveys have identical work procedures, this chapter is sometimes taken from guides written in the past.
Summary and Appendices

17. Business Surveys–Interviewer Guide
Chapters Included in Only Some of the Guides
Obligation to maintain confidentiality
The computerized system
Dealing with refusals to respond

18. Business Surveys–Interviewer Guide
Chapters Missing from Most of the Guides
Structure of the CBS
The Statistics Ordinance
Technological system

19. EU Twinning Project
Surveys Department
In conclusion: Lack of consistency among the guides, both in family surveys and in business surveys
The order of topics varies from guide to guide.
Critical topics appear in only some of the guides.
Topics relevant to multiple surveys appear in different forms in the different guides. For example: work procedures, work instructions, the obligation to respond.
מיקום הפרקים משתנה מסקר לסקר.
בפרק של הנספחים כל סקר מופיעים או לא עזרי פקידה כגון מכתב הפניה, גלויית התודה, פקודת הסטטיסטיקה
רק במספר מדריכים מופיעים נהלי עבודת הסוקר כנספחים