1. 2.7 Annex 3 – Quality reports
7-8 November 2018
Working Group Income and Living Conditions

2. Background
Currently the legal basis for quality reporting is given by regulation (EC) No 28/2004
Since 2004 new standards and tool for quality reporting were introduced
Existing guidelines provide help for adjusting the requirements to the tool

3. Proposed annex 3 of the regulation
Is based on the current regulation and guidelines
Follows the ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS 2.0)
Only one report per data collection
Will complement the horizontal act covering quality for all social surveys (Common Regulation on Quality)
The draft may be still adapted for harmonisation with the Common Regulation on Quality
Will be complemented by more detailed guidelines for filling in the quality reports

4. Basic structure of the report (1)
CONTACT
STATISTICAL PRESENTATION
Basic description, classification systems, sector coverage, differences with standard definitions, statistical units, units, target population, reference area, time coverage, reference period
STATISTICAL PROCESSING
Source data, sampling frame, design and procedure, data collection, frequency, national questionnaires, validation and processing, calculation of summary statistics (imputation, calibration, weighting)

5. Basic structure of the report (2)
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Quality assurance (quality management system), qualitative assessment of the overall quality of outputs
RELEVANCE
User needs, user satisfaction, completeness
ACCURACY
Overall accuracy, sampling errors, non-sampling errors (coverage, measurement, unit and item non-response, net sample size, processing errors, model assumption error), data revision policy & practice
TIMELINESS AND PUNCTUALITY
Delay between end of the field period / end of income reference period and delivery, punctuality of delivery to Eurostat, dissemination of national results

6. Basic structure of the report (3)
COEHERENCE AND COMPARABILITY
Geographical and over time comparability, coherence with HBS, National Accounts, other domains if available
ACCESIBILITY AND CLARITY
Dissemination formats; documentation on methodology and quality
COST AND BURDEN
Respondent burden (average interview duration), if possible by mode
CONFIDENTIALITY
Other provisions besides EU legislation; description or rules applied
COMMENT
Optional