Apples and Pears, Year Ending March 1999
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F. Respondent Load
F1 Respondent load
On average, how long will a respondent be expected to spend in completing each questionnaire? How has this estimate been derived? (F1)
30 minutes per respondent as indicated in previous collections.
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F2 Reduction in respondent load
What steps have been taken to reduce the burden on small businesses, eg use of a reduced questionnaire? (F2)
No specific steps have been taken for the current census. There is little scope for a reduced questionnaire as it only asks five data questions (including Time Taken).
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F3 Confidentiality
What commitments have been made to preserve the confidentiality of respondents? How will these be implemented? (F3)
The confidentiality of information collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is protected by the secrecy provisions of the Census and Statistics Act 1905. Rules on minimum number of contributors per output cell, and concentration of particular respondent contribution to the cell, apply.
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