Significant effort is going into developing the census and survey programme, which is one of the five components of the work programme listed in the work programme. The following census and surveys are under development:
Surveys under consideration for development:
- 2012 Household Savings Survey
- Maori Social Survey
- 2011 Disability Survey
The past 18 months have also seen release of the following POSS surveys:
In addition, the POSS survey programme consists of the following existing surveys:
Surveys which are included in the programme but are the responsibility of other government agencies:
These surveys address information gaps identified from earlier consultation with stakeholders, and form key components of the Programme of Official Social Statistics.
Click here to access more information about the survey component of the Programme of Official Social Statistics.
Core questions module
A module of core questions has been developed for the General Social Survey, and will be used for other new surveys. Use of the core questions module ensures that the main explanatory variables essential for analysis are included, and provides a set of common questions and classifications for these variables. As uptake of the core module increases, coherence, explanatory power and efficiency will improve.
For more information about the core questions module.