Philippines - Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) 2015, 44th round

Start	End	Cycle
2016-05-02	2016-07-15	N/A

Start	End	Cycle
2015-01-01		All data items except total employment

Distribute and collect the pre addressed questionnaire (Self Administered Questionnaire). Sample establishments are also encouraged to accomplish and submit the questionnaires online. The establishment can also access the PSA Website through the unique ECN found in the address stub of the questionnaire.

Data Collection Notes

Questionnaires will be administered by the field staff to sample establishments. The questionnaires were administered by the Provincial Staff and hired SRs to sample establishments in accordance with the timetable. Extra copies of questionnaires were brought by the enumerator in case of lost or changed form. The kind-of-activity or business (Item 2) or Income (Item 11) was checked to ensure whether the questionnaire was appropriate for the establishments at the sector level. Sample establishments were encouraged to accomplish and submit the questionnaires online. Collection date was set with respondents using acknowledgement receipt form (ESSS-ADM Form 5).

Distribution was undertaken for a period of one (1) month starting 13 April 2016 to 20 May 2016 for 2015 ASPBI. The activity was done by Provincial Staff and hired SRs, if any.

Collection was done on 2 May 2016 to 15 July 2016.

Questionnaires

There are seven types of 2015 ASPBI questionnaires which will capture data for establishments of the 18 sectors of economy. Each type of questionnaire is used by a specific sector or sectors. Each has a uniques color to differentiate each type of forms. The clearance number is also indicated in the questionnaires.


ASPBI Form 1 - used by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (A), spot color is green with clearance number PSA-1605-01.

ASPBI Form 2 - used by Mining and Quarrying (B); Manufacturing (C), spot color is yellow with clearance number PSA-1605-02.

ASPBI Form 3 - used by Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air-conditioning Supply (D); and Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities (E), spot color is turquoise with clearance number PSA-1605-03.

ASPBI Form 4 - used by Construction (F), spot color is orange with clearance number PSA-1605-04.

ASPBI Form 5 - used by Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles (G), spot color red with clearance number PSA-1605-05.

ASPBI Form 6 - used by Financial and Insurance Activities (K), spot color is silver with clearance number PSA-1605-06.

ASPBI Form 7 - used by Business and Services (H, I, J, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S), spot color is blue with clearance number PSA-1605-07.

Data Collectors

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation
Philippine Statistics Authority	PSA	National Economic and Development Authority

Supervision

To ensure quality of data during operations, close supervision of enumeration was undertaken by RDs/PSOs/OICs/Regional and Provincial Statisticians. Central office statisticians also conducted supervision in some areas with large number of establishments.