Establishment surveys

An establishment survey is a survey of a sample of establishments or enterprise that seeks to measure the behaviour, structure, or output of organizations rather than individuals. The establishment survey covers primarily business establishments, but also includes government agencies, non-profits, and most other entities that employ workers for a wage. Information about jobs held by self-employed workers are typically excluded from such surveys. Moreover, establishment survey often only cover a subset of all establishments in an industry, normally those above a certain size limit, and typically sample only formal sector establishments. Ensuring the privacy, confidentiality and security of the information provided by establishments is critical for the production of statistics and there will be no dissemination of confidential information.