ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)
| Contact | |
|---|---|
| Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
| Contact organisation unit | Education and Culture Statistics Department |
| Contact name | Eli Stefanova |
| Contact person function | Chief Expert |
| Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Contact email address | |
| Contact phone number | + 359 2 9857 602 |
| Contact fax number | |
| Statistical presentation | |
| Data description | The data refers to the number of TV operators. In the survey are included indicators for the broadcasted programmes (by origin and function) in hours and the revenue and expenditure of TV operators. |
| Classification system | · Classification by origin of the TV programmes; · Classification by function of the TV programmes; · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS). |
| Sector coverage | Cover the activity of the Bulgarian National Television, licensed and registered TV operators. |
| Statistical concepts and definitions | Audio-visual broadcasting is a series of moving images with or without sound, which is a distinct part from program scheme or catalog, established by a provider of audiovisual media services and whose form is comparable to the form and content of television broadcast. They are produced for distribution among the population by function - news, |
| Statistical unit | Units of observation are Bulgarian National Television and private TV operators licensed and registered by national origin. |
| Statistical population | The target population are all licensed and registered TV operators |
| Reference area | For the Republic of Bulgaria. |
| Time coverage | From 2000 |
| Base period | Not applicable. |
| Statistical processing | |
| Source data | Source of data are all licensed and registered TV operators. |
| Frequency of data collection | Yearly. |
| Data collection | Data are collected via electronic questionnaire "Report on the TV programme activity of the Bulgarian National Television, licensed and registered TV operators". Respondents send the questionnaire by e-mail. |
| Data validation | · The logical control of data in the RSO; · The logic control of aggregate data in the head office of the NSI. |
| Data compilation | Data processing is performed with statistical software. |
| Adjustment | Not applicable. |
| Quality management | |
| Quality assurance | Not applicable. |
| Quality assessment | Not applicable. |
| Relevance | |
| User needs | The main users of statistical · Ministry of Culture; · Other users - including the media interested in the Television programme activity in the Republic of Bulgaria. |
| User satisfaction | Not applicable. |
| Completeness | High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology. |
| Data completeness - rate | Not applicable (census). |
| Accuracy and reliability | |
| Overall accuracy | NSI conducts an annual exhaustive survey which characterized the activity of the TV operators. There have been several preliminary estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when it is possible. |
| Sampling error | Not applicable. |
| Sampling errors - indicators | Not applicable (census). |
| Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
| Coverage error | Not applicable (census). |
| Over-coverage - rate | Not applicable (census). |
| Common units - proportion | Not applicable (census). |
| Measurement error | Not applicable (census). |
| Non response error | Not applicable (census). |
| Unit non-response - rate | Not applicable (census). |
| Item non-response - rate | Not applicable (census). |
| Processing error | Not applicable (census). |
| Imputation - rate | Not applicable (no imputations). |
| Model assumption error | Not applicable (census). |
| Seasonal adjustment | Not applicable (no seasonal adjustments). |
| Data revision - policy | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
| Data revision - practice | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
| Data revision - average size | Not applicable (only final data). |
| Timeliness and punctuality | |
| Timeliness | The data for Television programme activity are available in the form of tables 5 months after the end of the data collection. |
| Time lag - first results | 18 weeks. |
| Time lag - final results | Not applicable (only final results). |
| Punctuality | The terms of the previous position are strictly observed. |
| Punctuality - delivery and publication | Not applicable (data published on the exact date). |
| Coherence and comparability | |
| Comparability - geographical | Not applicable. |
| Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient | Not applicable (no flows). |
| Comparability - over time | The data are comparable. |
| Length of comparable time series | From 2000 |
| Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
| Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | Not applicable (annual survey). |
| Coherence - National Accounts | Not applicable. |
| Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
| Accessibility and clarity | |
| News release | Regular press releas, related to the data. |
| Publications | · Statistical Yearbook; · Statistical Reference Book; · 'Bulgaria' (brochure); · Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria. |
| On-line database | Data on television programme activity are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture - TV programmes activities: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4629 and Informational System Infostat: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=211 |
| Data tables - consultations | Not available. |
| Micro-data access | Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes. |
| Other | Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI. |
| Metadata - consultations | Not available. |
| Documentation on methodology | Survey Methodology: https://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_6_Methodology_en.pdf |
| Metadata completeness – rate | 100%. |
| Quality documentation | Quality documents are under preparation. |
| Cost and burden | |
The average length for filling the statistical report by the respondents is about 80 minutes. | |
| Confidentiality | |
| Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. |
| Confidentiality – data treatment | Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law. |
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