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Annual Survey of Industries 1985

Sri Lanka, 1984
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LKA_1985_ASI_v01_M
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    LKA_1985_ASI_v01_M
    Title

    Annual Survey of Industries 1985
    Country
    Name Country code
    Sri Lanka LKA
    Study type

    Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
    Series Information

    The Department of Census and Statistics launched its series of Annual Surveys on Manufacturing Industries in 1979. The fourth of its series was carried out in 1982. The frame was restricted to manufacturing establishments approved by the Ministry of Industries and the public sector establishments. This series of surveys was replaced in 1984 by a new series called Annual Surveys on Industries to serve as the central multi-purpose inquiry in a national system of industrial survey activities.
    Abstract

    The Department of Census and Statistics expanded its series of annual Survey of Industries since 1984 to cover mining and quarrying and electricity, gas and water sectors in addition to Manufacturing sector. Sample size was increased to about 5000 establishments with 5 or more persons engaged, to get meaningful estimates. The frame for this survey was the computer based register of industrial establishments obtained as a by-product of the Census of industry 1983.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Industrial establishments - Defined as the unit that is engaged in the production of a homogeneous group of goods and services, usually at one location but sometimes over a wider area, under a single legal entity, for which separate records are available.

    Version

    Version Description

    Version 1.0 : Full edited dataset, for internal DPD use
    Version Date

    2008-10-09

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the 1985 survey, as for the 1984 survey was extended to cover activities of the Mining and Quarrying and the production and distribution of Electricity, Gas and water in addition to activities of the Manufacturing sector. A probability sample of 5044 establishments with 5 or more persons engaged was selected for the 1985 survey, to obtain meaningful estimates with sufficient accuracy.
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS [2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
    LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National Coverage
    Universe

    Larger establishments in the private sector with 25 or more persons engaged , were fully canvassed and a sample was taken from the other categories.

    Category (Persons engaged) No of Establishments
    5 - 9 ........................................ 1526
    10 - 14 ........................................ 539
    15 - 24 ........................................ 435

    Total enumerated ................................ 2500

    In addition to the above categories the following were canvassed completely.

    1. State Industrial Corporations/Boards
    2. Government owned Business Undertakings (Industrial)
    3. Industries falling within the purview of Greater Colombo Economic Commission Areas.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Department of Census and Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Department of Census and Statistics Source of funds

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    A probability sample was selected for this survey.
    Deviations from the Sample Design

    The following were canvassed completely in addition to the data collection from the sample.

    1. State Industrial Corporations/Boards
    2. Government owned Business Undertakings (Industrial)
    3. Industries falling within the purview of Greater Colombo Economic Commission Areas.
    Response Rate

    The response rate for the survey was around 68% as compared to the somewhat better response rate of 73% secured at the 1984 survey.
    Weighting

    Pl see External Resources Section for a list of District-wise Inflation Factors

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The main sections of the questionnaire pertaining to this survey were:

    Receipts from Industrial Services
    Shipments and Other receipts
    Power and Fuel consumed
    Fixed Assets
    Persons engaged
    Salaries and Wages
    Output

    A modified questionnaire was prepared taking into consideration UN recommendations, as well as the manner in which some industrial establishments maintained their business records (source Annual Survey of Industries 1985 - preliminary Report by dept of Census and Statistics).

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1984 1984
    Data Collection Notes

    The postal enumeration method was adopted to collect information, followed by field visits to non-responding establishments.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Director General Department of Census and Statistics http://www.statistics.gov.lk dgcensus@sltnet.lk
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes Under the Statistical ordinance, micro data cannot be released with identifications for public use. Procedures are in place to ensure that information relating to any particular individual person, household or undertaking will be kept strictly confidential and will not be divulged to external parties. Information on individual or individual Household/establishment will not be divulged or published in such a form that will facilitate the identification of any particular person or establishment as the data have been collected under the Census/Statistical ordinance, according to which the information at individual level cannot be divulged and such information is strictly confidential.
    Access conditions

    The dataset has been anonymized and is available as a Public Use Dataset. It is accessible to all for statistical and research purposes only, under the
    following terms and conditions:

    1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement.

    2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for
      investigation of specific individuals or organizations.

    3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently.

    4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the Department or among data from the Department and other datasets that
      could identify individuals or organizations.

    5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other publications that employ data obtained from the Department will cite
      the source of data in accordance with the Citation Requirement provided with each dataset.

    6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data will be sent to the Department

    The following rules apply to micro data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.

    • Only the requests of Government Institutions, Recognized Universities, Students, and selected international agencies are entertained. However, the
    Data users are required to strictly adhere to the terms stipulated in the agreement form.

    • All the data requests should be made to Director General (DG) of the DCS as the sole authority of releasing data is vested with the DG of the DCS.
    The DCS of Sri Lanka reserves sole right to approve or reject any data request made depending on the confidential nature of the data set and intended
    purpose of the study or analysis.

    • Requests for micro data should be made through the agreement form designed by DCS for this purpose (Form D.R.1). The agreement form should be
    filled in triplicate and the Study/project proposal should accompany the filled agreement form. If requests are made for the micro data of more than one
    survey, a separate agreement should be signed.

    • If the data request is from a student a letter from the respective Dept. Head/Dean/Supervisor, recommending the issue of data, should also be
    accompanied.

    • If the request is approved only 25% of the data file is released at the first stage. The release of the total data file is considered only after reviewing the
    draft report prepared on the basis of the 25% sample data file.

    • The released Data file should be used only for the specific study/Analysis mentioned in the agreement form and shall not be used for any other
    purpose without the prior approval of the Director General of the DCS. Moreover, Copies of the micro-data file, obtained from the DCS, shall not be
    given to anyone else without the prior written approval of the Director General of the DCS.

    • The draft report of the Study/Analysis should be submitted to the DCS and the concurrence of the DG of the DCS, should be obtained before
    publishing it. Once published, a copy of the final report should be submitted to the DCS.

    [Department : The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)]

    Source : http://www.statistics.gov.lk/databases/data%20dissemination/DataDissaPolicy_
    Citation requirements

    Department of Census and Statistics, Annual Survey of Industries 1985 [ASI 1985], Version 1.0 of the public use dataset October, 2008, provided by the National Data Archive, Data Processing Division, www.statistics.gov.lk

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The Department of Census and Statistics bears no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the secondary use of the data.
    Copyright

    [c] 2008, Department of Census and Statistics

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Information Unit Department of Census and Statistics information@statistics.gov.lk http://www.statistics.gov.lk
    Industrial & Construction Division Department of Census and Statistics industries@statistics.gov.lk http://www.statistics.gov.lk
    Microdata Library World Bank microdatalib@worldbank.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_LKA_1985_ASI_v01_M_WB
    Producers
    Name Affiliation
    Department of Census and Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning
    Date of Metadata Production

    2008-10-09

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.0 (October 2008)
    Version 2.0 (August, 2013).DDI and ID numbers edited by World Bank for World Bank Microdata Library.
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