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Social StandardsSocial standards are a set of guidelines. They specify how data for household surveys are collected, processed, and released. They document how the ABS:
Occasionally ABS surveys use 'departures' from preferred social standards where there is strong justification. In these cases a survey area is permitted to deviate from a particular component of the standard. As a result, some survey questions may ‘depart’ from the guidelines specified. Economic StandardsThe ABS does not have standards for economic surveys like those used for social surveys. The ABS uses a range of sources to provide economic standards:
ABS Forms Design StandardsThe ABS also has standards for developing self administered surveys (paper and electronic) and computer assisted interviewing (CAI). For more information, contact the Standards and Classifications Section: standards@abs.gov.au |