Respondent burden
As the organisation responsible for conducting Graduate Outcomes survey, we are expected to reflect on the data collection burden on respondents under the Code of Practice for Statistics. Based on the methodology outlined by the Government Statistical Service[1], respondent burden has been calculated using the following parameters:
- Number of complete survey responses[2]
- Median time taken to complete the survey
- Mode of data collection (online or telephone)
Compliance cost (online) = 944,910.60 minutes
Compliance cost (telephone) = 2,570,504.50 minutes
Through the ongoing review of the survey we have identified efficiencies in data collection by reducing the length of the questionnaire, following a thorough review of user needs; as a result of this exercise, we were able to remove a few questions from the fourth iteration of this survey. We have also improved our survey duration metrics through improved collection of this data. Consequently, this has reduced respondent burden.
[2] Given the limitations of paradata collected on Graduate Outcomes, it has not been possible to include partial survey responses in this assessment. Also excluded are a small number of records with errors in the recording of start and end time or which had unusually large or small survey durations.