Abstract

The 2013 Survey on Information and Communication Technology (SICT) is one of the designated statistical activities undertaken by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to collect and generate information on the availability, distribution and access/utilization of ICT among establishments in the country.

The objectives of the 2013 SICT is to provide key measures of ICT access and use among establishments which will enable the assessment and monitoring of the digital divide in the country. Specifically, the survey aims to measure the following: - component of ICT resources and their utilization by establishments; - diffusion of ICT into establishments from various sources; - e-commerce transactions from data on e-commerce sales/revenue and purchases; - cellular mobile phone business transactions from data on sales/revenue; - estimate of the number of ICT workers in establishments; - methods of disposal of ICT equipment.

The SICT 2013 was a rider survey of the 2013 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry.

Geographic coverage

Regional - "core" ICT and BPM industries are the regions National - "non-core" ICT industries

Analysis unit

An establishment, which is defined as an economic unit under a single ownership or control, i.e., under a single legal entity, engaged in one or predominantly one kind of economic activity at a single fixed location

Universe

The 2013 Survey on Information and Communication Technology (SICT) of Philippine Business and Industry covered all industries included in the 2013 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI).

For the purpose of the survey, these industries were classified as core ICT industries and non-core ICT Industries. Core ICT industries were industries comprising the Information Economy (IE). The Information Economy is a term used to describe the economic and social value created through the ability to rapidly exchange information at anytime, anywhere to anyone. A distinctive characteristic of the information economy is the intensive use, by businesses of ICT for the collection, storage, processing and transmission of information. The use of ICT is supported by supply of ICT products from an ICT-producing sector through trade.

Information Economy is composed of the Information and Communication Technology Sector and Content and Media Sector. Industries comprising these two sectors are as follows: 1) Information and Communication Technology - ICT manufacturing industries - ICT trade industries - ICT service industries: - Software publishing - Telecommunication services - Computer programming, consultancy and related services - Data processing, hosting and related activities; web portals - Repair of computers and communication equipment 2) Content and Media - Publishing activities - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities - Programming and broadcasting activities

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The 2013 SICT utilized the stratified systematic sampling design with five-digit PSIC serving as industry strata (industry domain) and the employment size as the second stratification variable.

There were only two strata used for the survey, as follows: TE of 20 and over and TE of less than 20.

The industry stratification for the 2013 SICT is the 5-digit PSIC for both the core ICT industries and for the non-core ICT industries. It has the same industry strata as that of the 2013 ASPBI.

Establishments engaged in the core ICT industries were completely enumerated, regardless of employment size.

The establishments classified in the non-core ICT industries and with total employment of 20 and over were covered on a 20 percent sampling basis for each of the industry domain at the national level. The minimum sample size is set to 3 establishments and maximum of 10 establishments per cell (industry domain).

However, when the total number of establishments in the cell is less than the set minimum sample size, all establishments in that cell were taken as samples.

Mode of data collection

Mail Questionnaire [mail]

Research instrument

The scope of the study includes: - general information about the establishment - information and communication technology (ICT) resources of the establishment - network channels - use of ICT resources, Internet - website of the establishment - e-commerce via internet - e-commerce via computer networks other than the internet - use of mobile phones in selling and other business operation - purchase and disposal of ICT equipment

Cleaning operations

Manual processing took place in Provincial Offices at a number of stages throughout the processing, including: - coding of some data items - editing of questionnaires - checking completeness of entries - consistency check among variables.

Data processing was done in Field Offices and Central Office.

Field Offices were responsible for: - online data encoding and updating - completeness and consistency edits - folioing of questionnaires.

Central Office was responsible for: - online validation - completeness and consistency checks - summarization - tabulation.

Response rate

The overall response rate for the 2013 SICT was 87.04 percent (9,562 of the 10,986 sample establishments). This included receipts of "good" questionnaires, partially accomplished questionnaires, reports of closed, moved out or out of scope establishments. Sample establishments under core ICT industries reported 89.96 percent response rate ( 5,421 out of 6,026 establishments) while non-core ICT industries response rate was 83.48 percent (3,633 out of 4,352 sample establishments). On the other hand, industries classified in Business Process Management (BPM) had a response rate of 83.55 percent (508 out of 608 establishments).

Sampling error estimates

Not computed

Data appraisal

Data estimates were checked with those from other related surveys or administrative data.

Abstract

The Occupational Wages Survey (OWS) generates statistics for wage and salary administration and for wage determination in collective bargaining negotiations. This nationwide biennial survey covers establishments employing at least 20 workers.

The OWS is one of the designated statistical activities in E.O. 352 (s.1996) that designates those critical for decision making by the government and the private sector. Moreover, the data category average monthly occupational wage rates in selected occupation is among those listed by the Philippine government under the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) of the International Monetary Fund. The SDDS serves as reference to member countries in the dissemination of economic and financial data to the public.

Geographic coverage

National coverage, 17 administrative regions

Analysis unit

Establishment

Universe

The survey covers agricultural and non-agricultural establishments employing 20 or more workers except central banking, public administration and defense and compulsory social security, public education services, public medical, dental and other health services, activities of membership organizations, activities of households as employers of domestic personnel, undifferentiated goods-and-services-producing activities of households for own use and activities of extra-territorial organizations and bodies.

Pre-determined industries for wage monitoring now total to 50 due to the inclusion of agriculture, forestry and fishery; and the splitting and merging of original domains with the adoption of the 2009 PSIC.

Inclusion of new domains: - Crop and Animal Production, Hunting and Related Service Activities; Forestry and Logging (A01/A02) - Fishing and Aquaculture (A03) - Manufacture of Basic Pharmaceutical Products and Pharmaceutical Preparation (C21)

Splitting of original domains: - Publishing and Printing (D221/D222/D223 of 1994 PSIC as amended) into Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media (C18); and Publishing Activities (J58) - Supporting and Auxiliary Transport Activities; Activities of Travel Agencies (I63 of 1994 PSIC as amended) into Warehousing and Support Activities for Transportation (H52); and Travel Agency, Tour Operator, Reservation Service and Related Activities (N79)

Merging of original domains: - Banking Institutions except Central Banking (J65 excl. J6510 of 1994 PSIC as amended) and Non-Bank Financial Intermediation (J66 of 1994 PSIC as amended) into Financial Service Activities except Insurance, Pension Funding and Central Banking (K64 excl. K6411)

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Statistical unit: The statistical unit is the establishment. Each unit is classified to an industry that reflects its main economic activity---the activity that contributes the biggest or major portion of the gross income or revenues of the establishment.

Survey universe/Sampling frame: The 2014 BLES Survey Sampling Frame (2014 SSF) is an integrated list of establishments culled from the updated 2012 BLES Survey Sampling Frame based on the status of establishments reported in the 2011/2012 BLES Integrated Survey (BITS) and 2012 Occupational Wages Survey (OWS). Other sources were Lists of Establishments from the National Statistics Office (2012), DOLE Regional Office IV-B,and the BLES Job Displacement Monitoring System (JDMS).

Sampling design: The OWS is a sample survey of agricultural and non-agricultural establishments employing 20 persons or more where the survey domain is the industry. Those establishments employing at least 200 persons are covered with certainty and the rest are sampled (stratified random sampling). The design does not consider the region as a domain to allow for detailed industry groupings.

Sample size: For 2014 OWS, the number of establishments covered was 8,399, of which, 6,595 were eligible units.

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]

Research instrument

The questionnaire contains the following sections:

Cover Page (Page 1) This contains the address box, contact particulars for assistance, spaces for changes in the name and location of sample establishment and head office information in case the questionnaire is endorsed to it and status codes of the establishment to be accomplished by PSA and its field personnel.

Survey Information (Page 2) This contains the survey objective and uses of the data, scope of the survey, confidentiality clause, collection authority, authorized field personnel, coverage, periodicity and reference period, due date for accomplishment and expected date when the results of the 2014 OWS would be available.

Part A: General Information (Page 3) This portion inquires on main economic activity, major products/goods or services and total employment.

Part B: Employment and Wage Rates of Time-Rate Workers on Full-Time Basis (Pages 4-5) This section requires data on the number of time-rate workers on full-time basis by time unit and by basic pay and allowance intervals.

Part C: Employment and Wage Rates of Time-Rate Workers on Full-Time Basis in Selected Occupations (Pages 6-9) This part inquires on the basic pay and allowance per time unit and corresponding number of workers in the two benchmark occupations and in the pre-determined occupations listed in the occupational sheet to be provided to the establishment where applicable.

Part D: Certification (Page 10) This portion is provided for the respondent's name/signature, position, telephone no., fax no. and e-mail address and time spent in answering the questionnaire.

Appropriate spaces are also provided to elicit comments on data provided for the 2014 OWS; results of the 2012 OWS; and presentation/packaging, particularly on the definition of terms, layout, font and color.

Part E: Survey Personnel (Page 10) This portion is for the particulars of the enumerators and area/regional supervisors and reviewers at the PSA Central Office and PSA Field Offices involved in the data collection and review of questionnaire entries.

Part F: Industries With Selected Occupations (Page 11) The list of industries for occupational wage monitoring has been provided to guide the enumerators in ensuring that the correct occupational sheet has been furnished to the respondent.

Selected Statistics from 2012 OWS (Page 12) The results of the 2012 OWS are found on page 12 of the questionnaire. These results can serve as a guide to the survey personnel in editing/review of the entries in the questionnaire.

Cleaning operations

Data are manually and electronically processed. Upon collection of accomplished questionnaires, enumerators perform field editing before leaving the establishments to ensure completeness, consistency and reasonableness of entries in accordance with the field operations manual. The forms are again checked for data consistency and completeness by their field supervisors.

The LSRSD personnel undertake the final review, coding of information on classifications used, data entry and validation and scrutiny of aggregated results for coherence. Questionnaires with incomplete or inconsistent entries are returned to the establishments for verification, personally or through mail.

Response rate

The response rate in terms of eligible units was 87.2%.

Data appraisal

The survey results are checked for consistency with the results of previous OWS data and the minimum wage rates corresponding to the reference period of the survey.

Average wage rates of unskilled workers by region is compared for proximity with the corresponding minimum wage rates during the survey reference period.

Abstract

Considering tourism as driver and contributor to the economic growth of the country, a national policy on tourism was passed - the Republic Act Numbered 9593 otherwise known as Tourism Act of 2009.With this Act, the State declares tourism “as an indispensable element of the national economy and an industry of national interest and importance, which must be harnessed as an engine of socio-economic growth and cultural affirmation to generate investment, foreign exchange and sense of national pride for all Filipinos”. Moreover, the Philippine Statistical Development Plan provides the blueprint of development of the tourism industry. This is in recognition of the importance, role and impact of tourism on the social and economic development and environment and cultural landscape in the country. Therefore, there is a need to measure the economic contribution of tourism as an input to effective and efficient policy research, monitoring, analysis and development of the tourism industry.

The Philippine Tourism Satellite Account (PTSA) provides the framework by which the economic contribution of tourism is measured. Using this account, it is possible to quantify the contribution of tourism industry in the economy within the context of the Philippine Systems of National Accounts (PSNA).

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) conducted the 2014 Survey of Tourism Establishments in the Philippines (STEP) second round. The 2014 STEP was a nationwide survey of establishments in the formal sector engaged in tourism characteristic industries. This survey collected information on the available supply of tourism goods, products and services, which are valuable inputs in the compilation of the PTSA.

The general objective of the 2014 STEP is to provide data on tourism characteristic establishments in the country.

Specifically, the 2014 STEP aims to: - provide data on the supply and capacity in terms of facilities and services - gather data on employment by sex and nationality - gather data on revenue generated from tourist - provide information on indicators for future expansion and/or renovation plans

Geographic coverage

Establishment with Total Employment (TE) 20 and Over - National and Regional Level Establishment with TE Less than 20 - National Level

Analysis unit

Establishment - defined as an economic unit, which engages, under a single ownership or control, i.e. under a single legal entity, in one or predominantly one kind of economic activity at a single fixed physical location. Thus, stores, shops, transport companies, hotels, restaurants, banks, insurance companies, real estate development companies and the like are considered establishments.

Universe

All tourism characteristic establishments operating in 2014.

Tourism characteristic industries as defined in the IRTS 2008 (International Recommendation of Tourism Statistics) with grouping according to industry sub-class (5-digit) of the 2009 PSIC.

It covered the following tourism characteristic industries: - Accommodation (I55 except I55901- Dormitories/boarding houses); - Chartered buses and cars operation (e.g. tourist buses, rent-a-car) (H49204 and H49324).

The other tourism characteristic industries were taken on a sampling basis.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In general, the establishment with total employment (TE) 100 and over is a certainty stratum for industries covered in the 2014 STEP.

For the purposes of 2014 STEP, only the following tourism characteristic industries regardless of employment size were completely enumerated (100% coverage): - I55101 - Hotel and motels - I55102 - Resort Hotels - I55103 - Condotels - I55104 - Pension Houses - I55105 - Camping sites/facilities - I55109 - Other shorts term accommodation activities - I55909 - Other accommodation

The sample establishments in the sampling strata of TE of less than 20 were selected using systematic sampling by industry domain and employment stratum at the national level. For each industry domain and employment stratum, the establishments are sorted by region, province from largest actual employment to smallest actual employment, business name and ECN.

For each of the sampling strata of TE of 20 and over (i.e. TE 20-49 and TE 50-99) sample establishments were selected using systematic sampling within the region. For each region in the employment stratum and industry domain, the establishments are sorted by province from largest actual employment to smallest actual employment, business name and ECN.

Systematic sampling was chosen so that the sample employment values were spread out, resulting from having representative samples for each TE size in the employment stratum. Likewise, this mode of sampling provided implicit stratification of TE by employment size group, thus avoiding all sample establishments with low TE values or high TE values.

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]

Research instrument

The following questionnaires were used in the survey: - STEP Form 1: Accommodation - STEP Form 2: Restaurants - STEP Form 3: Transport Operators; Tour and Travel Agencies - STEP Form 4: Health and Wellness - STEP Form 5: Other Tourism Activities

Cleaning operations

Manual processing took place in Provincial Offices at a number of stages throughout the processing, including: - coding of some data items - editing of questionnaires - completeness of entries check - consistency check among variables

Data processing was done in Field Offices and Central Office.

Field Offices: - completeness and consistency edits - folioing of questionnaires

Central Office: - online data encoding and updating - online validation - completeness and consistency checks - summarization - tabulation

Response rate

Total response rate as of 30 September 2016 for all establishments by tourism characteristic industry was 85.2 percent (6,142 out of 7,210 establishments).

Of the total responses, 65 establishments responded online.

Sampling error estimates

Not computed

Data appraisal

Data estimates would be checked with those from other related surveys or administrative data.