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ELQ Reports

Mike Hart & David Kinnear Mike Hart & David Kinnear

Aims of the presentation

• Aims of the project
• The current system
• The new system
• The new system
• Technical solution

Technical solution

Business process re-engineering using Blaise 4.8 API and Datalink

Aims of the Project

• Provide cost and efficiency savings
• Minimal impact on other systems
• Improve ONS’s knowledge of BLAISE

ELQ - Background

ELQ - Background

ELQ - Process

Current Reports – IM Generated

Reports generated via MANIPULA

Summary Analysis of ELQ received for HAS ============================================== HAS ELQ: Non-responders: 0 Completed : 3 Completed : 3 Of those responding 92% of the answers were correct after two attempts.

• Question Causing most difficulty at first attempt

Q18 Q18 Other questions with incorrect answers after 2 attempts Q8 Q18 ==============================================

Reports generated via MANIPULA

Interviewer Summary of ELQ received for HAS ============================================== Question ¦ 1 ¦ 2 ¦ 7 ¦ 8 ¦ 9 ¦ 10 ¦ 11 ¦ 13 ¦ 14 ¦ 16 ¦ 17 ¦ 18 ¦

• 1000

1000 First Attempt ¦ Y ¦ Y ¦ Y ¦ N ¦ Y ¦ Y ¦ Y ¦ Y ¦ Y ¦ Y ¦ Y ¦ N ¦ Second Attempt ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ Y ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ N ¦ ¦ ¦

Reports in ACCESS - Summary

Reports in ACCESS - Individual

Advantages of Datalink for ELQ Reports

• Easily supportable
• Reduces IM workload / No IM intervention
• Business as usual tasks reduced
• Use new BLAISE components to improve and

simplify are current systems p y y

Advantages of API

• Improve survey processes
• Enable better use of resources

C lid t Bl i kill ithi ONS

• Consolidate Blaise skills within ONS

ELQ Application – Main Menu

• Briefing details allows users to create a total population database
• Report data can be selected by date or location

I t i 1st d 2nd tt t t ti b i d

• Interviewers 1st and 2nd attempts at questions can be viewed

ELQ Application – Briefing Details (1)

• User input form used to build a total population database
• Briefing date, time and location for relevant interviewers are

recorded recorded

• Options to edit and delete details are available

ELQ Application – Briefing Details (2)

• All briefing records entered by users are displayed

ELQ Application – Retrieving data

ELQ Application – The Report

• Report on ELQ question responses for those

Report on ELQ question responses for those interviewers attending briefing on 11/03/2010

• Creation of a total population allows both responders

and non-responders to be shown on report

Other possible uses for API/Datalink

• Labour Force Survey redevelopment
• Household Assets Survey sample file creation

Questions? Questions?