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Have you had cold callers from Office of National Statisics & are these people bona fide?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes, of course they are, They carry ID, which you can easily check. ( I worked for them for 3 months, a few years ago )
They are responsible for the Labour Force Survey :::
https:/ /www.on s.gov.u k/relea ses/ukl abourma rketsta tistics feb2017
They are responsible for the Labour Force Survey :::
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The link here gives more information, https:/ /www.on s.gov.u k/surve ys/info rmation forhous eholdsa ndindiv iduals
This is a little old but may give you some ideas about how the Labour Force Surveys are conducted and some of the things asked. I doubt a great deal has changed.
http:// webarch ive.nat ionalar chives. gov.uk/ 2011082 7023812 /http:/ /www.st atistic s.gov.u k/downl oads/th eme_lab our/Wha t_exact ly_is_L FS1.pdf
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>>> Does anyone have an example of an ONS research project using interviewers?
The annual Crime Survey for England and Wales is conducted by ONS, who select 50,000 households at random. Their protocol doesn't allow any substitution of addresses, so everyone who refuses to take part reduces the size of the database upon which the survey is based.
I've taken part in the survey myself. The interviewer turns up at a pre-agreed time, asks his/her questions and enters the answers directly onto his/her laptop. Dead easy. No problems.
The annual Crime Survey for England and Wales is conducted by ONS, who select 50,000 households at random. Their protocol doesn't allow any substitution of addresses, so everyone who refuses to take part reduces the size of the database upon which the survey is based.
I've taken part in the survey myself. The interviewer turns up at a pre-agreed time, asks his/her questions and enters the answers directly onto his/her laptop. Dead easy. No problems.