PHILIPSBURG:--- The Department of Statistics (STAT) would like to invite the residents of Pelican and Billy Folly to an interview drive in connection with the Household Listing Survey currently on-going.
The interview drive is from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Simpson Bay Community Center in Simpson Bay next to the basketball court in the vicinity of the cemetery.
Interviewers will be on-hand to collect basic information which only takes less than 10 minutes. The questionnaire consists of a short list of questions, related to the age, gender, country-of-birth and nationality of each member of the household.
Persons will also be asked to verify their address, and number of units on each property as well as if they are registered at the Civil Registry Department.
A special appeal is being made to the residents of the Pelican and Billy Folly to visit the interview drive on Saturday as it has proven difficult to reach households in the aforementioned areas.
Many persons were not at home during the work hours of the survey which runs up to 8:00pm.
The invite notice was published in the Government Information Page a couple of times this week and this article serves as a reminder.
Since the start of the survey at the beginning of February STAT interviewers have experienced good cooperation from households, in terms of willingness to participate in this survey.
STAT continues to highlight the fact that the data being asked and gathered from the population will be used for statistical purposes only.
The objectives of the survey are not to share information with tax or immigration departments for their line of work, and as such no exchange of this kind will take place.
STAT is urging residents to make use of the appointment cards and contact the department at its general telephone number 549-0235, to have a convenient date and time set for your household to complete the survey.
STAT falls under the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication.
