Sout survey, last in the series of Field Data Collection ST2013

September 26, 2014 | BPS Activities

What is a SOUT Survey?

Sout survey also referred to as sub-sector survey ST2013 which is the final activity of the ST2013 series of field activities. This activity aims to inquire the cost structure of some strategic commodities business of agricultural sectors. From the survey bureau would get home profile tanggga subsector business, the business structure of strategic commodities, as well as the socio-economic situation of households sub-sector businesses.

Why SOUT survey conducted?

Although it releases results ST2013, Sout survey should be done. In complete enumeration ST2013, usually we can not submit more detailed questions. While this survey question in more detail than the current ST2013 data such as how many seeds are used, what it costs, how much fertilizer, what is the cost of production, how extensive the harvest, and others.

How is the methodology used? And how to determine the selected commodities?

Prior to data collection in the field, carried updating first census block as well as identifying the selected strategic commodities. Only then record a sample of households that have these commodities. There are nine in the survey questionnaire. Each officer was given a maximum of two questionnaires with workload 3-6 census block. The total number of households sampled there is 1,070 thousand for the census block, there are 107 thousand officers around 33 thousand. To control the data collection in the field, BPS center has sent several teams to do supervision.

How about choosing the commodity?

Of each subsector selected commodities with economic value and high production values were determined to be of national strategic commodity and provincial strategic commodities. Not all provinces have a national strategic commodities, but each area would have a strategic commodity. Commodities are selected based on the info of counterparts each subsector as food crops get info commodities from the Director General of Food Crops Ministry of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture), subsector hortikulkuktura of the Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture Horticulture, and others.

What are the challenges in doing this SOUT survey?

Survey Sout quite complicated. In addition to the BPS, the body of research and development (Balitbang) from other ministries also conducted a survey of this fare structure so that the stuffing answer must be observed. Do not let the data that we produce vary much with the data from other ministries Balitbang. In addition, the challenge also comes from the respondents. Respondents could be experiencing burnout, especially if they are exposed to a sample survey respondents Sout also become Household Income Survey of Agriculture and ST2013. If there are respondents who refuse to be sampled, then we will create a news show.

What are the benefits of this survey and any user data?

This data can be used for NTP survey released monthly and quarterly GDP released by looking at the existing fare structure in this survey. In addition, this survey can also be useful to draw up a business profile data. For internal BPS, work unit Balance and Statistical Analysis and Statistics Distribution and Price can use the results of this survey data. As for the external can be used by various ministries such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Ministry of Forestry, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), community comparisons between countries commodities like ITRC (International Tripartite Rubber Council). If there is no obstacle, survey data is planned to be released in January 2015.

BPS-Statistics Indonesia

Garut Regency

Sout survey, last in the series of Field Data Collection ST2013