Data Collection
Data Collection BOS
Methodology
The target population for the Business Operations Survey was live enterprise units on Statistics NZ’s Business Frame that at the population selection date:
• were economically significant enterprises (those that have an annual GST turnover figure of greater than $30,000)
• had six or more employees
• had been operating for one year or more
• were classified to ANZSIC06 codes as ‘in scope’ in list 1 below
• were private enterprises as defined by New Zealand Institutional Sector 1996 Classification (NZISC96) as in list 2 below.
en-NZReference period
The survey was posted out in August and collected information for the last financial year for which the business had data available at that point.
en-NZThe target population for the Business Operations Survey was live enterprise units on Statistics NZ’s Business Frame that at the population selection date:
• were economically significant enterprises (those that have an annual GST turnover figure of greater than $30,000)
• had six or more employees
• had been operating for one year or more
• were classified to ANZSIC06 codes as ‘in scope’ in list 1 below
• were private enterprises as defined by New Zealand Institutional Sector 1996 Classification (NZISC96) as in list 2 below.
An enterprise is defined as a business or service entity operating in New Zealand, such as a company, partnership, trust, government department or agency, state-owned enterprise, university, or self-employed individual.
List 1 – ANZSIC 06 codes
ANZSIC06 code – description
A – Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
B – Mining C – Manufacturing
D – Electricity, gas, water, and waste services
E – Construction
F – Wholesale trade
G – Retail trade
H – Accommodation and food services
I – Transport, postal ,and warehousing
J – Information media and telecommunications
K – Financial and insurance services
L – Rental, hiring, and real estate services
M – Professional, scientific, and technical services
N – Administrative and support services
P – Education and training
Q – Health care and social assistance
R91 – Sport and recreation activities
R92 – Gambling activities
S94 – Repair and maintenance.
Out of scope
O – Public administration and safety
R89 – Heritage activities
R90 – Creative and performing arts activities
S95 – Personal and other services
S96 – Private household employing staff and undifferentiated goods and service producing activities of households for own use
List 2 – NZISC96 codes
NZISC96 code – description
1111 – Private corporate producer enterprises
1121 – Private non-corporate producer enterprises
1211 – Producer boards
1311 – Central government enterprises
2211 – Private registered banks
2221 – Private other broad money (M3) depository organisations
2291 – Private other depository organisations nec
2311 – Private other financial organisations excluding insurance and pension funds
2411 – Private insurance and pension funds.
Out of scope
3 – General government
4 – Private non-profit organisations serving households
5 – Households
6 – Rest of world
21 – Central bank
1321 – Local government enterprises
2212, 2213, 2222, 2223, 2292, 2293, 2312, 2313, 2412, 2413 – Central and local government financial intermediaries
Sample design
The sample design was a two-level stratification according to ANZSIC industry and employment size groups. This information was obtained using enterprise ANZSIC industry and employment information from Statistics NZ's Business Frame or/and Business Register.
The first level of stratification was 36 ANZSIC groupings. Within each of the ANZSIC groups there is a further stratification by employment size group. The four employment size groups used in the sample design are:
• 6–19 employees (small)
• 20–29 employees (medium 1)
• 30–49 employees (medium 2)
• 50 or more employees (large).
The two medium groups have been amalgamated, and the large size group further broken down for this publication, as these businesses were of particular interest for some of the results.
The survey has been designed to produce aggregate statistics at a national level. This design does not facilitate statistics to be produced at a regional level.
en-NZCoverage
New Zealand
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