Statistical information is very useful for government policy formulation, business decision making and personal planning. Compilation of high quality and timely statistics relies on the accurate information provided by households and enterprises. Therefore, your support and cooperation are crucially important.

In accordance with the Decree Law 62/96/M, DSEC is empowered to conduct statistical surveys, and all selected households and enterprises are obligated to cooperate and provide accurate information as requested.

Definitely not. Information collected by DSEC is kept in strict confidence and used solely for statistical purposes. Information will be consolidated for analysis and only aggregate data, which do not reveal identity of individual households, persons or enterprises, will be released.

No, not under any circumstances. In accordance with the Decree Law, information collected by DSEC must not be the object of ordered or approved examination by any court, organisations or authorities.

Every year, DSEC conducts a number of statistical surveys covering various economic, social and demographic aspects. However, due to time and resource constraints, an appropriate number of samples (i.e. sampling) will be selected from the population for enumeration. Data will be consolidated for statistical inference and analysis before dissemination. As Macao is a tiny place with a small population size, the probability of being selected repeatedly is thus relatively high.

This is to accommodate the daily schedule of households. As most household members need to work or study in the daytime, household surveys are usually conducted in the evening or at night to reduce the need for revisiting the households in case of non-contact.

Respondents are required to provide their name to ensure that every household member is enumerated without duplication or omission. To conduct interview one by one according to the names can avoid confusion, and survey respondent may provide a nickname provided that each household member can be identified. Moreover, telephone number is collected so that follow-up calls instead of another visit will be made to respondents for verification of information.

All these information provides a better understanding of the social and economic conditions of the Macao population, and serves as an important reference for policy making, business investment and academic research.

Definitely not. Information collected will be checked again by DSEC. In case of errors or omissions, DSEC staff will contact the household or enterprise to verify the answers or fill out missing information in order to ensure the quality of data collected.

All individuals residing in the selected housing units, regardless of whether they are local residents, have the obligation to complete the questionnaire of DSEC.

All individuals residing in the selected housing units, regardless of whether they are the owner, have the obligation to complete the questionnaire of DSEC.