Access to Telecommunications Systems

Requirements

• The questionnaire module or guide notes must stipulate that the telephone, fax or Internet equipment should be in working order, and that any connections to service providers, required to ensure access, should be in operation.
• Internet is a proper noun and should be spelt with a capital ‘I’.
• Respondents should be given some guidance about when to count cell phones.
• Collecting this information via telephone interviews is inappropriate as only residents in private dwellings with telephones could be respondents.

Example

The questionnaire module below is an example that meets the requirements documented in this statistical standard. Other questionnaire modules may vary in format but should conform to the requirements contained in this statistical standard.