Survey on plant protection products provided for agricultural use (S)

Reference period  
Year:
2017

General characteristics  
Contents:
Plant protection products provided for agricultural use; Active principles contained in plant protection products provided for agricultural use
Analysis units:
Provincial quantities by type of plant protection product and active principle; Type of active principle contained in plant protection products; Type of plant protection product
Periodicity:
Yearly
EU legislation:
Yes

Survey design  
Type:
Census

Data collection  
Reporting units:
Own-label distributors of plant protection products
Data collection mode:
Self-administered data collection via electronic transmission; Mail self-administered data collection by paper questionnaire
Total units:
82
Respondents:
59

Quality  
Prevention, monitoring and evaluation of unit nonresponse:
Initiatives to foster survey participation; Methods to measure the effect of unit nonresponse on the results; Follow-ups of nonrespondent units/bodies
Item nonresponse and measurement error treatment:
Adjustement methods to reduce the effects of measurement and partial nonresponse errors; Recontact of the units
Validation:
Coherence control with data from other surveys or sources

Data dissemination  
Istat data bases:
Agriculture and livestock
Other data bases:
None
Press releases:
None
Timeliness of provisional data:
Not released
Timeliness of final data:
11 months and 15 days