Information system on quality of statistical production processes

Primary survey Process by which the body in charge produces statistical information through data collection from enterprises, institutions and natural persons and their processing, or through acquisition and processing of non-statistical data owned by bodies other than the body in charge, by virtue of their institutional activity. Currently, Istat is the body in charge of all processes documented in the system. The definition of primary survey includes the following types: direct surveys, surveys from administrative sources, and mixed surveys.