No

Date

Survey

Action

By

1998

1

01/05

B3

adapting the sampling program package

Infostat

2

15/05

B3

creation of sample base and send sample base files to Infostat

CECs

3

22/05

B3

establish total sample size per country

Eurostat

4

05/06

B3

DosmE Help available

Infostat

5

19/06

B3

final design of questionnaires available

Infostat

6

26/06

B3

preparation of sample creation program

Infostat

7

31/07

B3

signature of contracts

CECs + CESD

8

31/07

B3

translation of questionnaire

CECs

9

14/08

B3

creation of sample and send sampling tables to Infostat

CECs

10

14/08

B3

first payment to CECs

CESD

11

21/08

B3

checking sampling tables

Infostat

12

21/08

B3

preparation of program for data entry and routine for survey progress report

Infostat

13

28/08

B3

national set of instructions and documentation (both at national and regional level)

CECs

14

28/08

B3

testing of the data entry package

Infostat + some CECs

15

04/09

B3

distribution of data entry package

Infostat

16

04/09

B3

print questionnaires

CECs

17

11/09

B3

match B3 units with the register on 01/09/98 and print addresses

CECs

18

01/10

B3

start survey B3

CECs

19

15/10

B3

send transfer files to Infostat

CECs

20

22/09

B3

check of transfer files

Infostat

21

25/09

B3

Supply of material to training on imputation (based on B2 programs)

P. Smith

22

October

B3/B4

2nd Working Group meeting

all

23

09/10

B3

send survey progress table to Infostat

CECs

24

23/10

B3

instruction to CESD for second payment

Eurostat

25

30/10

B3

send survey progress table to Infostat

CECs

26

13/11

B3

second payment to CECs

CESD

27

20/11

B3

send survey progress table to Infostat

CECs

28

11/12

B3

send survey progress table to Infostat

CECs

29

18/12

B3

end of field work

CECs

1999

30

15/01

B3

send transfer file with survey results to Infostat

CECs

31

29/01

B3

check of survey results and creating CDB

Infostat

32

29/01

B3

imputation program and documentation available for B3

Eurostat

33

28/02

B3

imputation of non-response

Infostat + Eurostat + CECs

34

end February

seminar on uses of registers

all

35

12/03

B3

imputed CDB available for analysis

Infostat

36

26/03

B3

instruction to CESD for final payment

Eurostat

37

16/04

B3

final payment to CECs

CESD

38

April

B3/B4

3rd Working Group meeting

all

39

31/05

B3

send draft of B3 publication to CECs

Eurostat

40

31/07

B3

publication only in English

Eurostat