See Regulation 692/2011, Delegated Regulation 2019/1681 and Methodological Manual for Tourism Statistics

Participation in tourism: the individual.
Tourism trips: the tourism trip with at least one overnight stay made by the individual.
Same-day visits: the SDV made by the individual.

Participation in tourism: All residents aged 15 or over.

Tourism trips: All tourism trips of at least one overnight stay made outside the usual environment by the residents aged 15 or over.

Same-day visits: All outbound SDV made outside the usual environment by the residents aged 15 or over.

2014

2014 

2014

2021 every 3 years

Participation in tourism: 2002-2013, starting from 2014 a new survey.

Tourist travel: starting from 2014 a new survey methodology.

The survey on travel conducted in Poland until the end of 2013, has been replaced since 2014 by methodologically harmonized integrated system of research in the field of travel (developed within the project MEETS). The introduction of a new survey system was preceded by a pilot survey and its results have been accepted by both the Methodological Commission of CSO, as well as all the concerned institutions (National Bank of Poland, Ministry of Sport and Tourism).

The survey aims at providing consistent information on travel for the needs of tourism statistics, balance of payments, national accounts and transborder areas statistics.

The works on the objective scope of the surveys involved Central Statistical Office, National Bank of Poland and the Ministry of Sport and Tourism.

The methodology of the surveys system of travel is a result of many years of experience and works in the field of tourism statistics and transborder areas statistics. This system replaces, organizes and integrates surveys previously carried out in this area, providing consistent data in terms of methodology adapted to diverse needs of users.

Regulation 692/2011

Regulation 1051/2011

Delegated Regulation 2019/1681

 Program of public statistics

Change of the way the questionnaires are collected from PAPI or CAPI to CATI.
Preparation of the survey for implementation by the telephone method resulted in the necessity to use a shortened PKZ interview questionnaire - Participation in domestic / foreign trips in ... quarter of 2022.
Extensive system of logistic and accounting control assumptions.
A series of training sessions conducted by means of videoconferencing for interviewers and voivodship coordinators each time in the new survey year.

Promotion of the survey:
Letter from the President of the Statistics Poland sent to respondents announcing the launch of the statistical survey,
Information on the launch of the survey on the websites of the Statistics Poland and statistical offices,
Posters promoting the survey placed in statistical offices and other public institutions,
Flyers distributed to respondents with information about the survey.

The respondent should complete the questionnaire in the presence of the interviewer because there is a possibility of incorrect interpretation of the questions in the questionnaire.

In order to improve the quality of surveys work is being conducted on the recognition and use of non-statistical sources of data in surveys related to travel. Electronic form was introduced for the survey "Participation of Polish citizens (residents) in trips". Works on improving IT system for questionnaires registration by interviewers as well as control and correction of the data, the calculation of generalized tables output are being undertaken. Works on the expansion of the assumptions of the logic and accounting control of electronic form affect the improvement of the quality of the results. In addition, in order to improve the quality of data trainings aimed at increasing knowledge of substantive research coordinators and interviewers are organized.

Satisfactory completeness of a set.

Indicator of set completeness in 2022 amounted to 98,4%.

In the calculation of completeness indicator all households that were contacted and for which completed survey were collected in accordance with the method of Random Route were included (survey accompanied with the particular parts of PKZ survey and surveys with filled in data on household size).

Survey implementation indicator which takes into account only the surveys accompanied with the particular parts of PKZ survey in 2022 amounted to 72,3%.

See: Regulation 692/2011

Statistics on the demand side of tourism (e.g. the number of tourists and their expenditures) is based on research surveys of households and individuals (e.g. at borders, at airports). With the same or similar sources of information the balance of payments statistics is benefiting from in the section on travels. In 2012 the President of the Statistics Poland appointed a team for the statistics of foreign sector for national accounts and balance of payments. The members of this team - representatives of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, the National Bank of Poland and the Statistics Poland agreed and approved the scope of the surveys that will secure information needs of tourism statistics, balance of payments, national accounts and cross-border areas. 

Compliant with the requirements of Regulation on tourism statistics 692/2011, Delegated Regulation 2019/1681, as well as recommendations laid down in the Methodological Manual for tourism statistics.

0,82%

2 330 610

3,26%

63 443 437

0,58%

51 701 833

0,85%

11 741 604

2,25%

60 469 189

0,66% 

2 974 248

3,75%

24 846 548

1,50%

26 855 285

1,63%

75 232 246 478

1,26%

22 854 182 372

1,69%

0,3%

Not available

204

72 921

12 923

6 634

0

517

20 074

0,3

0

0

Letter of the President of the Statistics Poland informing the respondents that a survey would be carried out in a household, in order to allow for an early preparation for respondents to the interview. Publishing information on a Statistics Poland web page about the upcoming date of survey.

Total expenditure 0,33%.

Expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist on packages  0,05%.

Expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist on accommodation 0,12%.

Expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist on transport 0,81%.

In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of the survey 1.30.18 "Participation of Polish citizens (residents) in trips" was changed from a direct interview to a telephone interview. Preparation of the survey for implementation by the telephone method resulted in the necessity to use a shortened PKZ interview questionnaire - Participation in domestic / outbound trips in ... quarter of 2022.

Satisfactory completeness of a set.

Indicator of set completeness in 2022 amounted to 98,4%.

In the calculation of completeness indicator all households that were contacted and for which completed survey were collected in accordance with the method of Random Route were included (survey accompanied with the particular parts of PKZ survey and surveys with filled in data on household size).

Survey implementation indicator which takes into account only the surveys accompanied with the particular parts of PKZ survey in 2022 amounted to 72,3%.

Questionnaires unexecution 27,7%.
broken down into the reasons for the lack of execution:
uninhabited dwellings - 0,3 %,
lack of access to dwelling (dwellings for which the wrong telephone number was selected) - 11,5%,
no one was present in the dwelling (no contact with the respondent - no one answers the phone after many attempts to make a call, the voicemail is turned on) - 5,9%,
disease, old age - 0,2%,
refusal - 9,1%,
the language barrier - 0,09%,
another reason - 0,7 %.

Imputation was used in a small extent in the survey. The survey was designed in such a way that interviewers gather all necessary information from the respondent. Before the statistical year interviewers participate in training on the methodology of the survey and methods of conducting interviews, and in the course of the survey, if necessary, consult with people who are methodologically responsible for the survey. In addition, the survey (in a computer system) uses an extensive system of logic and accounting control, which does not allow the approval of the interviews in which too much information is missing.

Coefficient of variation: 3,51%

Transfer of data for the purposes of balance of payments 50 days after the quarter.
Transfer of data for the purposes of statistics in the tourism field 75 days after the quarter. 

Transfer of data for the purposes of balance of payments 50 days after the quarter.
Transfer of data for the purposes of statistics in the tourism field 75 days after the quarter.

Transfer of data for the purposes of balance of payments 50 days after the quarter.
Transfer of data for the purposes of statistics in the tourism field 75 days after the quarter.

-9

-9

-9

See 3.8.1

Comparable time series without interruption during 2002-2013, starting from 2014 data are not comparable due to change in methodology.

See 3.8.2

Comparable time series without interruption during 2002-2013, starting from 2014 data are not comparable due to change in methodology.

See 3.8.3

Comparable time series without interruption during 2002-2013, starting from 2014 data are not comparable due to change in methodology.

Household survey  

Uczestnictwo mieszkańców Polski (rezydentów) w podróżach 

Participation of Polish citizens (residents) in trips

Questionnaire PKZ "Participation in domestic / outbound trips ... quarter of 2022" (see annex questionnaire in national language or English) 

Dwellings that are not surveyed are also drawn into the sample. These are:

Dwellings which were not found, because the building or dwelling was: demolished, destined for demolition, destroyed as a result of random events,

Dwellings which have been transformed into non-residential buildings, and permanently unoccupied dwellings, e.g.: empty houses, dwellings which are intended for long-term repair not suitable for habitation, dwellings which are occupied only temporarily during the year, e.g. intended for recreational purposes, dwellings in newly constructed buildings which are unoccupied or unfinished, and unoccupied dwellings intended for sale or lease.

An important problem arising in the course of the survey are all kinds of difficulties in obtaining replies from members of households living in randomly selected homes

The reasons for the lack of response, or failure to implement the questionnaire, can be divided into objective and subjective.
Objective reasons relate to the accidents preventing an interview in the household. These are:

-      dwellings for which the wrong telephone number was selected,

-      no contact with the respondent - no one answers the phone after many attempts to make a call, the voicemail is turned on,

-      the inability to make contact (interviewer did not find anyone at the dwelling, foreigners),

-      the inability to participate in the survey because of illness or old age.

Subjective reasons means the situation in which randomly selected household could participate in the survey, but refuses to participate. The most common reason for refusal is the reluctance to surveys or lack of time.

No response can also be caused by sampling errors, specifically its inadequate update. Sampling error occurs when the dwelling drawn for survey is vacant, was liquidated (demolished) or converted into non-residential building. 

73 125

Gross sample size (survey sample size): 18 750 households (per year)  

Gross sample size (survey sample size): 73 125 households (per year) 

Net sample size (gross sample without vacant or demolished dwellings): 73083 households (per year)

Participation in tourism for a given year is calculated on the basis of data provided by respondents once a year (respondents answer the question on participation in travel for the year only once after the end of the year).

52 847

 12 135

52 847

Sampling.

At the first stage of sampling, households are stratified with respect to number of people in a household, region, city vs. village area. Stratified Simple Random Sampling without replacement is applied then. In each strata, Primary Statistical Units (PSU) are sampled and then, in each PSU, households are sampled.

Interviewing.
Questionnaires are collected through a telephone method on a random route basis. Seven reserve flats are drawn for each flat. If in a first household, there was no outbound trip, then survey is continued in the next household chosen with fixed rules ensuring randomness. Up to 8 households may be called before the route is terminated.

CATI (computer-assisted telephone interview - 100% of respondents)

See annex: "Questionnaire in national language" 

See annex: "Questionnaire in English" 

Not applicable.

11

16

Verifying the data takes place immediately after the end of the survey. For handling the processing of data from collected questionnaires application was prepared by the Information Technology Division. This application is used for data registration, logic and accounting control and a data set completion in accordance with the list of drawn dwellings, as well as for the development of control and result tables.

To verify the data Excel and Access programme was also used. The software was used to create combinations between tables containing information on expenditures and travel. Data were analyzed by:

• the size of the average expenditure on accommodation per one trip,
• average expenditure incurred on particular type of accommodation,
• the volume of spending on transport per single trip,
• expenditures incurred for the given purpose,
• trip duration related to the purpose of the visit,
• distance of residence from the border and the mode of transport used, etc.

In addition, it is used for Access, which allows you to perform additional analyzes.

Estimation
Estimates are based on calibration estimator. Preliminary weights derived from probability sampling are calculated as an inverse of inclusion probability (as in Horvitz-Thompson estimator). Then the weights are calibrated with respect to non-response rate and demographic structure of households. Preliminary estimates are compared with registers, extrastatistical sources of data, forecasts of time series and expertise. Estimates are corrected if needed and then weights adjustment is performed.