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1.1. Contact organisation | Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Tourism and Culture Statistics Section |
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1.5. Contact mail address | Pireos 46 & Eponiton str, 18510 Piraeus, Greece |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 30/09/2023 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 30/09/2023 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 30/09/2023 |
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3.1. Data description | ||||||||||
The Survey on Qualitative Characteristics of Resident Tourists Survey is an annual sampling survey on households pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council. It covers national tourism, i.e. domestic and outbound tourism. Data are collected on the number of resident tourists and their characteristics, e.g. age, sex, and on the number of tourism trips and their characteristics, e.g. main purpose of the trip, main destination, duration of the trip, main means of transport, main means of accommodation etc. Furthermore, data regarding same-day visits are collected. |
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3.2. Classification system | ||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | ||||||||||
National tourism: domestic tourism and outbound tourism (trips made by residents of the reporting country). |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | ||||||||||
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3.5. Statistical unit | ||||||||||
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3.6. Statistical population | ||||||||||
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3.7. Reference area | ||||||||||
All territories of Greece. |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | ||||||||||
Coverage - Time [data comparable since (YYYY)]
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3.9. Base period | ||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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Not applicable. |
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2022 |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | ||||
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | ||||
Data are transmitted to Eurostat and tourism statistics are disseminated to OECD and the UN World Tourism Organisation. |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
The issues concerning the observance of statistical confidentiality by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) are arranged by articles 7, 8 and 9 of the Law 3832/2010 as in force, by Articles 8, 10 and 11(2) of the Regulation on Statistical Obligations of the agencies of the Hellenic Statistical System and by Articles 10 and 15 of the Regulation on the Operation and Administration of ELSTAT. ELSTAT disseminates the statistics in compliance with the statistical principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice and in particular with the principle of statistical confidentiality. Protection of personal data ELSTAT abides by the commitments and obligations arising from the applicable EU and national legislation on the protection of the individual from the processing of personal data and the relevant decisions, guidelines and regulatory acts of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority. Pursuant to the Regulation on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data [Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR)], ELSTAT implements the appropriate technical and organisational measures for ensuring adequate level of security against risks for the personal data it collects and has access to, in the context of carrying out its tasks, in order to meet the requirements of this Regulation and to protect these personal data from any unauthorised access or illegal processing. The personal data collected by ELSTAT are used exclusively for purposes related to the conduct of surveys and the production of relevant statistics. Only ELSTAT has access to the data. The controller is the person appointed by law pursuant to the relevant provisions concerning the Legal Entities of Public Law and the Independent Authorities. The data are stored in the databases of ELSTAT for as long as required by the relevant legislation. Legal basis of the processing: Article 6, para 1(c) and 1(d) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
ELSTAT protects and does not disseminate data it has obtained or it has access to, which enable the direct or indirect identification of the statistical units that have provided them by the disclosure of individual information directly received for statistical purposes or indirectly supplied from administrative or other sources. ELSTAT takes all appropriate preventive measures so as to render impossible the identification of individual statistical units by technical or other means that might reasonably be used by a third party. Statistical data that could potentially enable the identification of the statistical unit are disseminated by ELSTAT if and only if:
For the survey of Qualitative Characteristics of resident tourists, data are disseminated aggregated at country level and therefore unauthorized disclosure is prevented. |
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
In September of each year, ELSTAT publishes a release calendar which includes the exact dates for the publication of all Press Releases for the following year. |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
The release calendar is available on the website of ELSTAT. |
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
The data are made available to all users simultaneously, by posting relevant tables on the website of ELSTAT. Equal access of users to data is governed by the European Statistics Code of Practice of Eurostat, by respecting scientific independence and in an objective, professional and transparent manner in which all users are treated equitably. |
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The annual data are transmitted to Eurostat within 6 months after the end of the reference year and are published on the website of ELSTAT within 8 months after the end of the reference year. |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
A press release is published for each reference year on ELSTAT's website. |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Data tables are posted on the website of ELSTAT. Moreover, the survey results are published in the regular publications of ELSTAT, namely “Living Conditions in Greece”, “Greece in Figures”, as well as in a special publication issued for the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF). |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
There is no on-line database, but data are available at the website of ELSTAT. |
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
Microdata are made available to users after submitting a request to: For confidentiality reasons, users can have access to microdata, only under strict conditions and with respect to the relevant process. Confidentiality of data is always ensured. More details on this issue are available on the website of ELSTAT. |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
Relevant data are available on the webpage of Eurostat. |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
The survey is compliant with Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Methodological note is available at the website of ELSTAT. Further information on the definitions and the methodology of the survey are available in the Methodological Manual for Tourism Statistics. |
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
Several quality management tools and processes have been developed in order to improve and assure the quality of the statistical output in accordance with the principles of the European Statistical System. Metadata are 100% complete. https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/2571f853-1e37-46da-9387-595bbe2a162b |
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11.1. Quality assurance | ||||||
The survey is compiled in compliance with Regulation 692/2011 and the European Statistics Code of Practice. Additionally, the quality is ensured by the quality policy of ELSTAT. |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | ||||||
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | ||||
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | ||||
For every data request, users are asked to fill in a questionnaire on user satisfaction. |
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12.3. Completeness | ||||
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall accuracy of the survey data is good. The concepts and definitions of variables, as well as the survey methodology are in line with European standards and Regulation. The estimations methods which are used ensure the production of accurate results. Furthermore, an ESTAT tool (EDIT- EBB) is used to check and validate data. |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13.2.1 Sampling errors - indicators
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13.3.1 Coverage errors
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14.1. Timeliness | ||||||
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14.2. Punctuality | ||||||
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | ||||||
See 3.7 (in case of deviations for geographical coverage) The available data are comparable with the corresponding data of the other EU Member States, since the survey is conducted in compliance with EU Regulation 692/2011. The survey fulfils the geographical comparability because the sample is representative of all regions of the country. |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | ||||||
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | ||||||
The survey data are not directly comparable with the corresponding data of the Household Budget Survey (HBS) and of the Accommodation Statistics, due to significant differences in the concepts, the reference period and/or the statistical population. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | ||||||
The data have internal coherence since there have been no significant changes in the definitions and methodology, which are pursuant to EU Regulation 692/2011. |
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The survey is conducted within an annual budget and is realized by external interviewers. The average time needed for filling each questionnaire is estimated to 20 minutes. |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
The data are revised, when necessary, in accordance with the Circular on the Revision Policy of ELSTAT. |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
Data for reference year 2022 were revised 18 days after the deadline. |
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18.1. Source data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.1.1. Source data
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18.3. Data collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.3.1. Type of survey
Annexes: QUESTIONNAIRE QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF RESIDENT TOURISTS (TRIPS)_2022 |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annexes: METHODOLOGICAL NOTE SURVEY ON QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF RESIDENT TOURISTS (TRIPS) |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable. |
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[Optional] |
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