National Statistical Institute

Education and Culture Statistics Department

Eli Stefanova

Chief Expert

2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria

[email protected]

+ 359 2 9857 602

The data refers to the number of radio operators. In the survey are included indicators for the duration of broadcasted programmes (by origin and function) in hours, radio programmes by language of broadcasting and the revenue and expenditure of radio operators.

· Classification by origin of the radio programmes;

· Classification by function of the radio programmes;

· Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).

Cover activities of the Bulgarian National Radio, licensed and registered radio operators.

Radio broadcasting is a separate part from a program scheme of radio program or catalog established by a provider of radio services for distribution among the population by functions - news, factual/information, topical, entertainment, educational, music and programmes for the country and abroad.

Units of observation are Bulgarian national radio and private radio operators licensed and registered by national origin.

The target populations are all licensed and registered radio operators.

For the Republic of Bulgaria.

From 2000

Not applicable.

Source of the data are all licensed and registered radio operators.

Yearly.

Data are collected via electronic questionnaire "Report on the radio programme activity of the Bulgarian National Radio, licensed and registered radio operators". Respondents send the questionnaire by e-mail.

· The logical control of data in the RSO;

· The logic control of aggregate data in the head office of the NSI.

Data processing is performed with Microsoft Access.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The main users of statistical information by the survey of radio programme activity are:

· Ministry of Culture;

· End users - including the media ? interested from the radio programme activity in the Republic of Bulgaria.

Not applicable.

High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology.

Not applicable (census).

NSI conducts an annual exhaustive survey which characterized the activity of the radio. There have been several preliminary estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when it is possible.

Not applicable.

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable.

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable (no imputations).

Not applicable (census).

Not applicable (no seasonal adjustments).

Not applicable (preliminary data not published).

Not applicable (preliminary data not published).

Not applicable (only final data is published).

The data for radio programme activity are available in the form of tables 5 months after the end of the data collection.

18 weeks.

Not applicable (only final results).

The terms of the previous position are strictly observed.

Not applicable (data published on the exact date).

Not applicable.

Not applicable (no flows).

The data are comparable.

From 2000

Not applicable.

Not applicable (annual survey).

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Regular press release, related to the data.

· Statistical Yearbook;

· Statistical Reference Book;

· 'Bulgaria' (brochure);

· Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria.

Data on radio programme activity are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture - Radio programmes activities: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4619 and Informational System Infostat: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=212

Not available.

Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes.

Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI.

Not available.

Survey Methodology: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_5_Methodology_en.pdf

100%.

Quality documents are under preparation.

The average duration for filling the statistical report by the respondents is about 60 minutes.

· Law on Statistics;

· Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law.