Enquiries, Sources - Business Census (BC)Overview
| Short description | The Business Census (BC) is a survey of all second and third sector businesses and enterprises throughout Switzerland. Its aim is to collect complete data from all economic production units on economic, social and regional aspects. The BC is used to update the Business and Enterprise Register (BER) and serves as a reference for various statistics. |
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| Responsible agency | Swiss Federal Statistical Office |
| Responsible service | Business Structure |
| Responsible person and information |
Ian Boborodea, 032 713 64 95, ian.boborodea@bfs.admin.ch Information: 032 713 62 66 bzinfo@bfs.admin.ch |
| Conducted by | Federal Statistical Office (FSO) with support from regional statistical offices. |
| Legal basis | Ordinance on the Conduct of Statistical Surveys by the Confederation of 30 June 1993 (RS 431.012.1). |
| Type of enquiry | The BC is a complete survey. Data are collected by means of: paper questionnaires, online questionnaires (eSurvey), profiling (separate interviews of large (government) administration units and enterprises). Participation in the survey is compulsory. |
| Statistical basis and units of enquiry | The BC is a complete survey of the workplaces and businesses of the second and third sectors. The units analysed are the workplaces and businesses. |
| Features registered | Location (address), economic activity, number of persons employed by hours of work, sex and nationality. |
| Degree of regionalisation | Communes, hectares for geocoded data |
| Date survey conducted | Last working day in September. The BC2008 is based on the reference day 30 September 2008. |
| Periodicity | Three times per decade (i.e. in years ending with 1, 5 and 8). |
Last updated: 29.01.2010