This document summarizes an omnibus survey service for Italian companies. The service conducts monthly telephone interviews of 1,200 companies to ask customer-provided questions. Customers pay only for the questions they want included. Results are delivered as a research report within 10 days of the following month. The service is not available in August and December. It can be accessed either one-time by purchasing individual questions or by subscription to save on multiple monthly purchases.

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monthly omnibus survey on companies

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monthly survey based on telephone interviews:
survey on Italian companies
every month, the questions you are interested in can be
added to the questionnaire of survey, thus saving you
from having to purchase an entire study
you only pay for the questions you purchase
(even just one question every month)
identity | service profile

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
The service is not active in the months of August and December.
within the 14th of each month: the
questions to be added to the
questionnaire must be agreed upon.
within the 30th of each month:
interviews are carried out.
within the 10th of the following
month: results are delivered through a
research report.
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timing | availability of the service
The results of the surveys booked within the 14th of July are delivered within the 10th of September.
The results of the surveys booked within the 14th of November are delivered within the 10th of January.

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methodology | survey on companies
Sample design
National sample with
constant quotas,
representative of owner-
operated small
businesses.
Sample stratified over
four geographic areas
and in the context of
each area, by sector of
economic activity and by
size of the companies
Questionnaire
Use of a structured
questionnaire, based:
a) on questions agreed
upon with the clients;
b) on respondents
structure data (sector,
size, etc.)
Sample
Sample (for each
monthly survey): 1.200
cases (=1.200
completed interviews)
Confidence interval:
0,95. Error: +3%.
Survey technique
Telephone interviews
carried out with CATI
system (Computer
Assisted telephone
interview).
Strata of medium and
large-sized enterprises
done through Cawi
technique (Computer
assisted web interview)
People interviewed:
owner for micro and
small enterprises, a
manager for medium
and large-sized
enterprises.
Methodologi
cal note
Through a simple request, and with no commitment, you can get the full
methodological note of the sample survey on the companies, with the comprehensive
description of the sample, the technique used to replace "drop-outs" (reserve
sample), the source of records, etc.

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informational enrichment | survey on
companies
sector size territory
legal form artisans
manufacture
trade
services
tourism
building
small
mediumlarge
micro
artisans
non artisans
turnover
< 2,5 million
between
2,5 and 10
million
between
10 and 150
million
> 150
million
sole traders
corporations
partnershi
ps
other
forms

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Database of
macro data
(double entry tables)
Research report
RESEARCH
REPORT
Sample results transferred to the represented
universe through a system of weights calibrated
based on the number of employees of
companies. The results of all the questions in
the questionnaire are crossed with the domains
of study of the sample.
Format: SPSS, Ms Excel.
Study results illustrated through graphs and
summary statistical tables with ample
comments.
Format: Ms Power Point
delivery | presentation of results
The results of the
questions purchased
are presented every
month by means of a
research report
(summary of results
through graphs and
summary tables with
comments) and
theproject Database
with all the statistical
tables.

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information | how to access the service
the service can be accessed:
one-off, by purchasing one or more questions in the monthly survey;
on subscription, by purchasing one or more questions for several months over
the year (with the advantage of having a fixed price for the entire duration of the
contract and taking advantage of a discounts scale based on the number of
questions purchased).
customizations: after discussing it with the survey manager, and with costs to be
assessed on a case by case basis, it is possible to
• increase the number of interviews among sample segments that are
particularly interesting for the client;
• add "open-ended" questions;
• perform complex statistical analyses on the sample data.
information: Ms. Barbara Di Cosimo
Phone: +39 06 86.32.86.81
Mobile: +39 388 44.28.773
Email: barbara.dicosimo@formatresearch.com

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rise to misunderstandings.
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