Definition: Response burden

Category: General concept

The effort, in terms of time and cost, required for respondents to provide satisfactory answers to a survey (Australian Bureau of Statistics).

The time it takes the respondent to complete the survey questionnaire plus the time spent for extracting data from the business files (Statistics Finland).

The time required to perform the task of completing a survey (Statistics Austria). http://www.abs.gov.au/CA25670D007E9EA1/0/DB35F160E9383A1FCA256B650006C3D0?Open&Highlight=0,Glossary Dan Hedlin, Trine Dale, Gustav Haraldsen, Jacqui Jones, "Developing Methods for Assessing Perceived Response Burden", February 2005Statistics Austria, Enterprise Statistics, "Concepts", last consulted 1 March 2013