Definition: Perceived burden

Category: Memobust Glossary

Burden felt subjectively by the respondent, e.g. connected with the length of the questionnaire, difficulty of the questions, effort required to answer these questions, time spent, etc. or disadvantageous perception of the survey by some respondents, i.e. weak willingness to respond, insufficient awareness of the usefulness of participation, etc. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/content/memobust-glossary-pdf-file_en