The seventh quinquennial survey met with a disappointing response.

In 2003, a client survey showed a satisfaction rate of 85 percent.

Whatever the reasons for the low response rate, especially from retentionist countries from where it is the most vital to obtain information, some reconsideration of the survey in its present form appears to be desirable.

I got an almost 100 percent response rate.

The main reasons for the low response rate may include

However, the main problem remained the low response rate from States retaining and enforcing capital punishment at the end of the survey period responses were received from 9 out of the 62 and only 5 of these were in full.

Comparisons between the 1999 General Social Survey and the 1993 Survey on Violence Against Women point to a decline in the rate of spousal violence against women over time.

What is most notable is the high response rate from the Arab region. At 86 per cent, this is the highest rate of response from that region in the history of these surveys.7

The Ministry of Health, with the support of UNICEF in 2002, conducted a multiple indicator cluster survey, and the survey results pointed to a higher infant mortality rate in the village.

The Secretariat was requested to analyse the reasons for the poor response rate.

Survey response Did the projects assist in developing or introducing new policies, norms and principles at the national or local level?

The high rate of response from the substantive branches in completing their procurement plans is commendable.

National statistical offices would find a response rate of 67 per cent to be barely acceptable.

During the reporting period, 20 completed surveys were received (a response rate of 70 per cent).

For chemicals included in Annex III prior to entry into force of the Convention, there were 1,690 responses, an overall response rate of 74.5 per cent, while for those chemicals added at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties, for which a response is required by 30 October 2005, there were 427 responses, an overall response rate of 46 per cent, leading to an overall response rate for all of those chemicals of 66 per cent.

According to data from the 1997 Demographic and Health Survey (IDS), the gross birth rate is estimated to be 45.2 for 1000 inhabitants.

This is an even lower response rate than that obtained for the fifth and sixth quinquennial surveys.

In response, the OECD conducted a first survey in 1996, with results made available at the IFCS II meeting in Ottawa, in February 1997.

The response rate was, as usual, higher from those countries which were abolitionist by the end of the survey period (31 December 2003) 33 of the 80 that were completely abolitionist replied, as did 7 of the 12 that were abolitionist for ordinary offences, in total less than half of all abolitionist countries.

We have about a 60 percent response rate and improved survival for these pets that were about to be euthanized.

However, it has since strengthened its procedures, and the response rate for the period ending December 2004 showed significant improvement.

According to data from the 2001 demographic and health survey, the total fertility rate appears to have decreased from 3.6 children per woman in 1998 to 3.2 in 2001.

These include an oiled shoreline survey, an oceanographic survey and a marine and coastal ecological risk survey.

The improved maintenance of business registers and increased use of administrative data go a long way in reducing the response burden, improving the response rate of economic enquiries and minimizing the resources required for data collection.

However, it has since strengthened its procedures such that the response rate for the period that ended in December 2004 has significantly improved.

In response, the group, supported by the secretariat, developed and conducted a survey among LDC focal points at SBI 22, inquiring about expected technical and financial difficulties with regards to implementation.

Due to the low response rate, it was not possible to conclude on the total global production, export import, use and stocks of DDT.

To encourage a greater response rate, the United Nations prepared an abridged version of the questionnaire a month later, 15 additional countries submitted responses.

A recent malnutrition survey completed in 1999 had shown that malnutrition rates had fallen significantly from 6 per cent in the early 1990s to the current rate of 1.9 per cent.

Migration survey

In response to recommendation 10, the UNOG Division of Administration has finalized a survey of the local construction industry, which has determined the construction fees for the UNOG security projects to be competitive.

According to the survey on the living standard of households by the General Department of Statistics, 92.13 of the population above ten years old is literate, but the women's rate is only 89.31 .

On a periodic basis OIOS reports to the UNHCR Oversight Committee with critical recommendations to which management's response or its rate of implementation is not satisfactory.

Source IBGE, Survey Division, Department of Population and Social Indicators, Union Survey 1992 2001

Considering the low response rate of Governments to requests for comments and information by United Nations organs, the Office of Legal Affairs should review the results of measures taken in other areas of the United Nations to improve the response rates of Governments.

A detailed response would be provided during the informal consultations on the exchange rate issue raised by several speakers, including the Islamic Republic of Iran and Jordan.

Source OIOS survey.

Labour Inspectorate survey

C. Survey instrument

Administering the survey

Property Survey Board

The survey also compared the current survey to a survey held in 1993, measuring up police officers stance towards battered women to that of social workers.

This is a comprehensive survey of the students of the 8th and 9th years, their parents and teachers, and the data obtained by the survey will be processed and analysed primarily from the gender aspect, so as to implement measures to prevent learning difficulties of both boys and girls and to reduce the drop out rate.

Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.

Several representatives expressed concern at the poor rate of response to the third biennial reports questionnaire and at the lateness of many of the replies to the questionnaire.