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Introduction
The purpose of this survey is to elicit information on the expenditures of eligible staff (including their household members) of the UN common system organizations. Officials of other international organizations, not formally part of the Common System but employing the same system of salaries and post adjustments, can also take part in the survey. The information collected is used to estimate an average expenditure pattern of international staff and their households in each duty station. The resulting pattern is an essential element in the calculation of Post Adjustment Indices applicable to the salaries of eligible staff.
Since the results of this survey will affect staff members' salaries at your duty station, you have a vested interest in completing the survey. Only you can provide the required information about your household. No data provided in the questionnaire will be communicated to unauthorized persons. Your data will be used only as part of a statistical sample used to determine the relativity of cost of living of your duty station with New York, the base of the Post Adjustment System. A high staff participation rate is required for the data collected to be usable and for the results derived to be statistically valid.
Before you begin to fill in the questionnaire, please read the detailed instructions carefully.
If you have any questions, you may refer to the Frequently Asked Questions of the survey micro-site. If you still do not find the answers you seek, you may contact the ICSC secretariat directly through the micro-site.
LAYOUT OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE
SECTION 1: General information about you, your household composition and accommodation.
SECTION 2: Housing and domestic services costs
SECTION 3: Household expenditures on goods and services purchased
Please take the necessary time to complete all sections of the questionnaire. Remember that an incomplete questionnaire is not likely to be usable, and your efforts will be wasted. If you forget to record the purchase of a bus ticket or a newspaper, this will have little impact on the overall quality of the results; however, your best estimate for any significant expenses is better than leaving a questionnaire box blank.
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