IBUC 2006 Abstract

Basil. A New Tool for CASI in Blaise
Roger Linssen & Jo Tonglet; Statistics Netherlands, The Netherlands

In the past decade, computer assisted self interviewing has become more and more popular. Statistics Netherlands
is experimenting with different types of CASI surveys. One of the experiments was the use of a downloadable
program that handles the survey and sends the data back to Statistics Netherlands through the internet. For this
purpose, a tool has been written: BASIL. This paper describes the challenges faced while developing this program.

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