{"content":"### Respondents\n\n*   [Home](/portal-main/home)\n*   Service & Tools\n*   Respondents\n\nShare this page:\n\n719 views\n\n* * *\n\n![](/assets/img/article/survey.jpg)\n\nIntroduction\n------------\n\nThe information is gathered under the provisions of the Statistics Act 1965 (Revised - 1989). Section 5 of this Act requires all establishments operating in Malaysia to provide actual information or best estimates to the Department. The Act stipulates that the contents of the establishment / individual returns are CONFIDENTIAL and will not be divulged to any person or institution outside this Department. Meanwhile, Section 7 under the same Act provides the penalty to the respondent that could not comply to the survey undertaken.\n\nThese information are used for planning and policy formulation as well as for economic projection and analysis purposes by the government, researchers and other users.\n\nList of online survey\n---------------------\n\nOnline Services\n---------------","original_url":"https://dosm.gov.my/portal-main/article/online-surveys","word_count":138,"key_claims":["Department of Statistics Malaysia operates under the Statistics Act 1965 (Revised 1989)","Section 5 requires all establishments to provide actual information or best estimates","Survey returns are legally classified as confidential","Section 7 stipulates penalties for non-compliance","Data is used for government planning, policy formulation, economic projection and analysis"],"content_summary":"Department of Statistics Malaysia conducts mandatory national surveys under the Statistics Act 1965, collecting business and household data for government planning and analysis with strict confidentiality protections.","expertise_signals":["National statistical data collection","Government survey administration","Economic data analysis Malaysia"]}