Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The UK Business Data Survey (UKBDS), commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, began in 2021. The survey is a telephone- and online-based quantitative and qualitative study of UK businesses. It gathers evidence on the importance and awareness of digital data use for UK businesses and seeks to understand the role of digital data in UK businesses, international transfers of data and activities undertaken for data protection compliance.

The 2022 UKBDS was the second time the survey had been carried out. The quantitative survey took place from November 2021 to February 2022 and the qualitative interviews were undertaken in February 2022. A number of questions asked of businesses were new to the 2022 survey. 

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The 2022 survey covers the following business practices relating to data: acquisition and sharingskills and foundations (as defined in the National Data Strategy)infrastructuredata protectioninternational transfer

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)