Statin Assures That Interviewers Taking Part in JSLC Can Be Verified

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is assuring householders participating in the 2026 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) that people can verify the identity of interviewers visiting their homes.

Director of Field Services at STATIN, Philone Mantock, said people who are uncertain about the identity of field interviewers and supervisors can verify them through the Institute’s website, statinja.gov.jm, or by calling 876-630-1600.

“Persons can verify that person using our website, statinja.gov.jm, as well as calling on our telephone number 876-630-1600 to confirm the identity of our interviewers and supervisors,” she said.

Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on September 14, Ms. Mantock also sought to reassure persons with concerns about allowing unfamiliar people into their homes, that information provided during the survey will be kept confidential.

“We understand that persons have privacy concerns. You’re aware of letting persons in that you don’t know, but please be assured that everything that you say to our interviewers will be kept in the strictest of confidence,” she said.

Ms. Mantock explained that interviewers are trained and required to sign declarations and take an oath to protect the information received from households.

“The interviewer, they have signed certain declarations that everything they receive from a household is kept private. They have all signed a Secrecy Act as well as an oath ensuring that they cannot disclose what is mentioned to them. So, that’s not something they share with their family,” she said.

The JSLC is an annual household survey that is a joint exercise between STATIN and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The survey provides important information on the social and economic well-being of Jamaicans.