统计调查是统计部门的主要工作,是统计部门重要的行政行为,必须依法(包括实体法和程序法)开展。而统计调查制度就是统计部门履行统计调查职责的主要载体,也是统计调查对象履行法定义务的依据。随着形势的发展变化,特别是“依法治国,建设社会主义法治国 Statistical surveys are the main work of the statistical department and are important administrative acts of the statistical department. They must be conducted according to law (including substantive law and procedural law). However, the statistical investigation system is the main carrier for the statistical department to perform the duties of statistical investigation and is also the basis for the statutory obligations of the statistical investigation subject to perform its statutory obligations. With the development and changes of the situation, especially ”rule the country by law and build a socialist country ruled by law."