4818.5 - Community Preparedness for Emergencies, Oct 2007

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Explanatory Notes Glossary Abbreviations (Appendix) Data Quality (Technical Note)	APPENDIX ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE In addition to the statistics provided in this publication, the ABS can produce customised tabulations on request. Subject to confidentiality and sampling variability constraints, tabulations can be produced from the survey by cross-classifying any of the following data items for the relevant survey populations. DATA ITEMS Dwelling characteristics Area of usual residence Perth Region Balance of WA Region Region of usual residence Central Metropolitan Eastern Metropolitan Northern Metropolitan South West Metropolitan South East Metropolitan Lower Western WA Remainder - Balance of WA Dwelling type Separate house Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. Flat, unit or apartment and Other dwelling combined Household characteristics Tenure type Fully owned, or being purchased Rented Other Household type Person living alone Couple only Couple with children Couple with children aged 0-14 Couple with children aged 0-14, and 15 and over Couple with children aged 15 and over Lone parent with children Lone parent with children aged 0-14 Lone parent with children aged 0-14, and 15 and over Lone parent with children aged 15 and over All other households Specific age profile category of household At least one child under 15 years of age At least one person aged 60 years and over Households with persons aged between 15 to 59 years only Household size Lone person Two person Three person Four or more persons Evacuation and selected household characteristics Experienced any major emergencies Households with members needing help to exit the dwelling due to: Mobility impaired Visually impaired Hearing impaired Intellectual disability Other Household members needing transport assistance to leave the area Households with alternate accommodation if evacuated Pets needing evacuation Household members providing unpaid care for non-household members Household members who have a role that may require them to assist in an emergency, as: Volunteer Paid employment Other (specify) Households with at least one member who does not understand English Household members unwilling to evacuate and reason: Looters, security or vandalism Stay & protect in a bushfire Other Preparedness for emergency Whether household has stored drinking water Households with stored drinking water in bottles, containers or tanks Less than 1 litre 1 to less than 5 litres 5 to less than 10 litres 10 to less than 20 litres 20 litres or more Uncertain in the volume of stored drinking water Whether household has food that does not need cooking or refrigeration Quantity of this type of food the household has available to sustain its members expressed in days: 1 - 2 days of consumption 3 - 6 days of consumption 7 - 14 days of consumption 14 days or more of consumption Don't know Whether household has a portable radio with working batteries Number of mobile phones in household 0 1 2 3 4 5 or more Whether household has landline telephone service Types of landline handsets present in the household with landline Cordless Fixed Both Uncertain in the type of landline handsets available Whether household has access to the internet Whether any member of household has first aid qualification Whether anyone in the household is on medication for long term medical conditions Whether household keeps medication together Whether household keeps important documents together Whether household has a torch which is ready for use Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.