4602.3 - Queensland Water and Energy Use and Conservation, Oct 2009 
Quality Declaration
Quality Declaration ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 21/07/2010
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
4 Students at boarding schools, patients in hospitals, residents of homes (e.g. retirement homes, homes for people with disabilities) and inmates of prisons are excluded from all supplementary surveys. 5 The exclusion of people living in very remote areas will have only a minor impact on any aggregate estimates. COVERAGE 6 The estimates in this publication relate to households covered by the survey in October 2009. In the LFS, coverage rules are applied to ensure that each person is associated with only one dwelling, and hence has only one chance of selection in the survey. See Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) for more details. METHODOLOGY Concepts, sources and methods 7 More information about the Labour Force Survey and Labour Force supplementary surveys can be found in Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001) which is available on the ABS website <https://www.abs.gov.au>. Comprehensive discussion and description of the concepts and definitions underpinning Australian labour statistics and the data sources and methods used in the collection and compilation of these statistics are included. Data collection 8 Information was collected from any responsible adult (ARA) in the household who was asked to respond on behalf of the household and on behalf of the randomly selected person aged 18 years and over for questions regarding public transport usage. 9 Information was sought from 4,230 private dwellings, of which 96.8% fully responded. Survey Vehicle 10 The Labour Force Survey is based on a multi-stage area sample of private dwellings (houses, flats, etc.) and a list sample of non-private dwellings (hotels, motels, etc.). 11 This supplementary survey comprised a series of additional questions asked at the end of each Labour Force Survey interview. The interviews were conducted over a two-week period during October 2009. 12 Most interviews were conducted by telephone, with the remainder conducted face-to-face. Estimation 13 The estimation process for this survey ensures that estimates calibrate exactly to independently produced population totals at broad levels. The known population totals, commonly referred to as 'benchmarks', are produced according to the scope of the survey. The same is true for estimates of households produced in this survey. However, in these cases the household benchmarks are actually estimates themselves and not strictly known population totals. LABOUR FORCE REGIONS 14 The Labour Force Statistical Regions used within this publication are based on the 2006 Australian Standard Geographical Classification system. For further information please see Chapter 5 Statistical Region Structure in the Statistical Geography Volume 1 - Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC), Jul 2006 (cat. no. 1216.0). 15 It is this classification that details the regions within Queensland, for example the Brisbane City Inner Ring and the Brisbane City Outer Ring. DATA COMPARABILITY 16 Time series comparisons between the Queensland Water and Energy Use and Conservation Survey and the national environmental publications (listed below) are not recommended due to differences in sampling methodologies.
RELIABILITY OF THE ESTIMATES 17 Estimates in this publication are subject to sampling and non-sampling errors. For further information refer to the Technical Note. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 18 ABS surveys draw extensively on information provided by individuals, businesses, governments and other organisations. Their continued cooperation is very much appreciated; without it, the wide range of statistics published by the ABS would not be available. Information received by the ABS is treated in strict confidence as required by the Census and Statistics Act 1905. ROUNDING 19 Estimates have been rounded so discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals. Published percentages are calculated prior to rounding of the figures and therefore some discrepancy may occur between these percentages and those that could be calculated from the rounded figures. RELATED PUBLICATIONS 20 Users may also wish to refer to the following ABS publications:
KEY REFERENCES 21 Further key references on environmental concerns, energy use and conservation can be found through the following websites:
22 Current publications and other products released by the ABS are available from the Statistics page on the ABS website. The ABS also issues a daily Release Advice on the website which details products to be released in the week ahead. ABS DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST 23 As well as the statistics included in this publication, the ABS may have other relevant data available on request. Inquiries should be made to the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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