Housing preferences

Summary

The survey covers 1986, 2001 and 2008, but the base used for sampling varies.

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Crosssection regular

Data gathering method
Telephone

Access to data

Conditions of access

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
N.A.

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Round 1: data collected in 1986. Round 2: data collected in 2001. Round 3: data collected in 2008. In 2008, 1,530 interviews were conducted, rendering a response rate of 60 per cent. About one-third of the sample consists of either couples aged 60+ or singles aged 60+.

First year of collection
1986

Stratification if applicable
N.A.

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
National Study

Age range
15 and above

Statistical representativeness
Other, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
This survey covers all dwellings in Denmark and includes the following variables: type of building, year of construction, heating conditions, number of rooms, size of the home, wiring and wiring defects, rent/owner occupied, size and type of household and geography.

Linkage

Standardisation
N.A.

Possibility of linkage among databases
Data can be linked to other register data available at Statistics Denmark through an encrypted identification key.

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
N.A.

Breaks
Some dwellings can be registered as empty in times when one resident moves out and another moves in.

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Different methods for data extraction are used.

Governance

Contact information
Hans Skifter Andersen
Danish Building Research Institute
A.C. Meyers vænge 15
2450 Copenhagen Denmark Phone: (+45)9940 2525
Email: sbi(at)sbi.aau.dk/hsa(at)sbi.aau.dk
Url: http://www.sbi.dk/boligforhold/boliger/befolkningens-boligonsker

Timeliness, transparency
N.A.