The housing specification register

Summary

Strengths: The survey covers all dwellings in Denmark. It is possible to link the database to other registers and the data can further be linked to information about moving patterns in the register BOPA. Weaknesses: Some of the information is dependent upon the residents reporting to the building and home register when buildings are renovated.

Type of data

Data Source
Registry

Type of Study
Other: Registry

Data gathering method
Registries

Access to data

Conditions of access

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

Formats available
SAS

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data collection is ongoing since 1995.

First year of collection
1995

Stratification if applicable
Information on the entire Danish population’s housing.

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Covers all dwellings in Denmark

Age range

Statistical representativeness
Population representative

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
There has been a slight change in the definition of dwellings in 2005. Before 2005, summer houses where not included even though there where residents registered as living there permanently.

Governance

Contact information

Statistics Denmark
Sejroegade 11
DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark Phone: (+45)39173130
Email: dst(at)dst.dk
Url: http://www.dst.dk/da/Statistik/dokumentation/kvalitetsdeklarationer/boligopgoerelsen--tidligere-boligtaellingen-.aspx

Timeliness, transparency
N.A.