Commuter Statistics

Summary

Strengths: This is a comprehensive survey based on the register that provides data down to the municipal level. Weaknesses: Current data from 2009 on uses a register based on Labour Market Statistics by Statistic Austria (no information on means of transport available). The data is preliminary and they are still in the process of developing evaluation standards.

Type of data

Data Source
Registry

Type of Study
Other: Longitudinal registry

Data gathering method
Registries

Access to data

Conditions of access
Subscription to STATcube is necessary to gain access to detailed and larger data volumes, to data inaccessible to guest users and to be able to store query tables: http://www.statistik.at/web_de/services/datenbank_superstar/ English guide: http://www.statistik.at/web_en/Redirect/index.htm?dDocName=067365

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Aggregated tables on the level of municipalities

Formats available
Publication available in PDF-format. The database is available in xls, csv, xml, and txt formats.

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
Data has been collected in 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011.

First year of collection
1971

Stratification if applicable
Complete coverage (registry)

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
Throughout Austria

Age range
Population aged 6 and over

Statistical representativeness
Population representative

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Data collected on the number of in-commuters, out-commuters, non-daily commuters, means of transport (until 2001), by type of commuter (job, education) etc. (data available on the level of municipalities) Corresponds to: Housing, Urban Development and Mobility Topic

Linkage

Standardisation
Use of harmonised standards

Possibility of linkage among databases
Linkage possible with Austrian Microcensus data on municipality level

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
No errors reported

Breaks
Data is comparable with results of former surveys, but since 2009, there is no information on means of transport available.

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Clear terminology, explanation of terms used

Governance

Contact information
Mag. Adelheid Bauer
Statistics Austria
Guglgasse 13
A-1110 Vienna Austria Phone: +43 (1)71128-7210
Email: info(at)statistik.gv.at
Url: http://statcube.at: search for 'Commuter Statistics since 2009 on October 31th'; publication download: http://www.statistik.at/dynamic/wcmsprod/idcplg?IdcService=GET_NATIVE_FILE&dID=44922&dDocName=007097

Timeliness, transparency
Since 2009, there are two years between data collection and the publication of results