Pacific Northwest Residential Energy Consumption Survey (1983): Fieldwork and Data Reduction Activities. Final Report

摘要

The 1983 Pacific Northwest Residential Energy Consumption Survey (PNWRES) required that more than 6000 in-person interviews be attempted across 411 areal clusters - meter reading routes (MRR), distributed across the more than 325,000 square miles comprising the Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) service area. A field period of three months was allocated for primary, in-person, data collection efforts. As part of this in-person effort, interviewers had to locate sample and record unit characteristics on a Sample Account Disposition Form (SADF) for dwelling units selected into the Regional Sample and for each dwelling unit at which a Supplementary Sample interview took place. The interviews required approximately 40 to 45 minutes to administer. In addition to conducting an interview with the designated respondent, both the temperature of the hot tap water and the physical dimensions of the housing unit were measured. The following are covered: study preparation, survey implementation, survey implementation methods, data base management, and data analysis. (ERA citation 10:000852)