Residential Energy Consumption Survey: Housing Characteristics, 1981, Consumption and Expenditures April 1981 through March 1982, and Monthly Billing Data, Technical Documentation

摘要

This report provides a description of each of the files on the public use tape, job control language for unloading the tape, a discussion of confidentiality provisions, and complete file descriptions. It provides important information cornerning the data itself and the survey. Included is a summary of findings from the data as well as comparisons with earlier surveys. Appendixes to the report include a discussion of how the survey was conducted, reproductions of the survey forms, and procedures for calculating sampling variances. The procedures for the calculation of sampling variances do not cover statistics on monthly energy consumption and expenditures. Persons using these data and needing sampling variances should refer to the list of contacts provided at the beginning of this report. Appendix A discusses sample weighting procedures, imputations for nonresponse, the fuel supplier survey and the fuel consumption imputations for households without records from the fuel suppliers. Appendix B provides a detailed discussion of the measurement of the size of U.S. housing units in square feet.