ABARE Fuel and Electricity Survey, Financial Year 2001/2002
Contents
G. Population / Frame
G1 Target population
What is the target population (scope) for the survey? (G1)
Note. The "target population", or "scope" of the survey, is the population about which information is sought. This section should include any geographical, industrial and size constraints.
The target population for the 2001 FES is all Australian business establishments operating in the 2000-2001 financial year. Both public and private establishments are in scope although the pre-existence of data sources covering some industry sectors will preclude some direct collection of data.
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G2 Frame
How will you obtain the list of businesses (frame) from which the sample is to be selected? (G2)
The frame from which the sample is to be selected will comprise of the following lists:
- previous FES respondents;
- a list of cogenerators provided by the Australian EcoGeneration Association;
- a list of renewable generators sites provided by the Office of the Renewables Regulator; and
- a population list provided by the ABS, representing all employing establishments, including agricultural establishments.
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G3 Type of unit on frame
What is the type of unit on the frame to be used for the survey? (G3)
Note. For non-ABS surveys, some examples of type of unit are: farms, farmers, IT sector firms, and employer. For ABS surveys, examples include: location, establishment, management unit, enterprise, and employer.
Establishment by industry.
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G4 Number of units on frame
How many units are there on the frame? (G4)
Note. This refers to the total number of units, not the number of types of unit nor the sample size.
Currently the population list to be used for the ABS component consists of approximately 1.5 million establishments. The other lists contributing to the FES frame contain approximately 800 businesses, the majority of which should be included on the ABS list.
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G5 About the units on frame
What information is on the frame about these units? (G5)
Note. Should list all the information that is on the frame, eg, name, address, employment size, industry classification, whether the unit is in private or public sector, and the like.
The information on the ABS list and the list of previous FES respondents will include:
- state of location;
- industry classification and size (for previous FES respondents);
- energy use by fuel type and equipment type (for previous FES respondents);
- EVAO for agricultural and employing units (on the ABS population list); and
- an identification flag for all cogenerators, renewable generators and existing FES respondents.
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G6 Deficiencies in frame
In what ways does the coverage provided by the frame differ from the target population? (G6)
Note. Should include: an estimate of the proportion of units expected to be defunct (ie. no longer in business); an estimate of the proportion of units expected to be out of scope; and an estimate of the number and type of units expected to be in scope but not covered on the frame.
Outside the agricultural sector, the ABS frame covers employers only, and for agriculture the coverage of units with an EVAO of less than $5,000 may be relatively poor. Non-employers and small agricultural units are expected to be relatively insignificant users of energy other than electricity and petroleum. Use of these energy sources by these units will be covered at the national level by use of data on petroleum sales (source from the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)) and electricity use (source from the Electricity Supply Association of Australia (ESAA)).
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G7 Action taken on deficiencies
What actions have been taken to overcome known frame deficiencies? (G7)
Attempts to ameliorate previous potential deficiencies in the population list used by the FES are being made through the use of the ABS establishment list, derived from the ABS business register.
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For repeating surveys only...
G8 Frame updates
How will the frame be updated for future survey cycles? (G8)
The existing FES frame undergoes continuous updating from sources such as press, annual reports, industry bodies and other databases developed within the Bureau.
Any future use of the ABS listing will be decided on a survey by survey basis.
All frames proposed for future cycles of the FES will be maintained principally through the register maintenance practices of the ABS and of the Australian Taxation Office.
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