Results of the Microcensus housing survey
Ergebnisse der Wohnungserhebung im Mikrozensus
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Housing, Urban Development and Mobility
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Country | Austria |
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Governance
Contact information
ADir. Wilhelm Janik
Statistics Austria
Guglgasse 13
A-1110 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 (1)71128-8338
Email: mikrozensus(at)statistik.gv.at; ake(at)statistik.gv.at
Url:
www.statistik.at/.../index.html#index6
publication download: www.statistik.at/.../idcplg
Timeliness, transparency
There is one year between collection and publication of results.Coverage
Data collection ongoing since 2004. The sample size is approximately 22,000 households per quarter and participation is mandatory by law.
2004
Size of household, number of population of Austrian Länder, age, sex, citizenship
Central Register of Residence Registrations (Zentrales Melderegister - ZMR)
Throughout Austria
No restrictions
Survey provides a picture of housing conditions and standard of living.
Data collected on structure of the housing stock (dwellings used as mains residences), fixtures and fittings, legal basis of dwellings, social status of the household reference person, cost for rented flats, monthly housing costs, average floor space of dwellings, characteristics of rental contract (data of issuance, limitation).
Corresponds to Housing, Urban Development and Mobility Topic
Applicability
Strengths:
The survey includes socio-demographic data and can be linked with microcensus data (comparability with other EU-countries). It uses a high quality sample and a large sample size. The data is current and this survey is continuous over many years.
Weaknesses:
Related to the general limitations of the Microcensus and that is the data is largely generated within a framework determined by administrative and official needs.
- The information about this dataset was compiled by the author:
- Maria M. Hofmarcher
- (see Partners)