| |
1992 |
1995 |
1999 |
2003 |
| Sample
Size (in-scope) |
10,171
total;
7,699 area sample;
2,473 supplemental list;
includes oversample of 400 buildings and 150 office
buildings |
6,590
total;
5,428 area sample;
1,162 supplemental list |
6,313
total;
5,694 area sample;
619 supplemental list |
6,380
total;
5,736 area sample;
644 supplemental list |
| Response
Rate |
91% |
87% |
86% |
82% |
Target
Population:
Building Use |
Buildings
used primarily for commercial purposes; EXCLUDES nonresidential,
agricultural and industrial buildings; INCLUDES commercial buildings
on industrial facilities |
Same
as 1992 EXCEPT EXCLUDES commercial buildings on industrial facilities
and parking garages |
Same
as 1995 |
Same
as 1995 |
Target
Population:
Building Size |
Buildings
larger than 1,000 square feet |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 EXCEPT sample did not include buildings constructed since
1995 that were under 10,000 square feet in size |
Same
as 1992 |
Target
Population:
Location |
50
States and District of Columbia |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Target
Respondent:
Building Characteristics |
Building
owners, managers or tenants |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Target
Respondent:
Energy Consumption and Expenditures |
Energy
suppliers |
Same
as 1992 |
Building
owners, managers or tenants (energy suppliers were contacted only
when information could not be provided by the building respondent,
or the figures provided did not pass survey edits) |
Same
as 1999 |
| Data
Collection Instrument |
Paper
and Pencil Personal Interview |
Computer
Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) |
Computer
Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) |
Computer
Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) |
| Supplemental
Collections |
Data
on building maintenance and repairs for the Bureau of Census |
None
collected |
None
collected |
Supplemental
sample collected for Enviromental Protection Agency |