4906.0.55.003 - Personal Safety Survey, Australia: User Guide, 2012  
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RESPONSE RATES

In the 2012 PSS a total sample of 41,345 households, comprising 9,707 male and 31,638 female households were selected.

After removing sample loss of 27% (households where residents were out of scope of the survey, where the household did not contain a resident of the assigned gender, and where dwellings proved to be vacant, under construction or derelict), a final sample of 30,228 eligible dwellings were identified.

From these 30,228 eligible dwellings, a final response rate of 56% was achieved for the 2012 PSS with 17,050 persons completing the survey questionnaire nationally. The response comprised 3,743 fully responding males and 13,307 fully responding females, achieving gendered response rates of 56% for males and 57% for females.

A fully responding household is one in which all parts of the interview were completed for the selected respondent. An adequately responding household is the same as a fully responding household, but with legitimate 'don't know' answers or refusals to some questions from the selected respondent.

PSS 2012, Response rates

Male households
Female households
Total number of households
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Selected sample
    Households selected
9,707
100.0
31,638
100.0
41,345
100.0
    Total Sample loss
2,972
30.6
8,145
25.7
11,117
26.9
      No resident of selected gender
1,876
19.3
4,591
14.5
6,467
15.6
      All persons out of scope/coverage
124
1.3
329
1.0
453
1.1
      Other sample loss (a)
972
10.0
3,225
10.2
4,197
10.2
Total households after sample loss
6,735
69.4
23,493
74.3
30,228
73.1
Responding sample
    Total households after sample loss
6,735
100.0
23,493
100.0
30,228
100.0
    Total not adequately responding households
2,992
44.4
10,186
43.4
13,178
43.6
      Full refusal
1,646
24.4
4,546
19.4
6,192
20.5
      Part refusal (b)
618
9.2
2,787
11.9
3,405
11.3
      Full/part non contact
335
5.0
1,652
7.0
1,987
6.6
      Language problems
167
2.5
587
2.5
754
2.5
      Death or illness
165
2.4
457
1.9
622
2.1
      Other
61
0.9
157
0.7
218
0.7
Fully/adequately responding households
3,743
55.6
13,307
56.6
17,050
56.4
(a) Includes situations such as selected persons away for enumeration period, derelict dwelling, dwelling under construction, dwelling converted to non-dwelling or holiday home
(b) Includes persons who opted out at any point after having begun the questionnaire. This includes respondents who chose to opt-out of the survey at the designated opt-out point.


Response for the Female and Male samples by State and Territory is provided below.

PSS 2012, Final response rates for Males and Females by State/Territory

NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Australia
    Male Households (after sample loss)
2,222
1,687
1,333
445
695
190
38
125
6,735
    Male households fully/adequately responding
1,218
880
731
271
404
132
22
85
3,743
Male Response rate (%)
54.8
52.2
54.8
60.9
58.1
69.5
57.9
68.0
55.6
    Female Households (after sample loss)
3,335
2,909
3,072
3,118
2,954
2,674
2,716
2,715
23,493
    Female households fully/adequately responding
1,761
1,524
1,764
1,655
1,628
1,753
1,582
1,640
13,307
Female Response rate (%)
52.8
52.4
57.4
53.1
55.1
65.6
58.2
60.4
56.6
    Total Households (after sample loss)
5,557
4,596
4,405
3,563
3,649
2,864
2,754
2,840
30,228
    Total households fully/adequately responding
2,979
2,404
2,495
1,926
2,032
1,885
1,604
1,725
17,050
Total Response rate (%)
53.6
52.3
56.6
54.1
55.7
65.8
58.2
60.7
56.4



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