Passenger Bus/Urban Transit Annual Survey
Detailed information for 2000
Status:
Active
Frequency:
Annual
Record number:
2798
The survey collects annual financial, operating and employment data on bus companies operating in Canada.
Data release - October 4, 2001
Description
This survey collects financial and operating information on the Canadian passenger bus and urban transit industries. It supplements data obtained from quarterly surveys of the bus industry (Survey number 2797) by collecting balance sheet and other operating data and extending coverage to school bus operators with annual revenue under $2 million.These data are part of the business statistics program of Statistics Canada that is used to produce national and provincial estimates of economic production such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Aggregate data published from this survey are used: by government in the development of policy and programs and by bus companies, financial institutions, industry associations and others wishing to monitor the industry's performance.
Statistical activity
This statistical activity is part of a set of surveys measuring various aspects of activities related to the movement of people and goods. These surveys are grouped as follows:
Transportation by air includes records related to the movement of aircraft, passengers and cargo by air for both Canadian and foreign air carriers operating in Canada as well as the financial and operating characteristics of Canadian air carriers. These data are produced by the Aviation Statistics Centre.
Transportation by rail includes records relating to rail transportation in Canada, and between the United States and Canada.
Transportation by road includes records relating to all road transport in Canada. In addition to surveying carriers and owners of registered motor vehicles, certain programs rely on aggregation of provincial and territorial administrative records.
Reference period: Calendar year
Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation by road
Data sources and methodology
Sampling
This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design.
The unit of observation is the company as opposed to the statistical establishment or enterprise. The survey frame is derived from Statistics Canada Business Register supplemented with historical records of bus companies and urban transit providers.
Imputation
The data from the passenger bus questionnaires are captured and checked for errors and inconsistencies which are followed-up with respondents. Missing data are imputed using electronic (Generalized Edit and Imputation System) and manual processes.
Disclosure control
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data that are released or published to prevent the publication or disclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.
In order to prevent any data disclosure, confidentiality analysis is done using the Statistics Canada Generalized Disclosure Control System (G-Confid). G-Confid is used for primary suppression (direct disclosure) as well as for secondary suppression (residual disclosure). Direct disclosure occurs when the value in a tabulation cell is composed of or dominated by few enterprises while residual disclosure occurs when confidential information can be derived indirectly by piecing together information from different sources or data series.
Revisions and seasonal adjustment
Annual estimates are provided for the reference year. The data for the previous reference year are revised if necessary. As this is an annual program, seasonal adjustments are not applicable.
Data accuracy
Each publication presents data quality measures including the total response rate for each industry segment (NAICS) by firm size.
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