Edmonton : University of Alberta. Dept. of Sociology. Population Research Laboratory, [198-?].
Results of survey done through actual questions in face-to-face and telephone questionnaires.
This survey was the first in a series meant to provide a quick reference source for professional researchers and students who are seeking survey data on the characteristics, behaviours and the opinions of Alberta residents.
The data was collected from a province-wide random sample survey of adult Albertans (age 18 and older) that incorporates the Edmonton Area Study (EAS). The EAS interviews were completed face-to-face, while the remainder of the Alberta Survey was conducted by telephone.
Random-digit-dialing techniques were used to select households. Within selected households, a quota system is used to obtain a sample with equal proportions of women and men. Edmonton has been over-sampled in these surveys, to general local samples large enough to allow the continuity of the EAS. Province-wide estimates are subsequently weighted to reflect the proportion of the population living in Edmonton, Calgary, and other parts of the province.
Each year's study contains a substantial number of questions on a special topic, smaller sets of questions on a range of additional topics, and basic socio-demographic questions. Questions are submitted by professors and graduate students in the Department of Sociology. In addition, researchers elsewhere on the University of Alberta campus, along with a variety of government departments and community (non-profit) groups participate in the survey on a cost-sharing basis.
The special topic covered in 1987 was family violence.
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