Survey: Emergency Preparedness and Doctor Accessibility
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The following is an excerpt from the preamble to a report on the Kingston Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Doctor Accessibility (Volume I: Emergency Preparedness), conducted as part of a Statistics Canada training program. The full report can be downloaded using the link at right.
INTRODUCTION
This report presents the final results of a survey conducted in Kingston, Ontario during November 2007. The survey — entitled Kingston Survey of Emergency Preparedness and Doctor Accessibility — was carried out as part of a training program by members of the Survey Skills Development Course of Statistics Canada.This survey was conducted on behalf of Kingston's Office of Emergency Management and the Kingston Economic Development Corporation. The objectives of the survey, as specified by [the skills development course], were to gather information from Kingston residents' on their knowledge of:
- household emergency preparedness and evacuation procedures;
- home safeguarding and shelter-in-place procedures;
- perceived risks to the community;
- household fire safety equipment (smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and carbon monoxide detectors) and awareness of smoke detector legislation;
- residents' access to a family doctor;
- use of walk-in clinics/ emergency rooms;
- and 911 service's ability to trace location by type of phone.
TARGET POPULATION
The target population for the survey was defined as all permanent residents of the city of Kingston aged 18 years of age and over (and their households), living in private dwellings during the interviewing period, which started on Nov. 21, 2007, and ended on Nov. 26. Due to operational and time constraints, our survey population excluded residents of Kingston who lived in collective dwellings, those who resided on the local Military Base and those who resided within the city boundaries north of Highway 401.
SAMPLE DESIGN
According to the 2006 Census of Population, there were 48,600 private dwellings within the target areas. A sample of 702 privately occupied dwellings was selected across the target areas for the ... survey.
SAMPLE SIZE
The sample size of 702 households was influenced primarily by operational constraints. Each of the 13 interviewing teams conducted 54 interviews during the survey-taking period. This number was determined by the following considerations: the time needed to carry out interviews; time needed to conduct follow-ups for those not at home at the time of visit; as well as the traveling time involved in getting to the [households].
DATA COLLECTION
Information was obtained from an adult household member (i.e. a person aged 18 years or older) regarding those who live in the household. An adult 18 years and older was then randomly selected to take part in the survey. Proxy responses were permitted.
Participation in the survey was voluntary. Interviewers were trained on how to administer the questionnaire and approach the respondents so as to persuade as many of the selected persons to participate in the survey as possible. If the respondents were not available, appointments were made for the best possible time for another visit to the household or a telephone number was obtained so that the person could be reached for either a personal or telephone interview. If a household refused to participate, the interviewers stressed the importance of the information to our sponsor in order to encourage the household to participate in the survey. After each interview, the questionnaire was checked to ensure all necessary questions had been asked and responses recorded properly.
There were 702 households in the initial sample. However, 2 multiple dwelling was discovered at the time of the interview, making the final count 704 private occupied dwellings. Since 491 households completed the survey and 14 were determined to be out-of-scope, the [program's] final response rate was 71.2 per cent.
