Surveys on environmental investments and costs in Swedish industry

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Friberg, Roland^{; 1}

Affiliations: Environmental Statistics Unit, Statistics Sweden, S-115 81 Stockholm, Sweden

Note: [1] Measurement errors were noted to be frequent, and sometimes large. The reason was, in part, difficulties for the statistics producer to determine precisely what environmental investments and current costs really are.

Abstract: Surveys on investments in environmental protection measures in Swedish industry have so far been made twice by Statistics Sweden: in 1985–86 and 1988–89. The surveys include important and sometimes very difficult questions of subject-matter interest as well as methodological interest. This paper presents the latest survey. It was performed as a sample survey with industrial establishments as sample units, stratified by type of industry and size. Data was collected through a mail questionnaire and a telephone follow-up. High-stressor industry was identified as an important classification.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-1992-9201

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 101-110, 1992