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Activity Number:
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596
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 6, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #304961 |
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Title:
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The Changing Petroleum Marketing Industry as Viewed Through an Attribute Frame
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Author(s):
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Amerine Woodyard*+ and Paula Mason
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Companies:
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Energy Information Administration and Energy Information Administration
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Address:
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1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC, 20585,
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Keywords:
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Petroleum industry ; concentration ; frame ; births ; deaths
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Abstract:
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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) conducts a quadrennial attribute census survey of retailers and resellers of specific petroleum products. Information is collected on sales volumes, type, and geographic location and used to construct the sampling frames for a number of other EIA petroleum surveys. In this paper, analysis of the data over multiple years is used to construct a view of how the downstream side of the petroleum industry has changed over time. The paper will address characteristics of the industry in general, as well as sub-populations, and explore possible implications on future data collections.
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