LICENSED RESIDENTIAL BUILDER SURVEY Survey Methodology
The Licensed Residential Builder Survey is a province-wide quantitative survey that includes questions on the typical builder 6 profile (industry experience, type of builder), their construction activities, and their satisfaction and perceptions related to research and education projects.
The survey was conducted bi-annually between 2003 and 2011 and annually between 2012 and 2020.
For the 2020 survey, email invitations were sent to 6,429 builders in good standing without expired, suspended, or cancelled licenses. A total of 1,291 builders completed the online surveys which represented a response rate of 20.1%. To ensure the final sample accurately reflected the total population and composition of builders in B.C., mathematical weights were applied based on region (i.e., the area of B.C. where they primarily build) and the number of homes built, or started, in the past year.
Two new questions were added to the 2020 survey:
• Indigenous identity : This question was added to better understand Indigenous participation in the residential building sector. A total of 1.9% of respondents identified as either First Nation, Metis, or Inuit. • Impacts of COVID-19 on housing design : This question was added to better understand how COVID-19 changes housing design among builders.
Further information on survey methodology is provided in Appendix 1.
6 Includes licensed developers, custom home builders, general contractors, building envelope renovators, project/construction managers, and others.
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