Comparability
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The statistics date back to 1986 and have undergone changes over time. From 1986-1990, the statistics only covered holiday house rental in the high season. From 1990, the statistics covered an operating year, i.e. early October to and including the end of September. From 1998, the annual statistics are based on the calendar year. In 2011, the overnight figures for 2010 were adjusted upwards by 647,000 as a result of revised information from some rental agencies. As a consequence, the number of overnight stays in 2010 and 2011 and onwards is not immediately comparable with the number of overnight stays in previous years. From 2012, the number of available houses for rent was removed from the monthly statistics. Instead, the figure is calculated once a year with the number of available houses for rent per year. May 1. in the reference year.
Comparability - geographical
There are no directly comparable statistics in Eurostat as the statistics are not subject to EU regulation.
Statistiska Centralbyrån, Sweden, publishes accommodation statistics on a monthly and annual basis, including statistics for holiday houses, which correspond to holiday houses. Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Norway, publishes monthly and annual statistics on cottage sales, which corresponds to holiday houses.
Comparability over time
- From 1986-1990, the statistics covered only the rental in the main season. Data are available in the Statistics Bank from and including 1989. Previous statistics are available in the Statistical yearbook.
- From 1990, the statistics covered an operating, i.e. beginning of October - end of September.
- From 1998, the annual statistics are based on the calendar year.
From 2008, the annual statistics are calculated at a municipal level. The municipally distributed figures for 2008 to 2011 are available as Statistical Information. From 2012 onwards, the municipally distributed data can only be purchased by contacting the statistics office directly (see 5.1).
From 2012, available house weeks are no longer calculated divided into calendar weeks. Instead, a total figure is calculated for how many houses the rental agencies had for rent on the cut-off date of 1. May in the year in question. The figure includes houses that were available on 1. May, i.e. both rented and non-rented, as well as houses that the owner has blocked for renting.
From 2012, the rental agencies can either report the average number of people per house-week as before or instead report the number of overnight stays. This initiative is estimated to improve the uncertainty regarding the number of overnight stays.
In 2011, the overnight figures for 2010 were adjusted upwards by 647,000 as a result of revised information from some rental agencies. As a consequence, the number of overnight stays in 2010 and 2011 and onwards is not immediately comparable with the number of overnight stays in previous years.
Coherence - cross domain
Holiday house overnight stays are part of the total number of tourists overnight stays in Denmark. The statistics can thus be compared with other overnight accommodation statistics such as hotels, camping etc.
Coherence - internal
Not relevant for this statistic.