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User guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2015 / Income Statistics Division.: CS62-0026/2017-1E-PDF

"This guide presents information of interest to users of data from the 2015 Survey of Household Spending (SHS). It includes descriptions of the survey terms and variables definitions as well as of the survey methodology and data quality. The guide also includes a section describing various examples of estimates that can be drawn from the survey data. The SHS is conducted annually in the ten provinces. Starting with SHS 2015, the survey is conducted every two years in the three territorial capitals. The SHS collects household spending information using a questionnaire (administered through a personal interview) and a more detailed expenditure diary that selected households complete for two weeks following the interview. The questionnaire is used to collect information on larger or less frequent expenditures using varying recall periods based on the type of expenditure (last month, last three months, last 12 months, or last payment), while the diary is used to collect information on smaller or more frequent expenditures"--Intro., p. 5.

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada. Income Statistics Division.
TitleUser guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2015 / Income Statistics Division.
Series title
  • Household expenditures research paper series, 1708-8879 ; no. 1
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Guide de l’utilisateur, Enquête sur les dépenses des ménages, 2015.
  • Cover title.
  • "Release date: January 27, 2017."
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 29).
  • 1. Introduction -- 2. Definitions -- 3. Survey methodology -- 4. Data quality -- 5. Derivation of data tables -- 6. Related products and services -- 7. References -- app. A. Diary response rates among interview respondents, Canada and provinces -- app. B. Response rates by collection month, Canada -- app. C. Response rates by size of area of residence and by dwelling type, Canada -- app. D. Diary response rates among the interview respondents, by various household characteristics, Canada -- app. E. Impact of expenditure imputation on communication, television, satellite radio and home securityservices, Canada -- app. F. Imputation rates by type of imputation and recording method for the diary expenses, Canada -- app. G. Estimated number of households and average household size by domain, Canada -- app. H. Response rates and imputation, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit, 2015.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, c2017.
Description43 p. : col. ill.
ISBN978-0-660-07011-7
Catalogue number
  • CS62-0026/2017-1E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number62F0026M
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