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Survey of Household Spending, Public-use Microdata File
2000
Understanding consumer spending is important for a wide variety of users, including social policy analysts, advocacy and community groups, businesses and all levels of government. The Public-use Microdata File from the 2000 Survey of Household Spending offers users information about spending on a wide variety of goods and services as well as dwelling characteristics and information about household ownership of equipment. Results from the 2000 Survey of Household Spending were originally released on December 12, 2001. All records have been thoroughly screened to ensure the anonymity of respondents.
The survey collects information about expenditures made by households and families in Canada on a wide variety of goods and services including food, shelter, communications, child care, furniture, clothing, health care, transportation, recreation, reading materials, education, tobacco and alcohol, gambling, taxes, insurance premiums, pension contributions, money gifts, and charitable contributions.
It also collects information about dwelling characteristics such as type of dwelling, whether repairs are needed, tenure (owned or rented), year of move, period of construction, number of rooms and bathrooms, and the age and type of heating equipment and fuel used. Household equipment presented includes a variety of household appliances, communications and entertainment equipment, and the number of vehicles owned.
The Public-use Microdata File for the Survey of household spending in 2000 (62M0004XCB, $3,000) is now available. See How to order products.
For more information about the current survey results and related products and services, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (613-951-7355; 1-888-297-7355; fax: 613-951-3012; income@statcan.gc.ca), Income Statistics Division.
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