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User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2016
Appendix D
Diary response rates among the interview respondents, by various household characteristics, Canada

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Table D1
Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview, by household type, Canada^{Table D1 Note 1}, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview Interview respondents, Diaries, Refusal, Unusable, Usable and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Interview respondents^{Table D1 Note 2}	Refusal^{Table D1 Note 4}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table D1 Note 5}
	Interview respondents^{Table D1 Note 2}	Diaries^{Table D1 Note 3}
	number				percentage
All household types	5,818	1,871	138	3,809	65.5
One person household	1,612	585	47	980	60.8
Couple without children	1,703	486	32	1,185	69.6
Couple with children	1,537	468	22	1,047	68.1
Couple with other related or unrelated persons	218	70	6	142	65.1
Lone-parent household with no additional persons	399	158	11	230	57.6
Other household with related or unrelated persons	349	104	20	225	64.5
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Interview respondents from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 (Usable diaries/Interview respondents selected for the diary) x 100. Return to note 5 referrer

Table D2
Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview, by household tenure, Canada^{Table D2 Note 1}, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview Interview respondents, Diaries, Refusal, Unusable, Usable and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Interview respondents^{Table D2 Note 2}	Refusal^{Table D2 Note 4}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table D2 Note 5}
	Interview respondents^{Table D2 Note 2}	Diaries^{Table D2 Note 3}
	number				percentage
All household tenures	5,818	1,871	138	3,809	65.5
Owner without mortgage	1,996	617	40	1,339	67.1
Owner with mortgage	2,104	631	37	1,436	68.3
Renter (with or without rent paid)	1,718	623	61	1,034	60.2
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Interview respondents from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 (Usable diaries/Interview respondents selected for the diary) x 100. Return to note 5 referrer

Table D3
Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview, by age of the reference person, Canada^{Table D3 Note 1}, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview Interview respondents, Diaries, Refusal, Unusable, Usable and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Interview respondents^{Table D3 Note 2}	Refusal^{Table D3 Note 4}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table D3 Note 5}
	Interview respondents^{Table D3 Note 2}	Diaries^{Table D3 Note 3}
	number				percentage
Reference person of all ages	5,818	1,871	138	3,809	65.5
Less than 30 years	481	167	20	294	61.1
30 to 39 years	881	288	19	574	65.2
40 to 54 years	1,623	542	37	1,044	64.3
55 to 64 years	1,179	360	28	791	67.1
65 years and over	1,654	514	34	1,106	66.9
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Interview respondents from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 (Usable diaries/Interview respondents selected for the diary) x 100. Return to note 5 referrer

Table D4
Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview, by before-tax income quintile, Canada^{Table D4 Note 1}, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview Interview respondents, Diaries, Refusal, Unusable, Usable and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Interview respondents^{Table D4 Note 2}	Refusal^{Table D4 Note 4}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table D4 Note 5}
	Interview respondents^{Table D4 Note 2}	Diaries^{Table D4 Note 3}
	number				percentage
Total of all income quintiles	5,818	1,871	138	3,809	65.5
Lowest quintile	1,133	409	37	687	60.6
Second quintile	1,176	358	29	789	67.1
Third quintile	1,153	360	29	764	66.3
Fourth quintile	1,164	342	27	795	68.3
Highest quintile	1,192	402	16	774	64.9
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Interview respondents from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 (Usable diaries/Interview respondents selected for the diary) x 100. Return to note 5 referrer

Date modified:: 2017-12-13