User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2016
Appendix F
Imputation rates by type of imputation and recording method for the diary expenses, Canada
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Type of imputation | Transcribed items | Items from a receipt | All items |
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percentage | |||
Imputation of a missing cost for a reported expense | |||
Food from stores | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Other goods and services | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
All expenditures | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Imputation of expenditure items (and their individual cost) from a total expense | |||
Food from stores | 53.5 | 2.0 | 19.1 |
Other goods and services | 22.4 | 2.4 | 12.6 |
All expenditures | 40.1 | 2.1 | 16.9 |
Imputation of detailed expenditure code | |||
Food from stores | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Other goods and services | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
All expenditures | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
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Type of imputation | Transcribed items | Items from a receipt | All items |
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percentage | |||
Imputation of total cost | 0.54 | 0.30 | 0.50 |
Imputation of costs for alcoholic beverages | 3.85 | 7.44 | 4.47 |
Imputation of meal type (breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack and beverages) | 7.51 | 8.43 | 7.67 |
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