Table 5
Data availability on interhousehold transfers in four Statistics Canada surveys

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  Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics Survey of Household Spending Survey of Financial Security 2005 Survey of Financial Security 1999
Reference period available 20061 to 2008 19982 to 2008 2005 for assets 2004 for income and transfers 1999 for assets 1998 for income and transfers
  data availability
Voluntary interhousehold transfers
Household/family count
Sent Yes3 Yes3 Yes4 Yes4
Received Yes3 Unable to disentangle Yes4 Yes4
Dollar amount
Sent Yes3 Yes3 Yes3 No
Received Yes3 Unable to disentangle Yes3 No
Other dimensions5
Domestic/international transfer Yes3 Yes3 No No
Relationship with receiver/donor No No No Yes4
Payment frequency No No No Yes4
Counted as receiver/donor Family members that live outside the household Any persons that live outside the household Family members that live outside the household Family members that live outside the household
Unit of analysis Households/ individual Households Economic families Economic families
Alimony, separation allowance and child support payments6
Dollar amounts sent Yes3 Yes4 Yes4 No
Dollar amounts received Yes3 Yes4 Yes4 No
1. Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) 2006 did not ask respondents age 66 and over questions about interhousehold transfers.
2. The 1997 Survey of Household Spending (SHS) was not used, since involuntary interhousehold transfers such as alimony, separation allowance and child support payments were included as one question on interhousehold transfers.
3. Data that are available and used in this study.
4. Data available from surveys.
5. Listed for comparison.
6. Alimony, separation allowance and child support payments by court order or written agreement are considered involuntary interhousehold transfers and are included for comparison.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID); Survey of Household Spending (SHS); and Survey of Financial Security (SFS) questionnaires.