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Getting the most out of your survey

A survey provider doesn't know your organization's information needs the way you do. At the same time, the types of surveys available and the different steps involved can be overwhelming. Be prepared. Use this checklist to match your information needs to the right survey—and right survey organization.

Questions to prepare or ask at a first meeting

What information do I need?
Do I need a survey?
Can other sources of information answer some or all of my data needs?
How quickly do I need the survey results?
How will I use the results?
Will I want to combine the survey results with other information?
Who should do the survey?

Questions to ask when assessing a survey proposal

What population should be surveyed?
What sampling method should be used?
How big should the sample be?
How well will the sample represent the population that I am interested in?
How will the questionnaire content be determined?
Can the questions be worded clearly and succinctly using plain language?
Are there standard questions to get the information that I seek?
Will the questionnaire be tested?
How will the data be collected?
Why is the proposed method of collection appropriate for the information that I seek?
How are interviewers recruited and trained?
Will the respondents be clearly told that their information will be kept confidential?
Will the results of the survey be reliable?
What is the expected margin of error or error due to sampling?
What are the procedures to process and clean the data?
What are the strategies to assure an appropriate response rate?
How will response rates be calculated?
What are the targeted response rates?
What would be the impact of a lower response rate than anticipated?
What are the strategies to correct for non-response?
Are other strategies proposed to improve the accuracy of the estimates?
Will a report describing the purpose of the survey and key findings be delivered?
Will a report describing the methods used and an assessment of quality be delivered?
Will advice on analyzing and interpreting the survey results be available, if needed?

Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index (AESPI)

Reference Guide for Engineering Specializations

Table
Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index (AESPI)
Reference Guide for Engineering Specializations
Table summary
This table displays the results of architectural. The information is grouped by name (appearing as row headers), definiton (appearing as column headers).
Name	Definiton
Buildings	Structural, mechanical and electrical engineering for the construction, repair or renovation of commercial, public, institutional and residential buildings; building science
Transportation	Construction or repair of structures for air, rail, water, or land transportation-related studies and planning. Note: please report shipbuilding and aerospace projects under Other Engineering Projects
Municipal Services	Water supply and treatment storm water control; sewage treatment, waste disposal; urban/regional planning and development; construction of municipal facilities (community facilities, lights, parking, etc.)
Other Environmental Services	Environmental monitoring and impact assessment studies; development of standards for environmental protection; pollution control and hazardous or dangerous waste management; meteorology; oceanography; permafrost engineering
Mining, Metallurgy and Primary Metals	Exploration, extraction and processing of metallic and non-metallic minerals
Pulp & Paper	Forest management; extraction and processing of forest resources
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas	Exploration, extraction, processing and distribution of oil and gas resources
Power Generation & Transmission	Power generation and transmission; studies in energy use or conservation and in the use of alternative energy sources
Other Industrial	Construction, renovation or repair of industrial plants and buildings; development of manufacturing processes and products; communications computer technology, electronics and materials handling
Other Engineering Services	All other engineering projects not included in the previous categories. Examples include agriculture and rural development, fisheries, shipbuilding, aerospace, engineering, surveying, geology, and geophysics and construction

Concepts, definitions and data quality

The Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (MSM) publishes statistical series for manufacturers – sales of goods manufactured, inventories, unfilled orders and new orders. The values of these characteristics represent current monthly estimates of the more complete Annual Survey of Manufactures and Logging (ASML) data.

The MSM is a sample survey of approximately 10,500 Canadian manufacturing establishments, which are categorized into over 220 industries. Industries are classified according to the 2007 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). Seasonally adjusted series are available for the main aggregates.

An establishment comprises the smallest manufacturing unit capable of reporting the variables of interest. Data collected by the MSM provides a current ‘snapshot’ of sales of goods manufactured values by the Canadian manufacturing sector, enabling analysis of the state of the Canadian economy, as well as the health of specific industries in the short- to medium-term. The information is used by both private and public sectors including Statistics Canada, federal and provincial governments, business and trade entities, international and domestic non-governmental organizations, consultants, the business press and private citizens. The data are used for analyzing market share, trends, corporate benchmarking, policy analysis, program development, tax policy and trade policy.

1. Sales of goods manufactured

Sales of goods manufactured (formerly shipments of goods manufactured) are defined as the value of goods manufactured by establishments that have been shipped to a customer. Sales of goods manufactured exclude any wholesaling activity, and any revenues from the rental of equipment or the sale of electricity. Note that in practice, some respondents report financial transactions rather than payments for work done. Sales of goods manufactured are available by 3-digit NAICS, for Canada and broken down by province.

For the aerospace product and parts, and shipbuilding industries, the value of production is used instead of sales of goods manufactured. This value is calculated by adjusting monthly sales of goods manufactured by the monthly change in inventories of goods / work in process and finished goods manufactured. Inventories of raw materials and components are not included in the calculation since production tries to measure "work done" during the month. This is done in order to reduce distortions caused by the sales of goods manufactured of high value items as completed sales.

2. Inventories

Measurement of component values of inventory is important for economic studies as well as for derivation of production values. Respondents are asked to report their book values (at cost) of raw materials and components, any goods / work in process, and finished goods manufactured inventories separately. In some cases, respondents estimate a total inventory figure, which is allocated on the basis of proportions reported on the ASML. Inventory levels are calculated on a Canada‑wide basis, not by province.

3. Orders

a) Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders represent a backlog or stock of orders that will generate future sales of goods manufactured assuming that they are not cancelled. As with inventories, unfilled orders and new orders levels are calculated on a Canada‑wide basis, not by province.

The MSM produces estimates for unfilled orders for all industries except for those industries where orders are customarily filled from stocks on hand and order books are not generally maintained. In the case of the aircraft companies, options to purchase are not treated as orders until they are entered into the accounting system.

b) New Orders

New orders represent current demand for manufactured products. Estimates of new orders are derived from sales of goods manufactured and unfilled orders data. All sales of goods manufactured within a month result from either an order received during the month or at some earlier time. New orders can be calculated as the sum of sales of goods manufactured adjusted for the monthly change in unfilled orders.

4. Non-Durable / Durable goods

a) Non-durable goods industries include:

Food (NAICS 311),
Beverage and Tobacco Products (312),
Textile Mills (313),
Textile Product Mills (314),
Clothing (315),
Leather and Allied Products (316),
Paper (322),
Printing and Related Support Activities (323),
Petroleum and Coal Products (324),
Chemicals (325) and
Plastic and Rubber Products (326).

b) Durable goods industries include:

Wood Products (NAICS 321),
Non-Metallic Mineral Products (327),
Primary Metals (331),
Fabricated Metal Products (332),
Machinery (333),
Computer and Electronic Products (334),
Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Components (335),
Transportation Equipment (336),
Furniture and Related Products (337) and
Miscellaneous Manufacturing (339).

Survey design and methodology

Beginning with the August 1999 reference month, the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (MSM) underwent an extensive redesign.

Concept Review

In 1998, it was decided that before any redesign work could begin the basic concepts and definitions of the program would be confirmed.

This was done in two ways: First, a review of user requirements was initiated. This involved revisiting an internal report to ensure that the user requirements from that exercise were being satisfied. As well, another round of internal review with the major users in the National Accounts was undertaken. This was to specifically focus on any data gaps that could be identified.

Secondly, with these gaps or requirements in hand, a survey was conducted in order to ascertain respondent’s ability to report existing and new data. The study was also to confirm that respondents understood the definitions, which were being asked by survey analysts.

The result of the concept review was a reduction of the number of questions for the survey from sixteen to seven. Most of the questions that were dropped had to do with the reporting of sales of goods manufactured for work that was partially completed.

In 2007, the MSM terminology was updated to be Charter of Accounts (COA) compliant. With the August 2007 reference month release the MSM has harmonized its concepts to the ASML. The variable formerly called “Shipments” is now called “Sales of goods manufactured”. As well, minor modifications were made to the inventory component names. The definitions have not been modified nor has the information collected from the survey.

Methodology

The latest sample design incorporates the 2007 North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS). Stratification is done by province with equal quality requirements for each province. Large size units are selected with certainty and small units are selected with a probability based on the desired quality of the estimate within a cell.

The estimation system generates estimates using the NAICS. The estimates will also continue to be reconciled to the ASML. Provincial estimates for all variables will be produced. A measure of quality (CV) will also be produced.

Components of the Survey Design

Target Population and Sampling Frame

Statistics Canada’s business register provides the sampling frame for the MSM. The target population for the MSM consists of all statistical establishments on the business register that are classified to the manufacturing sector (by NAICS). The sampling frame for the MSM is determined from the target population after subtracting establishments that represent the bottom 5% of the total manufacturing sales of goods manufactured estimate for each province. These establishments were excluded from the frame so that the sample size could be reduced without significantly affecting quality.

The Sample

The MSM sample is a probability sample comprised of approximately 10,500 establishments. A new sample was chosen in the autumn of 2006, followed by a six-month parallel run (from reference month September 2006 to reference month February 2007). The refreshed sample officially became the new sample of the MSM effective in January 2007.

This marks the first process of refreshing the MSM sample since 2002. The objective of the process is to keep the sample frame as fresh and up-to date as possible. All establishments in the sample are refreshed to take into account changes in their value of sales of goods manufactured, the removal of dead units from the sample and some small units are rotated out of the GST-based portion of the sample, while others are rotated into the sample.

Prior to selection, the sampling frame is subdivided into industry-province cells. For the most part, NAICS codes were used. Depending upon the number of establishments within each cell, further subdivisions were made to group similar sized establishments’ together (called stratum). An establishment’s size was based on its most recently available annual sales of goods manufactured or sales value.

Each industry by province cell has a ‘take-all’ stratum composed of establishments sampled each month with certainty. This ‘take-all’ stratum is composed of establishments that are the largest statistical enterprises, and have the largest impact on estimates within a particular industry by province cell. These large statistical enterprises comprise 45% of the national manufacturing sales of goods manufactured estimates.

Each industry by province cell can have at most three ‘take-some’ strata. Not all establishments within these stratums need to be sampled with certainty. A random sample is drawn from the remaining strata. The responses from these sampled establishments are weighted according to the inverse of their probability of selection. In cells with take-some portion, a minimum sample of 10 was imposed to increase stability.

The take-none portion of the sample is now estimated from administrative data and as a result, 100% of the sample universe is covered. Estimation of the take-none portion also improved efficiency as a larger take-none portion was delineated and the sample could be used more efficiently on the smaller sampled portion of the frame.

Data Collection

Only a subset of the sample establishments is sent out for data collection. For the remaining units, information from administrative data files is used as a source for deriving sales of goods manufactured data. For those establishments that are surveyed, data collection, data capture, preliminary edit and follow-up of non-respondents are all performed in Statistics Canada regional offices. Sampled establishments are contacted by mail or telephone according to the preference of the respondent. Data capture and preliminary editing are performed simultaneously to ensure the validity of the data.

In some cases, combined reports are received from enterprises or companies with more than one establishment in the sample where respondents prefer not to provide individual establishment reports. Businesses, which do not report or whose reports contain errors, are followed up immediately.

Use of Administrative Data

Managing response burden is an ongoing challenge for Statistics Canada. In an attempt to alleviate response burden, especially for small businesses, Statistics Canada has been investigating various alternatives to survey taking. Administrative data files are a rich source of information for business data and Statistics Canada is working at mining this rich data source to its full potential. As such, effective the August 2004 reference month, the MSM reduced the number of simple establishments in the sample that are surveyed directly and instead, derives sales of goods manufactured data for these establishments from Goods and Services Tax (GST) files using a statistical model. The model accounts for the difference between sales of goods manufactured (reported to MSM) and sales (reported for GST purposes) as well as the time lag between the reference period of the survey and the reference period of the GST file.

In conjunction with the most recent sample, effective January 2007, approximately 2,500 simple establishments were selected to represent the GST portion of the sample.

Inventories and unfilled orders estimates for establishments where sales of goods manufactured are GST-based are derived using the MSM’s imputation system. The imputation system applies to the previous month values, the month-to-month and year-to-year changes in similar firms which are surveyed. With the most recent sample, the eligibility rules for GST-based establishments were refined to have more GST-based establishments in industries that typically carry fewer inventories. This way the impact of the GST-based establishments which require the estimation of inventories, will be kept to a minimum.

Detailed information on the methodology used for modelling sales of goods manufactured from administrative data sources can be found in the ‘Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: Use of Administrative Data’ (Catalogue no. 31-533-XIE) document.

Data quality

Statistical Edit and Imputation

Data are analyzed within each industry-province cell. Extreme values are listed for inspection by the magnitude of the deviation from average behavior. Respondents are contacted to verify extreme values. Records that fail statistical edits are considered outliers and are not used for imputation.

Values are imputed for the non-responses, for establishments that do not report or only partially complete the survey form. A number of imputation methods are used depending on the variable requiring treatment. Methods include using industry-province cell trends, historical responses, or reference to the ASML. Following imputation, the MSM staff performs a final verification of the responses that have been imputed.

Revisions

In conjunction with preliminary estimates for the current month, estimates for the previous three months are revised to account for any late returns. Data are revised when late responses are received or if an incorrect response was recorded earlier.

Estimation

Estimates are produced based on returns from a sample of manufacturing establishments in combination with administrative data for a portion of the smallest establishments. The survey sample includes 100% coverage of the large manufacturing establishments in each industry by province, plus partial coverage of the medium and small-sized firms. Combined reports from multi-unit companies are pro-rated among their establishments and adjustments for progress billings reflect revenues received for work done on large item contracts. Approximately 2,500 of the sampled medium and small-sized establishments are not sent questionnaires, but instead their sales of goods manufactured are derived by using revenue from the GST files. The portion not represented through sampling – the take-none portion - consist of establishments below specified thresholds in each province and industry. Sub-totals for this portion are also derived based on their revenues.

Industry values of sales of goods manufactured, inventories and unfilled orders are estimated by first weighting the survey responses, the values derived from the GST files and the imputations by the number of establishments each represents. The weighted estimates are then summed with the take-none portion. While sales of goods manufactured estimates are produced by province, no geographical detail is compiled for inventories and orders since many firms cannot report book values of these items monthly.

Benchmarking

Up to and including 2003, the MSM was benchmarked to the Annual Survey of Manufactures and Logging (ASML). Benchmarking was the regular review of the MSM estimates in the context of the annual data provided by the ASML. Benchmarking re-aligned the annualized level of the MSM based on the latest verified annual data provided by the ASML.

Significant research by Statistics Canada in 2006 to 2007 was completed on whether the benchmark process should be maintained. The conclusion was that benchmarking of the MSM estimates to the ASML should be discontinued. With the refreshing of the MSM sample in 2007, it was determined that benchmarking would no longer be required (retroactive to 2004) because the MSM now accurately represented 100% of the sample universe. Data confrontation will continue between MSM and ASML to resolve potential discrepancies.

As of the January 2007 reference month, a new sample was introduced. It is standard practice that every few years the sample is refreshed to ensure that the survey frame is up to date with births, deaths and other changes in the population. The refreshed sample is linked at the detailed level to prevent data breaks and to ensure the continuity of time series. It is designed to be more representative of the manufacturing industry at both the national and provincial levels.

Data confrontation and reconciliation

Each year, during the period when the Annual Survey of Manufactures and Logging section set their annual estimates, the MSM section works with the ASML section to confront and reconcile significant differences in values between the fiscal ASML and the annual MSM at the strata and industry level.

The purpose of this exercise of data reconciliation is to highlight and resolve significant differences between the two surveys and to assist in minimizing the differences in the micro-data between the MSM and the ASML.

Sampling and Non-sampling Errors

The statistics in this publication are estimates derived from a sample survey and, as such, can be subject to errors. The following material is provided to assist the reader in the interpretation of the estimates published.

Estimates derived from a sample survey are subject to a number of different kinds of errors. These errors can be broken down into two major types: sampling and non-sampling.

1. Sampling Errors

Sampling errors are an inherent risk of sample surveys. They result from the difference between the value of a variable if it is randomly sampled and its value if a census is taken (or the average of all possible random values). These errors are present because observations are made only on a sample and not on the entire population.

The sampling error depends on factors such as the size of the sample, variability in the population, sampling design and method of estimation. For example, for a given sample size, the sampling error will depend on the stratification procedure employed, allocation of the sample, choice of the sampling units and method of selection. (Further, even for the same sampling design, we can make different calculations to arrive at the most efficient estimation procedure.) The most important feature of probability sampling is that the sampling error can be measured from the sample itself.

2. Non-sampling Errors

Non-sampling errors result from a systematic flaw in the structure of the data-collection procedure or design of any or all variables examined. They create a difference between the value of a variable obtained by sampling or census methods and the variable’s true value. These errors are present whether a sample or a complete census of the population is taken. Non-sampling errors can be attributed to one or more of the following sources:

a) Coverage error: This error can result from incomplete listing and inadequate coverage of the population of interest.

b) Data response error: This error may be due to questionnaire design, the characteristics of a question, inability or unwillingness of the respondent to provide correct information, misinterpretation of the questions or definitional problems.

c) Non-response error: Some respondents may refuse to answer questions, some may be unable to respond, and others may be too late in responding. Data for the non-responding units can be imputed using the data from responding units or some earlier data on the non-responding units if available.

The extent of error due to imputation is usually unknown and is very much dependent on any characteristic differences between the respondent group and the non-respondent group in the survey. This error generally decreases with increases in the response rate and attempts are therefore made to obtain as high a response rate as possible.

d) Processing error: These errors may occur at various stages of processing such as coding, data entry, verification, editing, weighting, and tabulation, etc. Non-sampling errors are difficult to measure. More important, non-sampling errors require control at the level at which their presence does not impair the use and interpretation of the results.

Measures have been undertaken to minimize the non-sampling errors. For example, units have been defined in a most precise manner and the most up-to-date listings have been used. Questionnaires have been carefully designed to minimize different interpretations. As well, detailed acceptance testing has been carried out for the different stages of editing and processing and every possible effort has been made to reduce the non-response rate as well as the response burden.

Measures of Sampling and Non-sampling Errors

1. Sampling Error Measures

The sample used in this survey is one of a large number of all possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the same sample design under the same general conditions. If it was possible that each one of these samples could be surveyed under essentially the same conditions, with an estimate calculated from each sample, it would be expected that the sample estimates would differ from each other.

The average estimate derived from all these possible sample estimates is termed the expected value. The expected value can also be expressed as the value that would be obtained if a census enumeration were taken under identical conditions of collection and processing. An estimate calculated from a sample survey is said to be precise if it is near the expected value.

Sample estimates may differ from this expected value of the estimates. However, since the estimate is based on a probability sample, the variability of the sample estimate with respect to its expected value can be measured. The variance of an estimate is a measure of the precision of the sample estimate and is defined as the average, over all possible samples, of the squared difference of the estimate from its expected value.

The standard error is a measure of precision in absolute terms. The coefficient of variation (CV), defined as the standard error divided by the sample estimate, is a measure of precision in relative terms. For comparison purposes, one may more readily compare the sampling error of one estimate to the sampling error of another estimate by using the coefficient of variation.

In this publication, the coefficient of variation is used to measure the sampling error of the estimates. However, since the coefficient of variation published for this survey is calculated from the responses of individual units, it also measures some non-sampling error.

The formula used to calculate the published coefficients of variation (CV) in Table 1 is:

CV(X) = S(X)/X

where X denotes the estimate and S(X) denotes the standard error of X.

In this publication, the coefficient of variation is expressed as a percentage.

Confidence intervals can be constructed around the estimate using the estimate and the coefficient of variation. Thus, for our sample, it is possible to state with a given level of confidence that the expected value will fall within the confidence interval constructed around the estimate. For example, if an estimate of $12,000,000 has a coefficient of variation of 10%, the standard error will be $1,200,000 or the estimate multiplied by the coefficient of variation. It can then be stated with 68% confidence that the expected value will fall within the interval whose length equals the standard deviation about the estimate, i.e., between $10,800,000 and $13,200,000. Alternatively, it can be stated with 95% confidence that the expected value will fall within the interval whose length equals two standard deviations about the estimate, i.e., between $9,600,000 and $14,400,000.

Text table 1 contains the national level CVs, expressed as a percentage, for all manufacturing for the MSM characteristics. For CVs at other aggregate levels, contact the Dissemination and Frame Services Section at (613) 951-9497, toll free: 1-866-873-8789 or by e-mail at manufact@statcan.gc.ca.

Text table 1
National Level CVs by Characteristic
Table summary
This table displays the results of national level cvs by characteristic. The information is grouped by month (appearing as row headers), sales of goods manufactured, raw materials and components inventories, goods / work in process inventories, finished goods manufactured inventories and unfilled orders, calculated using % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Month	Sales of goods manufactured	Raw materials and components inventories	Goods / work in process inventories	Finished goods manufactured inventories	Unfilled Orders
Month	%
Jun-11	0.77	1.16	1.76	1.41	2.73
Jul-11	0.74	1.19	1.80	1.41	2.64
Aug-11	0.78	1.26	1.87	1.38	2.62
Sep-11	0.80	1.28	1.88	1.38	2.61
Oct-11	0.83	1.25	1.86	1.35	2.66
Nov-11	0.87	1.28	1.78	1.36	2.69
Dec-11	0.80	1.39	1.79	1.36	2.61
Jan-12	0.88	1.30	1.83	1.38	2.76
Feb-12	0.85	1.35	1.84	1.39	2.91
Mar‑12	0.89	1.37	1.80	1.38	2.97
Apr-12	0.87	1.37	1.82	1.40	2.94
May‑12	0.89	1.29	1.76	1.46	2.89
Jun-12	0.90	1.28	1.81	1.48	2.80

2. Non-sampling Error Measures

The exact population value is aimed at or desired by both a sample survey as well as a census. We say the estimate is accurate if it is near this value. Although this value is desired, we cannot assume that the exact value of every unit in the population or sample can be obtained and processed without error. Any difference between the expected value and the exact population value is termed the bias. Systematic biases in the data cannot be measured by the probability measures of sampling error as previously described. The accuracy of a survey estimate is determined by the joint effect of sampling and non-sampling errors.

Three sources of non-sampling error in the MSM are non-response error, imputation error and the error due to editing. To assist users in evaluating these errors, weighted rates that are related to these three types of error are given in Text table 2. The following is an example of what is meant by a weighted rate. A cell with a sample of 20 units in which five respond for a particular month would have a response rate of 25%. If these five reporting units represented $8 million out of a total estimate of $10 million, the weighted response rate would be 80%.

The definitions of the three weighted rates noted in Text table 2 follow. The weighted response rate is the proportion of a characteristic’s total estimate that is based upon reported data (excluding data that has been edited). The weighted imputation rate is the proportion of a characteristic’s total estimate that is based upon imputed data. The weighted editing rate is the proportion of a characteristic’s total estimate that is based upon data that was edited (edited data may have been originally reported or imputed).

Text table 2 contains the three types of weighted rates for each of the characteristics at the national level for all of manufacturing. In the table, the rates are expressed as percentages.

Text Table 2
National Weighted Rates by Source and Characteristic
Table summary
This table displays the results of national weighted rates by source and characteristic. The information is grouped by characteristics (appearing as row headers), survey source, administrative data source, response, imputation, editing and modeled, calculated using % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics	Survey Source			Administrative Data Source
	Response	Imputation	Editing	Modeled	Imputation	Editing
	%
Sales of goods manufactured	82.41	2.98	7.54	5.92	0.73	0.41
Raw materials and components	73.79	10.70	6.28	0.00	9.03	0.20
Goods / work in process	58.99	10.14	23.26	0.00	5.78	1.83
Finished goods manufactured	77.60	7.03	5.43	0.00	8.55	1.39
Unfilled Orders	49.95	1.32	44.13	0.00	3.64	0.96

Joint Interpretation of Measures of Error

The measure of non-response error as well as the coefficient of variation must be considered jointly to have an overview of the quality of the estimates. The lower the coefficient of variation and the higher the weighted response rate, the better will be the published estimate.

Seasonal Adjustment

Economic time series contain the elements essential to the description, explanation and forecasting of the behavior of an economic phenomenon. They are statistical records of the evolution of economic processes through time. In using time series to observe economic activity, economists and statisticians have identified four characteristic behavioral components: the long-term movement or trend, the cycle, the seasonal variations and the irregular fluctuations. These movements are caused by various economic, climatic or institutional factors. The seasonal variations occur periodically on a more or less regular basis over the course of a year. These variations occur as a result of seasonal changes in weather, statutory holidays and other events that occur at fairly regular intervals and thus have a significant impact on the rate of economic activity.

In the interest of accurately interpreting the fundamental evolution of an economic phenomenon and producing forecasts of superior quality, Statistics Canada uses the X12-ARIMA seasonal adjustment method to seasonally adjust its time series. This method minimizes the impact of seasonal variations on the series and essentially consists of adding one year of estimated raw data to the end of the original series before it is seasonally adjusted per se. The estimated data are derived from forecasts using ARIMA (Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average) models of the Box-Jenkins type.

The X-12 program uses primarily a ratio-to-moving average method. It is used to smooth the modified series and obtain a preliminary estimate of the trend-cycle. It also calculates the ratios of the original series (fitted) to the estimates of the trend-cycle and estimates the seasonal factors from these ratios. The final seasonal factors are produced only after these operations have been repeated several times.

The technique that is used essentially consists of first correcting the initial series for all sorts of undesirable effects, such as the trading-day and the Easter holiday effects, by a module called regARIMA. These effects are then estimated using regression models with ARIMA errors. The series can also be extrapolated for at least one year by using the model. Subsequently, the raw series, pre-adjusted and extrapolated if applicable, is seasonally adjusted by the X-12 method.

The procedures to determine the seasonal factors necessary to calculate the final seasonally adjusted data are executed every month. This approach ensures that the estimated seasonal factors are derived from an unadjusted series that includes all the available information about the series, i.e. the current month's unadjusted data as well as the previous month's revised unadjusted data.

While seasonal adjustment permits a better understanding of the underlying trend-cycle of a series, the seasonally adjusted series still contains an irregular component. Slight month-to-month variations in the seasonally adjusted series may be simple irregular movements. To get a better idea of the underlying trend, users should examine several months of the seasonally adjusted series.

The aggregated Canada level series are now seasonally adjusted directly, meaning that the seasonally adjusted totals are obtained via X-12-ARIMA. Afterwards, these totals are used to reconcile the provincial total series which have been seasonally adjusted individually.

For other aggregated series, indirect seasonal adjustments are used. In other words, their seasonally adjusted totals are derived indirectly by the summation of the individually seasonally adjusted kinds of business.

Trend

A seasonally adjusted series may contain the effects of irregular influences and special circumstances and these can mask the trend. The short term trend shows the underlying direction in seasonally adjusted series by averaging across months, thus smoothing out the effects of irregular influences. The result is a more stable series. The trend for the last month may be, subject to significant revision as values in future months are included in the averaging process.

Real manufacturing sales of goods manufactured, inventories, and orders

Changes in the values of the data reported by the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (MSM) may be attributable to changes in their prices or to the quantities measured, or both. To study the activity of the manufacturing sector, it is often desirable to separate out the variations due to price changes from those of the quantities produced. This adjustment is known as deflation.

Deflation consists in dividing the values at current prices obtained from the survey by suitable price indexes in order to obtain estimates evaluated at the prices of a previous period, currently the year 2002. The resulting deflated values are said to be “at 2002 prices”. Note that the expression “at current prices” refer to the time the activity took place, not to the present time, nor to the time of compilation.

The deflated MSM estimates reflect the prices that prevailed in 2002. This is called the base year. The year 2002 was chosen as base year since it corresponds to that of the price indexes used in the deflation of the MSM estimates. Using the prices of a base year to measure current activity provides a representative measurement of the current volume of activity with respect to that base year. Current movements in the volume are appropriately reflected in the constant price measures only if the current relative importance of the industries is not very different from that in the base year.

The deflation of the MSM estimates is performed at a very fine industry detail, equivalent to the 6-digit industry classes of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For each industry at this level of detail, the price indexes used are composite indexes which describe the price movements for the various groups of goods produced by that industry.

With very few exceptions the price indexes are weighted averages of the Industrial Product Price Indexes (IPPI). The weights are derived from the annual Canadian Input-Output tables and change from year to year. Since the Input-Output tables only become available with a delay of about two and a half years, the weights used for the most current years are based on the last available Input-Output tables.

The same price index is used to deflate sales of goods manufactured, new orders and unfilled orders of an industry. The weights used in the compilation of this price index are derived from the output tables, evaluated at producer’s prices. Producer prices reflect the prices of the goods at the gate of the manufacturing establishment and exclude such items as transportation charges, taxes on products, etc. The resulting price index for each industry thus reflects the output of the establishments in that industry.

The price indexes used for deflating the goods / work in process and the finished goods manufactured inventories of an industry are moving averages of the price index used for sales of goods manufactured. For goods / work in process inventories, the number of terms in the moving average corresponds to the duration of the production process. The duration is calculated as the average over the previous 48 months of the ratio of end of month goods / work in process inventories to the output of the industry, which is equal to sales of goods manufactured plus the changes in both goods / work in process and finished goods manufactured inventories.

For finished goods manufactured inventories, the number of terms in the moving average reflects the length of time a finished product remains in stock. This number, known as the inventory turnover period, is calculated as the average over the previous 48 months of the ratio of end-of-month finished goods manufactured inventory to sales of goods manufactured.

To deflate raw materials and components inventories, price indexes for raw materials consumption are obtained as weighted averages of the IPPIs. The weights used are derived from the input tables evaluated at purchaser’s prices, i.e. these prices include such elements as wholesaling margins, transportation charges, and taxes on products, etc. The resulting price index thus reflects the cost structure in raw materials and components for each industry.

The raw materials and components inventories are then deflated using a moving average of the price index for raw materials consumption. The number of terms in the moving average corresponds to the rate of consumption of raw materials. This rate is calculated as the average over the previous four years of the ratio of end-of-year raw materials and components inventories to the intermediate inputs of the industry.

User Guide, Charter On-flight Origin and Destination Report

Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F) is to be completed for:

domestic and international charter transportation services using fixed wing aircraft having a take-off weight greater than 15,900 kgs (35,000 lbs).
transborder charter transportation services, between Canada and the United States,
using fixed wing aircraft having a maximum take-off weight greater than 8,200 kgs (18,000 lbs).

Contact:
Kathie Davidson
Survey Manager, Air Charter Statistics
(613) 951-0141 (T)
(613) 951-0010 (F)
davikat@statcan.gc.ca

June 2000

I General Description of Survey
II Authority and Participat1on
III Confidentiality
IV Federal Data Sharing Agreement
V Submission of Reports
VI Detailed Instructions for Reporting on Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F)
VII Editing for Recording Data
VIII Glossary
Appendix A: Valid Aircraft Type Codes
Appendix B: Metric Conversion Table
Appendix C: Carrier Pre-Edit Checks Recommended for Statement 2(I,II,III,IV,V,F)
Appendix D: Diskette Record Layout

I General Description of Survey

The Charter On-flight Origin and Destination Survey collects information on passengers and goods carried on various types of charter flights. Participating carriers report complete origin and destination data for domestic, Canada-United States and international charter services. These data are to be reported on an ongoing monthly basis by both Canadian and foreign air carriers.

The data that carriers provide will be used to monitor the air industry, regulate international air services, ensure safety, plan and maintain the air transportation system and provide industry inputs into the System of National Accounts.

II Authority and Participation

The Charter On-flight Origin and Destination Report Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F) is required under:

the Statistics Act, Revised Status of Canada 1985, Chapter S19;
Section 50 of the Canada Transportation Act, the Carriers Information Regulations;
Paragraph 86(1) (i) of the Canada Transportation Act, ‘Regulations Amending the Air Transportation Regulations'.

Canadian air carriers that perform non-entity domestic charter services as well as Canadian and foreign air carriers that perform international charter commercial air services, using aircraft which have a maximum authorized take-off weight greater than 15,900 kilograms (35,000 lbs), are required to file Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F) with the Aviation Statistics Centre. Air carriers that perform transborder charter commercial air services between Canada and the United States, using aircraft which have a maximum authorized take-off weight greater than 8,200 kilograms (18,000 lbs), are also required to file Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F) with the Aviation Statistics Centre.

III Confidentiality

The data reported on Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F) questionnaires will be treated in confidence. The questionnaires will be edited by personnel sworn under the Statistics Act and access will be restricted to authorized personnel. Where carrier specific data are published, existing or equivalent data series will be maintained and there will be no increase in level of detail over what has been published in the past without prior consultation with the carriers involved. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access toInformation Act or any other legislation.

IV Federal Data Sharing Agreement

To avoid duplicating survey activity and therefore, to reduce response burden and minimize collection and processing costs, Statistics Canada has entered, under Section 12 of the Statistics Act, into data sharing agreements with both Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Agency. First, the information provided on this statement is collected by Statistics Canada persuant to the Statistics Act. The information provided on this statement covering federally-regulated carriers is also collected on behalf of Transport Canada pursuant to Canada Transportation Actand the Carriers, Transportation and Grain Handling Undertakings Information Regulations. Lastly, the information provided on this statement is also collected on behalf of the Canadian Transportation Agency pursuant to the Canada Transportation Actand the Air Transportation Regulations. Under these data sharing agreements, information provided on this statement are kept confidential and used for statistical purposes only.

V Submission of Reports

Reports are to be filed on a monthly basis with the Aviation Statistics Centre, and are due within thirty (30) days of the last day of the reporting month.

Blank Statement 2(I,II,III,IV,V,F) forms and return envelopes will be sent to participating carriers. Additional statements and envelopes are available upon request from the Aviation Statistics Centre by telephoning (613) 951-0161 or by writing to the following address :

Aviation Statistics Centre
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada.
K1A 0T6

VI Detailed Instructions for Reporting on Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F)

All fields on the questionnaire must be completed. To indicate a nil value, please enter a zero "0". If an item is not applicable, enter a dash "-".

a) Definition and Explanation of Concepts

Itinerary

For the purpose of this survey, itinerary means the routing of the aircraft starting at the first point where the aircraft is loaded¹ and ending at the final point where the aircraft is completely unloaded.

On Flight Origin and Destination

The major purpose of this survey is to identify where the passengers and/or cargo come from and where they are going; that is, to define the load's origin and destination as opposed to the flight's or aircraft's origin and destination.

The on-flight origin and destination concept is simple when the itinerary consists of only two airports, A and B, with the aircraft departing from A and destined for B. In this case, the airport of enplanement, A, is the origin and the airport of deplanement, B, is the destination.

However, when the itinerary is made up of more than two airports, the on-flight origin and destination concept may not be so obvious. The general rule is: for each airport of enplanement, the enplaned traffic that is subsequently deplaned at each downline airport must be reported. The airports are to be reported in the same order as they occur in the itinerary. Thus, each airport of enplanement is an origin and each airport of deplanement is a destination.

Consider the following itinerary:

A → B → C the aircraft departs from A, goes to B, then C.

If A is an airport of enplanement, look for (in the order B,C) the subsequent downline airports in the itinerary for which the enplaned load is destined. The two possible destinations are B and C. The load enplaned at A may be destined entirely for B, or entirely for C, or a part of the load for B and the other part for C. The origin will be A and the destinations B and C for this enplaned load.

The second point in the itinerary is B. If B is also an airport of enplanement, look for the subsequent downline airports in the itinerary for which the enplaned load is destined. In this case, the only possible destination is C. The origin will be B and the destination C for the load enplaned at B.

Simple Charter Flight and Circle Charter Flight

A simple charter flight is a flight for which the first point of the itinerary is different from the last point of the itinerary. Only one flight number is assigned to a simple charter flight.

If A is an airport of enplanement, look for (in the order B,C) the subsequent downline airports in the itinerary for which the enplaned load is destined. The two possible destinations are B and C. The load enplaned at A may be destined entirely for B, or entirely for C, or a part of the load for B and the other part for C. The origin will be A and the destinations B and C for this enplaned load. The second point in the itinerary is B. If B is also an airport of enplanement, look for the subsequent downline airports in the itinerary for which the enplaned load is destined. In this case, the only possible destination is C. The origin will be B and the destination C for the load enplaned at B.

2 itineraries, 2 flight numbers

A circle charter flight is a return flight which follows a circular itinerary. A circular itinerary begins and ends at the same point. The inbound portion does not retrace the path of the outbound portion. In other words, except for the initial point (which is also the final point) each point is visited only once. The final point in the itinerary is the point where the aircraft is completely unloaded. Two flight numbers are assigned to a circle charter flight.

1 itinerary, 2 flight numbers

To conclude, a return flight which has three or more airports must either be one circle flight or two simple flights.

b) Explanation of Each Field on Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F) Field

01/ 04 Page Number - Each page shall be numbered in sequence in the space provided. For example, page 1 of 35.

Carrier - The full name of the air carrier filing the form shall be written on the top right-hand corner of the form, in the space provided.

07 Carrier code - The carrier code to be used is the one in the most recent issue of the Official Airline Guide. Those air carriers that do not appear in the Official Airline Guide should leave this field empty.

11 Year and month - These cells are to be completed with numbers to identify the year and the month to which the report relates. For example, June 2000 would be shown as: 200006

17 Unit of Weight Used - Check the appropriate box to indicate whether Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F) will be completed using metric or imperial weights. Metric units are preferable.

18 Flight Number - The flight number should be the exact number which was used in communication with the airport tower or radio operator.

22 Circle Flight - Indicate with an asterisk ("*") the point where the turnaround occurs in a circle flight. (i.e., where the flight number changes).

23 Aircraft Type - Report the alpha/numeric designator used in the Air Traffic Control (A.T.C.) flight plan. (Do not use a dash). The valid codes are listed in Appendix A.

28 Available Seats - Please report the total number of seats in the aircraft available for occupancy by revenue passengers.

32 Number of Tonnes/ Tons Available for Re- venue Goods - Report, as accurately as possible, the number of metric tonnes (1 000 kgs) or imperial tons (2,000 lbs) of capacity available for revenue goods. A conversion table has been included in Appendix B to assist you.

38,46 Enplanement/Deplane- ment Airport OAG - Please use three-letter codes as shown in the Official Airline Guide. For airports without a code, please write the full name of the airport. If there is more than one airport in a city, specify which airport was used.

42,50 Departure/Arrival Date - Report the date using the local time of departure and not the scheduled departure/arrival time. Enter the date as four digits: month first, then day. January 15th, for example, would be reported as 01 15. Please ensure that all flights for a given month are reported on the Statement 2(I,II,III,IV,V,F) filed for that month. The month in which a flight is reported will be determined when the flight left the point of origin. That is, a flight departing on January 31st, which arrives at all or some destinations on February 1st, will be reported, in its entirety, onStatement 2(I,II,III,IV,V,F) for January.

54 Charter Type - The charter type is to be coded as follows:

Domestic Charter Flights: DC
Transborder Charter Flights: TP, TN, TG, TC
International Charter Flights: AB, AT, CP, EC, EN, IT
Definitions of these charter types are found in the glossary.

Note: Transborder courier goods are to be coded in a separate category from other transborder goods, under the charter type TC.

Subcontracts
An air carrier operating a charter service on behalf of another air carrier is responsible for ensuring that the required charter data are filed.

56 Number of Canadian Origin Passengers - The number of revenue passengers who began a one way or round trip in Canada. The passenger counts must be broken down by city-pair and charter type. Passengers on domestic charters are always of Canadian origin.

61 Number of Foreign Origin Passengers - The number of revenue passengers who began a one way or a round trip in a country other than Canada. For example, if a passenger enplaned in Canada travelling to Europe on the return portion of a round trip, the passenger would be considered to have a foreign origin. The passenger count must be broken down by city-pair and charter type. In the case of domestic charters, this field is to contain a dash "-".

65 Goods - This includes both entity and bellyhold cargo. Please report the weight to one decimal place in either metric tonnes (1 000 kgs) or imperial tons (2,000 lbs). Report bellyhold cargo on the same line as that of the passenger charter flight on which the cargo was carried.

69 End of Flight - Indicate the end of each flight by putting a "1" in this column.This will eliminate any confusion caused by a multiple leg journey.

Authorized Officer and Telephone Number - The authorized officer who reports the data on Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F) should print his/her name and phone number including the area code and, where applicable, the extension number in the space provided at the bottom of the form.

c) Reporting Flight Data and Examples

Again, this survey is concerned with the passenger's or cargo's origin and destination, not the flight's or aircraft's origin and destination. A city-pair A-B, as part of a flight, must be reported if passengers/cargo are enplaned at A and destined for B. Do not report a city-pair C-D if passengers/cargo enplaned at C are not destined for D. Also, ferry flights need not be reported.

Detailed instructions for reporting different types of charter flights are provided on the following pages. The city-pair examples use passengers and reflect the most common type of flights; however, the same method of reporting can be applied to entity cargo or courier cargo.

i) Examples of Simple Charter Flights

Example 1. A flight with one origin and one destination.

Flight # 510
Itinerary:
A Æ B
origin destination
The aircraft transports passengers enplaned at A for the point B.

The city-pairs to be reported is:
Flight Number	City-Pair	Passengers
510	A Æ B	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for B.

In the case of a flight with one origin and destination, the number of passengers enplaned at A is equal to the number of passengers deplaned at B. The aircraft is loaded at A and completely unloaded at B. Note that Canadian origin and foreign origin passengers must be reported separately but on the same line. A numeric example is explained on the following page.

Example 1: Charter flight: one origin and one destination (passengers only)

Note: If this flight also contained bellyhold, its weight amount would be inserted in the Revenue Goods column (field #65) on the same line as the passengers reported on this flight.

Example 2. A flight with one origin and two destinations.

Flight # 4235 origin
Itinerary:
A Æ B Æ C
origins destination

The aircraft transports passengers enplaned at A for the points B and C. The aircraft is completely unloaded at the last point in the itinerary (point C).

The city-pairs to be reported are:
Flight Number	City-Pair	Passengers
4235	A Æ B	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for B.
4235	A Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for C.

Special case

In most of these flights, the passengers enplaned at A are destined for B or C. However, if some passengers are enplaned at B destined for C, the city-pair B-C must be reported since there are passengers for which the origin is B and the destination is C.

In this special case, the city-pair to be reported are:
Flight Number	City-Pair	Passengers
4235	A Æ B	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for B.
4235	A Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for C.
4235	B Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at B destined for C.

The city-pairs have to be reported in the order shown in the examples. A numeric example is explained on the following page.

Example 2: Charter flight: one origin and two destinations (passengers only)

Example 3. A flight with two origins and one destination.

Flight # 4234 origins
Itinerary:
A Æ B Æ C
origins destination

the aircraft departs from A, goes to B and then C.

The aircraft transports passengers enplaned at A and B for the point C. The aircraft is completely unloaded at the last point in the itinerary (point C).

The city-pairs to be reported are:
Flight Number	City-Pair	Passengers
4234	A Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for C.
4234	B Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at B destined for C.

Special case

In most of these flights, the passengers enplaned at A or B are destined for C. However, if some passengers are enplaned at A destined for B, the city-pair A-B must be reported since there are passengers for which the origin is A and the destination is B.

In this special case, the city-pair to be reported are:
Flight Number	City-Pair	Passengers
4234	A Æ B	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for B.
4234	A Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for C.
4234	B Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at B destined for C.

A numeric example is explained on the following page.

Example 3: Charter flight: two origins and one destination (passengers only)

Note: The same rules will apply in a cargo only situation.

Example 4. A flight with two origins and two destinations.

flight # 425
Itinerary:
A Æ B Æ C Æ D
origins destinations

the aircraft departs from A, goes to B, then C, and then D.

The aircraft transports passengers enplaned at A or B to the two (out of Canada) points C orD. The aircraft is completely unloaded at the last point in the itinerary (point D).

The city-pairs to be reported are:
Flight Number	City-Pair	Passengers
425	A Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for C.
425	A Æ D	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for D.
425	B Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at B destined for C.
425	B Æ D	number of passengers enplaned at B destined for D.

Special case

In most of these flights, the passengers enplaned at A or B are destined for C or D. However, if some passengers are enplaned at A destined for B or enplaned at C destined for D, the city-pairs A-B or C-D must be reported since there are passengers for which the origin and destination are A and B or C and D.

In this special case, the city-pairs to be reported are:
Flight Number	City-Pair	Passengers
425	A Æ B	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for B.
425	A Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for C.
425	A Æ D	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for D.
425	B Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at B destined for C.
425	B Æ D	number of passengers enplaned at B destined for D.
425	C Æ D	number of passengers enplaned at C destined for D.

A numeric example is explained on the following page.

Example 4: Charter flight: two origins and two destinations (passengers only)

ii) Example of a Circle Charter Flight

Only one example of a circle flight is explained in this part. It is the case involving three airports. (Circle flights must have a minimum of three points). This type of circle flight is the simplest and also the most common for charter flights. Specific instructions for circle flights involving more than three airports are available by contacting the Aviation Statistics Centre.

Example 1. A circle flight with three points.

Flight # 421 Flight # 422

Itinerary: A Æ B Æ C Æ A
the aircraft departs from A, goes to B, goes to C, then goes back to A.

The aircraft transports passengers enplaned at A to the points B or C. Also, the aircraft transports passengers enplaned at B or C to the point A.

The city-pairs to be reported are:
Flight Number	City-Pair	Passengers
421	A Æ B	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for B.
421	A Æ C	number of passengers enplaned at A destined for C.
421/422	B Æ A	number of passengers enplaned at B destined for A.
422	C Æ A	number of passengers enplaned at C destined for A.

Note: When a city-pair involves two different flight numbers (as B-A in the example, i.e. the passengers going from B to A travel on flight 421 from B to C, stay on board at C, and travel on flight 422 from C to A), then both flight numbers must be reported in the space provided for flight number.

Also, you will have to place an asterisk in the field 22, to indicate the point where the turnaround occurs in a circle flight.

Example 1: Circle flight: three points (passengers only)

VII Editing of Recorded Data

Each air carrier is to develop its own editing procedures to ensure that the reported data are valid and that the reported data conform to the instructions outlined in this document.

A recommended set of edits can be found in Appendix C.

VIII Glossary

Bellyhold Cargo - Bellyhold Cargo is cargo which is carried in the bellyhold of an aircraft engaged in an AB, AB/IT, an AB (domestic), a CP or an IT charter, if that part is not required for use by the passenger charter contracts. Therefore, bellyhold cargo is not necessarily part of the passenger charter.

Circle Charter Flight - A Circle Charter Flight is a return flight which follows a circular itinerary. A circular itinerary begins and ends at the same point. The inbound portion does not retrace the path of the outbound portion.

Courier Goods - Courier goods are goods that are being carried for door-to-door transport. The goods could be such items as small packages containing instruments, precious metals, bank documents, letters, medical supplies, small machine parts or other similar items.

Ferry Flight - A Ferry Flight is a flight whose sole purpose is repositioning the aircraft, and which carries no passengers or cargo.

Charter Flight - A Simple Charter Flight is a flight for which the first point of the itinerary is different from the last point of the itinerary.

Types of Charter Flights

Domestic Charter Flights

DC (Passengers only)

A DC flight is a one-way or return charter that originates and finishes in Canada and that is operated according to the conditions of a charter contract to carry passengers, entered into between one or two air carriers and one or more charterers, under which the charterer or charterers charter the entire passenger seating capacity of an aircraft, for resale by the charterer or charterers. All domestic passenger charter types should be reported with the code DC, except for domestic entity charters, which need not be reported.

Transborder Charter Flights

TP (Transborder Passenger)

A TP flight is a one-way or return charter that is operated between Canada and the United States according to the conditions of a charter contract to carry passengers, entered into between one or two air carriers and one or more charterers, under which the charterer or charterers charter the entire passenger seating capacity of an aircraft, for resale by the charterer or charterers. A “Transborder Passenger Charter” (TP) concerns traffic carried as Advance Booking (AB), Advance Booking/Inclusive Tour Combined (AT), Common Purpose (CP) or Inclusive Tour (IT) and only the charter type “TP” should be used to code any of the above transborder charter types.

TN (Transborder Passenger Non-Resaleable)

A TN flight is a one-way or return charter that is operated between Canada and the United States according to the conditions of a charter contract to carry passengers, entered into between one or two air carriers and one or more charterers, under which the charterer or charterers charter the entire passenger seating capacity of an aircraft and do not resell that passenger seating capacity. A “Transborder Passenger Non- Resaleable Charter” (TN) concerns traffic carried under an Entity Charter. For example, a professional baseball team travelling to a game would travel on an Entity Passenger Charter and be coded “TN”.

TG (Transborder Goods)

A TG flight is a one-way or return charter that is operated between Canada and the United States according to the conditions of a charter contract to carry goods, entered into between one or two air carriers and one or more charterers, under which the charterer or charterers charter the entire payload capacity of an aircraft.

TC (Transborder Courier)

A TC flight is a one-way or return charter that is operated between Canada and the United States according to the conditions of a charter contract to carry courier goods, entered into between one or two air carriers and one or more charterers, under which

the charterer or charterers charter the entire payload capacity of an aircraft. Courier goods are goods being carried for door-to-door transport.

Important Note:
All charter flights operated between Canada and the United States, noted above, are to be reported on Statement 2 (I, II, III IV, V,F). This includes both charters originating in Canada, under Canadian rules, and those originating in the United States, under U.S. rules.

International Charter Flights

AB (Advance Booking)

An AB flight is a return passenger charter where one or more charterers contract for the entire passenger seating capacity of an aircraft for resale to the general public at a price per seat. The potential passengers observe a minimum prebooking deadline set with reference to the planned date of the outbound charter flight.

IT (Inclusive Tour)

An IT flight is a return passenger charter where one or more tour operators contract for the entire passenger seating capacity of an aircraft for resale to the general public at a per seat price which includes air fare and accommodation at destination.

AT (Advance Booking/Inclusive Tour Charter combined)

An AT flight is a return passenger charter where one or more charterers or tour operators contract for the entire passenger seating capacity of an aircraft for resale to the general public at a price per seat in the AB portion, and at a per seat price which includes air fare and accommodation at destination in the IT portion.

CP (Common Purpose)

A CP flight is a return passenger charter where one or more charterers contract for the entire passenger seating capacity of an aircraft, in order to provide air transportation at a price per seat to and from a common purpose event or in connection with a common purpose educational program.

EN (Entity Passenger)

An EN flight is a charter for which the cost of transportation of passengers is paid by one person, company or organization without any contribution, direct or indirect, from any other person. For example, a professional baseball team travelling to a game would travel on an entity passenger charter.

EC (Entity Cargo)

An EC flight is a charter for which the cost of transportation of goods is paid for by one person, company or organization without any contribution, direct or indirect, from any other person.

Appendix A

Valid Aircraft Type Codes
Manufacturer	Aircraft Type Code	Gross T/O Wt.‘000 kg.	Gross T/O Wt.‘000 lbs.
Aerospacelines
Mini Guppy	AP3M	65	143
Pregnant Guppy	AP1P	61	134
Super Guppy	AP25	82	180
Super Guppy	AP45	77	170
Aerospatiale
Caravelle	E10	58	128
Concorde	CONC	186	410
Airbus Industrie
Airbus A300	EA30	171	377
Airbus A310	EA31	153	337
Airbus A320	EA32	72	159
Airbus A330	EA33	208	459
Airbus A340	EA34	251	553
Airtech (CASA/IPTN)
CN-235	CN35	16	35
Antonov
Antonov 12	AN12	61	134
Antonov 22	AN22	250	551
Antonov 24	AN24	22	49
Antonov 26	AN26	24	53
Antonov 30	AN30	23	51
Antonov 32	AN32	27	59
Antonov 72	AN72	33	73
Antonov 74	AN74	36	79
Antonov 124	AN14	405	893
ATR
ATR 42	AT42	16	35
ATR 72	AT72	22	48
Boeing Company
Boeing 707	B707	118	260
Boeing 707	B07H	152	335
Boeing 720B	B72S	107	236
Boeing 727	B727	89	196
Boeing 737	B737	53	117
Boeing 737	B73S	63	139
Boeing 737-400	B73F	68	150
Boeing 747	B747	352	776
Boeing 747 SP	B74S	313	690
Boeing 747-400	B74F	394	868
Boeing 757	B757	109	240
Boeing 767	B767	137	302
British Aerospace
ATP	BATP	23	51
BAC 1-11	BA11	40	88
BAE 146	BA46	41	90
Britannia	BR31	84	185
Concorde	CONC	186	410
Herald HPR	HP7	20	44
HS 125	HS25	10	22
HS 748	A748	22	49
Super VC 10	BA15	152	335
Trident	HS21	65	143
VC 10	BA10	142	313
Canadair Ltd.
Challenger	CL60	15	33
Cosmopolitan	CL66	25	55
Yukon	CL44	96	212
Casa
Aviocar	CS12	8	18
Cessna Aircraft Co.
Citation III	C650	10	22
Citation V	C560	8	18
Dassault-Breguet
Falcon 10	DA10	9	20
Falcon 20	DA20	13	29
Falcon 200	DA21	15	33
Falcon 30	DA30	17	37
Falcon 50	DA50	18	40
Falcon 900	DA90	21	46
De Havilland Aircraft
Buffalo	DH5	19	42
Caribou	DHC4	13	29
Dash 7	DH7	20	44
Dash 8	DH8	15	33
Dash 8-300	DH83	19	42
Embraer
Brasilia	E120	10	22
Fairchild Industries
Flying Box Car	FA78	34	75
Friendship	FA27	20	44
Fokker
Fellowship	FA28	30	66
Fokker 100	FK10	45	99
Fokker 50	FK50	21	46
Gates Learjet Corp.
Learjet 35	LR35	8	18
Learjet 36	LR36	9	20
Learjet 54	LR54	10	22
Learjet 55	LR55	10	22
General Dynamics Corp.
Canso/Catalina	CNSO	14	31
Convair 240	CV24	19	42
Convair 340	CV34	22	49
Convair 440	CV44	23	51
Convair 580	CV58	26	57
Convair 600	CV60	21	46
Convair 640	CV64	25	55
Convair 880	CV88	84	185
Coronado 990	CV99	112	247
Grumman Corp.
Albatros	G64	18	40
Gulfstream Aerospace
Gulfstream I	G159	16	35
Gulfstream II	G2	29	64
Gulfstream III	G3	32	71
Gulfstream IV	G4	32	71
Ilyushin
Ilyushin 14	IL14	18	40
Ilyushin 18	IL18	65	143
Ilyushin 62	IL62	163	359
Ilyushin 76	IL76	190	419
Ilyushin 86	IL86	206	454
Ilyushin 96	IL96	216	476
Israel Aircraft Ind.
Astra	WW25	11	24
Westwind	WW23	10	22
Westwind	WW24	11	24
Lockheed Corp.
Constellation	L649	48	106
Constellation	L749	48	106
Electra/Orion	L188	53	117
Hercules	L100	71	157
Super Constellation	L49	61	134
Tri-Star L1011	L101	196	432
Tri-Star 500	L105	225	496
MBB-UT
Hansa Jet	HF20	10	22
McDonnell Douglas
DC-10	DC10	268	591
DC-3	DC3	13	29
DC-6B	DC6B	49	108
DC7/7B	DC7	56	123
DC-8	DC8	148	326
DC-9	DC9	41	90
MD-11	MD11	274	604
MD-80	MD80	73	161
MD-90	MD90	51	112
Skymaster	DC4	34	75
Super DC-3	DC3S	15	33
Super DC-8	DC86	159	351
Super DC-8	DC87	162	357
Mitsubishi Aircraft
Diamond	MU3	8	18
Nihon Aeroplane Mfg.
Nihon	YS11	25	55
Piaggio
Piaggio-Douglas	P808	9	20
Rockwell Int. Corp.
Sabreliner	N265	10	22
Saab-Fairchild
Saab Fairchild 340	SF34	12	26
Short Brothers Ltd.
Belfast	SH5	105	231
Shorts 330	SHD3	10	22
Shorts 360	SHD6	12	26
Tupolev
TU-134	T134	47	104
TU-154	T154	96	212
Yakovlev
Yak-40	YK40	14	31
Yak-42	YK42	53	117

Appendix B

Metric Conversion Table
Imperial	Metric
short ton 2,000 lbs	907 kg
pound 16 ounces	0.454 kg

Metric Conversion Table (continue)
Metric	Imperial
1 tonne 1,000 kg	1.1 short ton

Appendix C

Carrier Pre-Edit Checks Recommended for Statement 2 (I,II,III, IV,V,F)

Each field has been completed. If value is zero, indicate using a zero. If the item is not applicable, enter a dash.
The page number and the total number of pages (fields 01/04) are recorded in the upper right hand corner of each form.
The year and month (field 11) reflect the month shown in field 42 for the initial point of each flight reported.
The weight unit box (field 17) has been checked indicating the units used to complete the form.
Circle charter flights are indicated with an asterisk ("*") (field 22) where flight number changes (i.e., inbound itinerary).
The total number of revenue passengers in the aircraft does not exceed available seats. Do not report non-revenue passengers.
The total weight of the goods (field 65) does not exceed the number of tonnes/tons available for revenue goods (field 32).
Only Official Airline Guide codes (O.A.G.) are used in fields 38 and 46.
International passenger charter types (AB, AT, CP, EN, IT) have passenger data in fields
28, 56 and 61.
International entity cargo charters have goods data in fields numbered 32 and 65.
Transborder courier goods are coded separate from other transborder goods, under the charter type TC.
The end of each flight is identified with a "1" (field 69). This includes single leg and multiple leg itineraries.
The name and telephone number of the authorized officer is recorded on the bottom of the report.

Appendix D

Specifications for Submitting Charter On-Flight Origin and
Destination Data on Diskette

1) Electronic Media:

5 ¼ or 3 ½ diskette (double sided, high density).
External Diskette label:
‘Charter On-Flight O & D', Data set name,
Reporting period (YYYYMM), Contact Name and phone number.

2) Data Characteristics:

Record Format = Fixed Block, Record Length = 69,
Data Format = ASCII, Label = No Internal Label, Delimiters = No Delimiters.

Record Layout

Record Layout
Field	Size	Position	Type	Description	Justify
1	3	1	N	Hardcode to ‘001'
2	3	2	N	Hardcode to ‘001'
3	3	3	AN	Carrier Code	Left
4	1	4	A	Hardcode to blank
5	6	11	N	Date (YYYYMM)
6	1	17-17	A	Weight Units (‘M'/'I')
7	4	18-21	N	Flight Number	Right
8	1	22-22	A	Circle Flight (‘*')
9	5	23-27	AN	Aircraft Type	Left
10	3	28-30	N	Number Available Seats	Right
11	1	31-31	A	Hardcode to blank
12	5	32-36	N	Goods Available	Right
13	1	37-37	A	Hardcode to blank
14	4	38-41	AN	Airport Code (Enplanement)	Left
15	4	42-45	N	Departure Date (MMDD)
16	4	46-49	AN	Airport Code (Deplanement)	Left
17	4	50-53	N	Arrival Date (MMDD)
18	2	54-55	A	Charter Type
19	3	56-58	N	Canadian Origin Passengers	Right
20	2	59-60	A	Hardcode to blank
21	3	61-63	N	Foreign Origin Passengers	Right
22	1	64-64	A	Hardcode to blank
23	4	65-68	N	Goods (Tons/Tonnes)	Right
24	1	69-69	N	End of Flight Indicator

Zero-fill numeric fields.
Blank fill all fields where data are unavailable.

Note:

1. a load being a number of passengers and/or a quantity of cargo.

This document is confidential when completed.
Si vous préférez recevoir ce questionnaire en français, veuillez nous appeler au numéro sans frais suivant :
1-888-951-4550.

If necessary, please make address label corrections in the boxes below.

Legal name
Business name
Title of contact
First name of contact
Last name of contact
Address (number and street)
City
Province, Territory or State
Country
Postal code/Zip code
Language preference
- English
- French

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this act.

Survey purpose

The data collected in this survey will be used to produce indexes that measure changes in the prices of the various services offered by the industry and will improve statistical estimates of the Consulting Services Industry with respect to volume of activity and productivity. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Confidentiality
Your answers are confidential

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in aggregate form only.

Fax or other electronic transmission disclosure

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the facsimile or other electronic transmission. However, upon receipt Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded to all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Your participation is important
Your participation is vital to ensuring that the information collected in this survey is accurate and comprehensive.

Record linkages
To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Please return the questionnaire within 15 days.
Please mail the completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope, fax it to Statistics Canada at 1-613-951-3117 or email to sppi.consulting@StatCan.gc.ca

Lost the return envelope or need help? Call us at 1-888-951-4550 or mail to:
Statistics Canada, Producer Prices Division, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

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A - Contract Selection

The purpose of this survey is to monitor quarterly changes in the prices of consulting services over time. To do this, you will first select a contract that your company has completed in the recent past. In future quarters, you will report the price that your company would charge if you were to price-out ( i.e. provide a price estimate/quote) and start work on the selected contract.

Business activity:

Instructions:

Please select a contract that was signed within the last twelve (12) months from the business activity printed above.
Please select a contract whose price was determined using one (or a combination) of the following methods:
Time-Based Fees: The amount of time (i.e hours or days) required to complete the contract and the associated professional fees are communicated to the client (typically on the project contract, invoice, or bill).
Flat/Fixed Fee (lump-sum fee): An overall fee for the contract is proposed which may (or may not) be based on an internal estimate of the time and resources required to complete the contract.
If your firm has not estimated fees using any of the above methods, please call 1-888-951-4550 for further instructions.
The contract that you select should be:
Representative: The contract is representative of the typical contracts performed by your firm.
Relevant: The contract was signed with the client within the last twelve (12) months.
Simple to re-estimate: You will be able to provide a new price estimate for this contract in future quarters.

B - Contract Description

The purpose of this section is to report information about the selected contract.

Provide an identifier for the selected contract (client/project name, project number, invoice number, etc. ).
Indicate the type of client.
- new client
- existing client
Indicate the sector to which the client belongs.
- public
- private
What was the date on which the price of the selected contract was agreed upon with the client?
yyyy-mm-dd
What were the start and finish dates for the work you did on this contract?
Start
yyyy-mm-dd
Finish
yyyy-mm-dd
Provide a brief description of the project.

C - Contract Pricing

The purpose of this section is to report information about professional fees and other billable charges for the selected contract.
Report all dollar amounts in Canadian dollars (CAD).
Exclude: GST / HST and all other taxes collected for remittance to a government agency.

C1 - Professional Fees

First-Time Respondents:

For the selected contract, report the number of consulting days and the corresponding daily rates for each professional level whose time was charged to the selected contract (Table 1).

All Respondents:

Report the number of consulting days and the corresponding daily rates for each professional level that would be billed if you were to price-out ( i.e. provide a price estimate/quote) and start work on the selected contract on the date indicated below (Table 2).

Note: if your company does not bill using daily rates use the conversion 1 day = 7.5 hrs.

Table 1 and table 2
	Table 1			Table 2
	<Date>			<Date>
Professional Level	Days	Rate	Total	Days	Rate	Total
Example: Senior Partner	10	$ 500.00	$ 5,000.00	12	$ 550.00	$ 6,600.00

Total Professional Fees	Total		$	Total		$

C2 - Overhead and Profit

Not Applicable

C3 - Charges Other Than Professional Fees

First-Time Respondents:

For the selected contract, report those charges other than professional fees that are agreed upon with the client before work starts on the project and that are included in the initial project proposal (Table 5).

All Respondents:

Update each charge other than professional fees that would be billed if you were to price-out ( i.e. provide a price estimate/quote) and start work on the selected contract on the date indicated below (Table 6). You may add/remove charges as needed.

Table 5 and table 6
	Table 5	Table 6
Charges Other Than Professional Fees	<Date>	<Date>
Example: Translation, Meals, Photocopying	$150.00	$198.00

Total: Charges Other Than Professional Fees	$	$

C4 -Total Price

All Respondents:

Please provide the total price (Tables 7 & 8)

Table 7 and table 8
	Table 7	Table 8
	<Date>	<Date>
Total Price: Professional Fees + Charges Other Than Professional Fees	$	$

C5 - Reason for Price Change

If there is a change in the total price (comparing Table 7 and Table 8 above), what is the reason for this change?
(check all that apply)

Change in input costs
Change in regulatory requirements in industry
Change in market demand
Change in productivity (Example: technological change, personnel mix and/or time required to complete work)
Change in competitive environment (Example: industrial concentration, more/less competition)
Other: (please specify)

E - Comments

We welcome any suggestions that you may have for improving the Consulting Services Price Report.

F - Certification

I certify that the information contained herein is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Name of person to contact for further information (please print)

First Name
Last Name
Title
Telephone Number
Ext.
Fax No.
email Address

Time to complete questionnaire

How long did you spend collecting and reporting the information needed to complete this questionnaire?

Minutes

Pre-filled Questionnaire

Do you prefer to receive a pre-filled questionnaire, next quarter, containing the information you provided on this Price Report?

Please check

YES, send me a pre-filled questionnaire
NO, do not pre-fill my questionnaire

Date:

Signature:

Please make a copy of this completed questionnaire for your records.
Please mail the completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope.

Thank you for completing this questionnaire.

This document is confidential when completed.

Si vous préférez recevoir ce questionnaire en français, veuillez nous appeler au numéro sans frais suivant : 1-888-951-4550.

If necessary, please make address label corrections in the boxes below.

Legal name
Business name
Title of contact
First name of contact
Last name of contact
Address (number and street)
City
Province, Territory or State
Country
Postal code/Zip code
Language preference
- English
- French

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this act.

Survey purpose

The data collected in this survey will be used to produce indexes that measure changes in the prices of the various services offered by the industry and will improve statistical estimates of the Architectural, Engineering, Surveying and Mapping Services Industry with respect to volume of activity and productivity. Businesses can use these indexes to benchmark their performance with similar companies and to analyze their costs (in aggregate form only). Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Confidentiality

Your answers are confidential

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation. Therefore, for example, the Canada Revenue Agency cannot access identifiable survey records from Statistics Canada. Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes only and will be published in aggregate form only.

Fax or other electronic transmission disclosure

Your participation is important

Your participation is vital to ensuring that the information collected in this survey is accurate and comprehensive.

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Please return the questionnaire within 15 days.

Please mail the completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope fax it to Statistics Canada at 1-613-951-3117 or email to sppi.engineering@statcan.gc.ca.

Lost the return envelope or need help?

Call us at 1-888-951-4550 or mail to:
Statistics Canada, Producer Prices Division,
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

Visit our website

A - Contract Selection

The purpose of this survey is to monitor changes in the prices of architectural, engineering, surveying and mapping services over time. To do this, you will first select a contract that your company has completed in the recent past. On a quarterly basis, you will be asked to estimate the fee that your company would charge if you were to bid again on the same contract during these particular quarters.

Instructions:

Please select a contract that was completed within two (2) years; from the business activity printed in Section B.
Contracts with foreign clients are not eligible.
Please select a contract whose fee was determined using one (or a combination) of the following methods:
- Fixed Fee (lump-sum fee): An overall fee for the contract is proposed which may (or may not) be based on an internal estimate of the time and resources required to complete the contract.
- Time-Based Fees: The amount of time (i.e. hours or days) required to complete the contract and the associated professional fees are communicated to the client (typically on the project contract, invoice, or bill).
If your firm has not estimated fees using any of the above methods, please call 1-888-951-4550 for further instructions.
The contract that you select must be:
- Representative: The contract specifies a typical project undertaken by your firm.
- Relevant: The project described in the contract agreement with the client was completed within two (2) years.
- Simple to re-estimate: You must be able to provide a new fee estimate for this contract in future quarters. If you only have large complex contracts from which to select, please identify a discrete portion of one of these contracts, for example, a monthly invoice period or a period from one contract milestone to the next.

B - Contract Description

The purpose of this section is to report the specifications of the contract that you select to represent the business activity printed below. These specifications will be provided to you in subsequent questionnaires and should be referenced when re-estimating the fee.

Business Activity: (Prefilled)

If the selected contract is no longer representative of your business activities, please call 1-888-951-4550 for further instruction.

Contract Identifier. Provide a generic identifier for the selected contract ( ex. , project number, invoice number, etc ).
Type of Client. (Check one only)
- New client
- Repeat client
Client Sector. (Check one only)
- Public sector
- Private sector
Contract Agreement Date. Provide the date on which the fee of the selected contract was agreed upon with the client (yyyy, mm, dd)
Project Duration. Provide the dates on which you started and finished the work specified in the selected contract agreement.
- Start (yyyy, mm, dd)
- Finish (yyyy, mm, dd)
Project Description. Please provide a brief project description and outline the scope of services agreed with the client for the selected contract ( ex. , advisory, project management, detailed design, surveying and mapping, etc ).

C - Fee Estimation

The purpose of this section is to report the total fee for the contract selected and described in Section A and B. On a quarterly basis, you will be asked to provide a new fee estimate as if you were to submit a new bid for the same contract on the date indicated in all tables labelled B. This new fee should reflect current labour costs, current profit margin expectation considering your company’s ability to take on additional work and the market demand for similar work.

Total fee is the sum of Direct Labour (C1), Overhead and Profit (C2) and Reimbursable Expenses (C3). Do not include sub-contractors in any of the cost estimates. All amounts are to be reported in Canadian Dollars ($CAD) excluding GST , PST or HST .

C1 - Direct Labour (excluding direct costs for sub-consultants)

If you are reporting for the first time, please complete Table 1A and 1B. If you have reported previously, complete Table 1B.

In Table 1A, please list each level of direct labour (professional, technical and administrative staff), the corresponding direct labour rates OR charge-out rates and the hours spent in performing the selected contract.

In Table 1B, please provide a new estimate for each level of direct labour that your company would charge for this contract. Assume that the client wishes work to start as of the date indicated.

Table 1A and table 1B
	Table 1A			Table 1B
	<Date>			<Date>
Direct Labour Levels	Hours	Rate	Total	Hours	Rate	Total
Example: Principal Engineer or E-7	12	$ 150	$ 1,800	12	$ 155	$ 1,860
















Total: Direct Labour	$			$

C2 - Overhead and Profit

Do the rates in Section C1 include overhead and profit?

Yes ? Go to Section C3
No ? Report overhead and profit in Section C2

If you are reporting for the first time, please complete Table 2A and 2B. If you have reported previously, complete Table 2B.

In Table 2A, please report for overhead and profit charged to the selected contract.

In Table 2B, please provide a new estimate for overhead and profit that your company would apply to this contract as of the date indicated.

When estimating profit and overhead in Table 2B, adjustments such as a premium or a discount should be made according to the current demand of other clients, current market conditions and your firm's current financial position.

Table 2A and table 2B
	Table 2A	Table 2B
	<Date>	<Date>
Total: Overhead	$	$
Total: Profit	$	$

C3 - Reimbursable Expenses (excluding direct expenses for sub-consultants)

If you are reporting for the first time, please complete Table 3A and 3B. If you have reported previously, complete Table 3B.

In Table 3A, please report all reimbursable expenses for the selected contract. Examples of reimbursable expenses include: materials, transportation, subsistence, permits, equipment, etc .

In Table 3B, please provide a new estimate for reimbursable expenses that your company would charge as of the date indicated.

Table 3A and table 3B
	Table 3A	Table 3B
Reimbursable Expenses	<Date>	<Date>
Example: Transportation and Subsistence	$4,000	$4,120





Total: Reimbursable expenses	$	$

C4 -Total Fee

In Tables 4A and 4B, please provide the total fee.

Total Fee: Direct Labour (C1) + Overhead and Profit (C2) + Reimbursable Expenses (C3)

Table 4A and table 4B
	Table 4A	Table 4B
	<Date>	<Date>
Total Fee: Direct Labour (C1) + Overhead and Profit (C2) + Reimbursable Expenses (C3)	$	$

D - Reason for Total Fee Change

Please indicate the reason(s) for total fee change if applicable.

Change in input costs
Change in regulatory requirements in the industry
Change in market demand
Change in productivity (Example: technological change, personnel mix and/or time required to complete work)
Change in competitive environment (Example: industrial concentration, more/less competition)
Change in total fee due to weather conditions
Other (please specify):
Not Applicable - no change in the total fee

E - Comments

We welcome any suggestions that you may have for improving the Architectural, Engineering, Surveying and Mapping Services Price Report.

F - Certification

Name of person to contact for further information (please print)

First Name
Last Name
Title
E-mail Address
Telephone Number
Ext.
Fax No.

Time to complete questionnaire

How long did you spend collecting and reporting the information needed to complete this questionnaire?

Minutes

Pre-filled Questionnaire

Would you prefer to receive a pre-filled questionnaire, next quarter, containing the total fee data (rates and amounts) you provided on this Price Report? Please check

YES, send a pre-filled questionnaire
NO, do not send a pre-filled questionnaire

I certify that the information contained herein is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Date (yyyy, mm, dd)
Signature :

Please make a copy of this completed questionnaire for your records.

Please mail the completed questionnaire in the enclosed envelope.

Thank you for completing this questionnaire.

2009 to 2011

Household Questionnaire

Explanatory notes for this document
Contact (CN)
Interviewer Introduction (II)
Initial Contact (IC)
Language of Preference (LP)
Survey Introduction (INT)
Dwelling Type (DW)
Collective Dwelling (COLL)
Tenure (TN)
Mortgage (MTGE)
Number of Bedrooms (BD)
Roster Introduction (RS)
Usual Roster (USU)
Temp Roster (TEM)
Other Roster 1 (OTH1)
Demographic Introduction (DM)
Age With Confirmation (AWC)
Sex (SEX)
Marital Status with Confirmation (MSWC)
Education (ED)
Canadian Forces (CAF)
Relationship With Confirmation (RWC)
Person Providing Demographics (PPD)
Person Providing Information (PPI)
General Health (GEN)
Pregnancy (PRS)
Sleep (SLP)
Height and weight (HWT)
Weight change (WTC)
Meat consumption (MFC)
Milk and dairy product consumption (MDC)
Grains, fruits and vegetables consumption (GFV)
Dietary fat consumption (DFC)
Water and soft drink consumption (WSD)
Salt consumption (SLT)
Physical activities (PAC)
Children's physical activity (CPA)
Sedentary activities (SAC)
Sun exposure (SEB)
Chronic conditions (CCC)
Phlegm (PLM)
Family medical history (FMH)
Hepatitis (HEP)
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Medication use (MED)
Health utility index (HUI)
Request for parent to leave (RPL)
Smoking (SMK)
Alcohol use (ALC)
Illicit drug use (IDU)
Sexual behaviour (SXB)
Pap Smear Questions (PAP)
Maternal breastfeeding (MBF)
Request for parent to return (RPR)
Request for child to leave (RCL)
Pregnancy information (PRG)
Birth information (BIR)
Breastfeeding information (BRI)
Strengths and difficulties (SDQ) © Robert Goodman
Request for child to return (RCR)
Exposure to second-hand smoke (ETS)
Housing characteristics (HSC)
Hobbies (HOB)
Labour force (LBF)
Socio-demographic characteristics (SDC)
Education (EDU)
Income (INC)
Administration information (ADM)

Explanatory notes for this document

The “Contact (CN)” through “Person providing information (PPI)” entries in the Table of Contents represent the roster modules. The roster modules provide basic demographic information about the household and its occupants, and select the respondents for the health interview portion of the survey. The other entries in the Table of Contents, starting with “General health (GEN)”, represent the main health modules of the household interview component of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS).
Question text in bold font is read to the respondent. Text in normal font is not read to the respondent. Interviewer instructions are prefaced by the word “Interviewer”, and are not read aloud.
Question text in bold font enclosed by brackets () is read to the respondent at the discretion of the person asking the questions.
In this text, the use of the masculine is generic and applies to both men and women. Please note that during the actual interview, the questions were personalized to be appropriate to the gender of the respondent.
Question text enclosed in square brackets [ ] is dynamic and in most cases will vary depending on the age and sex of the respondent.
The options “Don’t Know” (DK) and “Refusal” (RF) are allowed on every question unless otherwise stated. However, the response categories are shown in this document only when the flow from these responses is not to the next question.
In this document, the flow direction from a given response is not provided when it is to the next immediate question.

Contact (CN)

CN_N01

Interviewer: Record method of interview.
1. Telephone
2. Personal
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

CN_N02

Interviewer: Have you made contact?
1. Yes
2. No (Go to CN_END)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

CN_END

Interviewer Introduction (II)

II_R01
Hello, I’m from Statistics Canada. My name is …

Interviewer: Introduce yourself using both your given and last names.
Press <Enter> to continue.
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

II_END

Initial Contact (IC)

IC_R01
I’m calling regarding the Canadian Health Measures Survey. All information collected in this survey will be kept strictly confidential.

Interviewer: Press <Enter> to continue.
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

IC_END

Language of Preference (LP)

LP_Q01
Would you prefer to be interviewed in English or in French?

English (Go to LP_END)
French (Go to LP_END)
Other
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

LP_N02

Interviewer: Select respondent’s preferred non-official language.

If necessary, ask: (What language would you prefer?)
- 03 Chinese
  04 Italian
  05 Punjabi
  06 Spanish
  07 Portuguese
  08 Polish
  09 German
  10 Vietnamese
  11 Arabic
  12 Tagalog
  13 Greek
  14 Tamil
  15 Cree
  16 Afghan
  17 Cantonese
  18 Hindi
  19 Mandarin
  20 Persian (Farsi)
  21 Russian
  22 Ukrainian
  23 Urdu
  24 Inuktitut
  25 Hungarian
  26 Korean
  27 Serbo-Croatian
  28 Gujarati
  29 Dari
  90 Other – Specify
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
If LP_N02 does not equal 90 (Other – Specify), go to LP_END.

LP_S02

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know, Refused and EMPTY are not allowed.

LP_END

Survey Introduction (INT)

INT_R01
The survey will collect information on Canadians’ health and health habits. The first part of the survey is this home interview, which includes questions on many health-related topics. The second part of the survey involves a visit to a clinic to collect direct physical measures such as blood pressure, height and weight, and fitness levels.

Interviewer: Press <Enter> to continue.
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

INT_R02
Your answers will be kept strictly confidential and used only for statistical purposes. While participation is voluntary, your cooperation is important to ensure the information collected in this survey is as accurate and as comprehensive as possible. (Registration#: STC/HLT-084-75364)

Interviewer: Press <Enter> to continue.
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

INT_END

Dwelling Type (DW)

DW_N02

Interviewer: Select the dwelling type.
1. Single detached
2. Double
3. Row or Terrace
4. Duplex
5. Low-rise apartment (fewer than 5 stories) or flat
6. High-rise apartment (5 stories or more)
7. Institution
8. Hotel; rooming/lodging house; camp
9. Mobile home
10. Other - Specify
If DW_N02 does not equal 10 (Other –Specify), go to DW_END.

DW_S02

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know, Refused and EMPTY are not allowed.

DW__END

Collective Dwelling (COLL)

COLL_N01

Interviewer: Specify the type of collective dwelling (e.g., lodging/rooming house, hotel, motel, hostel, tourist home, hospital, staff residence, working camp, etc.)
If necessary, ask: (Please specify the type of dwelling.)
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know, Refused and EMPTY are not allowed.

COLL_Q02
What is the total number of people living here?

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 995)

COLL_END

Tenure (TN)

TN_Q01
Is this dwelling owned by a member of this household?

TN_END

Mortgage (MTGE)

MTGE_Q01
Is there a mortgage on this dwelling?

MTGE_END

Number of Bedrooms (BD)

BD_Q01
How many bedrooms are there in this dwelling?

Interviewer: Enter “0” if no separate, enclosed bedroom.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 20)

BD_END

Roster Introduction (RS)

RS_R01
The next few questions ask for important basic information about the people in your household.

Interviewer: Press <Enter> to continue.
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

RS_END

Usual Roster (USU)

USU_Q01
What are the names of all persons who usually live here?

First Name
Interviewer: Begin with adults who have responsibility for the care or support of the family.
Enter the first name.
Last Name
Interviewer: Begin with adults who have responsibility for the care or support of the family.
Enter the last name.

USU_END

Temp Roster (TEM)

RS_Q02
Is anyone staying here temporarily?

Yes
No (Go to TEM_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to TEM_END)

TEM_Q01
What are the names of all persons who are staying here temporarily?

First Name
Interviewer: Add a person only if he has no other usual residence elsewhere.
Enter the first name.
Last Name
Interviewer: Add a person only if he has no other usual residence elsewhere.
Enter the last name.

TEM_END

Other Roster 1 (OTH1)

RS_Q04
Are there any other persons who usually live here but are now away at school, in hospital, or somewhere else?

Yes
No (Go to OTH1_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to OTH1_END)

OTH1_Q01
What are the names of the other people who live or stay here?

First Name
Interviewer: Add a person only if he has no other usual residence elsewhere.
Enter the first name.
Last Name
Interviewer: Add a person only if he has no other usual residence elsewhere.
Enter the last name.

OTH1_END

Demographic Introduction (DM)

DM_N01

Interviewer: The following questions collect the demographic information for all household members.
For new household members collect all demographic information.
For other household members collect any missing demographic information, or update/correct existing demographic information as needed.
Press <Page Down> to go to the first unanswered demographic question, or to go to the next question series once all the demographic information has been collected.
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

DM_END

Age with Confirmation (AWC)

AWC_Q02
What is [Respondent Name]’s date of birth?

Day
- Interviewer: Enter the day.
- If necessary, ask: (What is the day?)
- (insert respondent answer between 1 and 31)
Month
- Interviewer: Select the month.
- If necessary, ask: (What is the month?)
- 01 January
- 02 February
- 03 March
- 04 April
- 05 May
- 06 June
- 07 July
- 08 August
- 09 September
- 10 October
- 11 November
- 12 December
Year
- Interviewer: Enter a four-digit year.
- If necessary, ask: (What is the year?)
- (insert respondent answer between 1900 and 2009)

AWC_Q03
So [Respondent Name]’s age on [Interview Date] was [Calculated Age].
Is that correct?

Interviewer: Date of birth is [Month of Birth, Day of Birth, and Year of Birth].
1. Yes (Go to AWC_END)
2. No, return and correct date of birth
3. No, collect age
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

AWC_Q04
What is [Respondent Name]’s age?

(insert respondent answer between 0 and 130)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

AWC_END

Sex (SEX)

SEX_Q01

Interviewer: Enter [Respondent Name]’s sex.
If necessary, ask: (Is [Respondent Name] male or female?)
1. Male
2. Female
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

SEX_END

Marital Status with Confirmation (MSWC)

MSWC_Q02
What is [Respondent Name]’s marital status? Is he:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. … married?
2. … living common-law?
3. … widowed?
4. … separated?
5. … divorced?
6. … single, never married?

MSWC_END

Education (ED)

ED_Q01
What is the highest grade of elementary or high school [Respondent Name] ever completed?

Grade 8 or lower (Québec: Secondary II or lower) (Go to ED_Q03)
Grade 9 - 10 (Québec: Secondary III or IV, Newfoundland and Labrador: 1st year of secondary) (Go to ED_Q03)
Grade 11 - 13 (Québec: Secondary V, Newfoundland and Labrador: 2nd to 4th year of secondary)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to ED_Q03)

ED_Q02
Did [Respondent Name] graduate from high school (secondary school)?

ED_Q03
Has [Respondent Name] received any other education that could be counted towards a degree, certificate or diploma from an educational institution?

Yes
No (Go to ED_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to ED_END)

ED_Q04
What is the highest degree, certificate or diploma [Respondent Name] has obtained?

No post-secondary degree, certificate or diploma
Trade certificate or diploma from a vocational school or apprenticeship training
Non-university certificate or diploma from a community college, CEGEP, school of nursing, etc.
University certificate below bachelor’s level
Bachelor’s degree
University degree or certificate above bachelor’s degree

ED_END

Canadian Forces (CAF)

CAF_Q01
Is [Respondent Name] a full time member of the regular Canadian Armed Forces?

Yes
No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

CAF_END

Relationship with Confirmation (RWC)

RWC_Q2
What is the relationship

of:[Respondent Name1] (Age1, Sex1E)
to: [Respondent Name2]? (Age2, Sex2E)
01 Husband/Wife
02 Common-law partner
03 Father/Mother (Go to RWC_Q3A)
04 Son/Daughter (Go to RWC_Q3B)
05 Brother/Sister (Go to RWC_Q3C)
06 Foster father/mother
07 Foster son/daughter
08 Grandfather/mother
09 Grandson/daughter
10 In-law (Go to RWC_Q3D)
11 Other related (Go to RWC_Q3E)
12 Unrelated

RWC_Q3A
What is the relationship

of: [Respondent Name1] (Age1, Sex1E)
to: [Respondent Name2]? (Age2, Sex2E)

Is that a(n):

… birth father/mother?
… step father/mother?
… adoptive father/mother?

RWC_Q3B
What is the relationship

of: [RespondentName1] (Age1, Sex1E)
to: [RespondentName2]? (Age2, Sex2E)

Is that a(n):

… birth son/daughter?
… step son/daughter?
… adopted son/daughter?

RWC_Q3C
What is the relationship

of: [RespondentName1] (Age1, Sex1E)
to: [RespondentName2]? (Age2, Sex2E)

Is that a(n):

… full brother/sister?
… half brother/sister?
… step brother/sister?
… adopted brother/sister?
… foster brother/sister?

RWC_Q3D
What is the relationship

of: [RespondentName1] (Age1, Sex1E)
to: [RespondentName2]? (Age2, Sex2E)

Is that a:

… father/mother-in-law?
… son/daughter-in-law?
… brother/sister-in-law?
… other in-law?

RWC_Q3E
What is the relationship

of: [RespondentName1] (Age1, Sex1E)
to: [RespondentName2]? (Age2, Sex2E)

Is that a(n):

… uncle/aunt?
… cousin?
… nephew/niece?
… other relative?

RWC_END

Person Providing Demographics (PPD)

PPD_N01

Interviewer: Select the person who is providing the information. If the person is not on the list, select “Non-household member”.
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

PPD_END

Person Providing Information (PPI)

PPI_N01

Interviewer: Select the person who is providing the information. If the person is not on the list, select “Non-household member”.
Note: A list of household members over 12 years of age is available to choose from. It includes category “88” (Non-household member).
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
If non-proxy interview, go to PPI_END.

PPI_N02

Interviewer: Is the person providing the information a parent or guardian of [Respondent Name]?
1. Yes
2. No (Go to PPI_END)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

PPI_N03

Interviewer: Is the person providing the information a birth or biological parent of [Respondent Name]?
1. Yes
2. No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

PPI_END

General Health (GEN)

GEN_R11
This survey deals with various aspects of your health. I’ll be asking about such things as physical activity, nutrition, environment and health status. By health, we mean not only the absence of disease or injury but also physical, mental and social well-being.

GEN_Q11
To start, in general, would you say your health is:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...excellent?
2. ...very good?
3. ...good?
4. ...fair?
5. ...poor?
All respondents

GEN_Q12
Compared to one year ago, how would you say your health is now? Is it:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...much better now than 1 year ago?
2. ...somewhat better now (than 1 year ago)?
3. ...about the same as 1 year ago?
4. ...somewhat worse now (than 1 year ago)?
5. ...much worse now (than 1 year ago)?
All respondents
If proxy interview, go to GEN_Q15

GEN_Q13
How satisfied are you with your life in general?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Very satisfied
2. Satisfied
3. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
4. Dissatisfied
5. Very dissatisfied
Non-proxy respondents

GEN_Q14
In general, would you say your mental health is:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...excellent?
2. ...very good?
3. ...good?
4. ...fair?
5. ...poor?
Non-proxy respondents

GEN_Q15
If AGE is less than 15 and it is a proxy interview, go to GEN_Q20.
Otherwise, if AGE is less than 15 and it is a non-proxy interview, go to GEN_Q18.

Thinking about the amount of stress in your life, would you say that most days are:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...not at all stressful?
2. ...not very stressful?
3. ...a bit stressful?
4. ...quite a bit stressful?
5. ...extremely stressful?
If proxy interview, go to GEN_Q20.
Otherwise, if AGE is less than 15 or AGE is greater than 75, go to GEN_Q18.
Respondents aged 15 and over

GEN_Q16
Have you worked at a job or business at any time in the past 12 months?

Yes
No (Go to GEN_Q18)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GEN_Q18)
Non-proxy respondents aged 15 to 75

GEN_Q17
The next question is about your main job or business in the past 12 months.

Would you say that most days at work were:
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...not at all stressful?
2. ...not very stressful?
3. ...a bit stressful?
4. ...quite a bit stressful?
5. ...extremely stressful?
Non-proxy respondents aged 15 to 75

GEN_Q18
How would you describe your sense of belonging to your local community? Would you say it is:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...very strong?
2. ...somewhat strong?
3. ...somewhat weak?
4. ...very weak?
Non-proxy respondents

GEN_Q19
Would you rate your quality of life as:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...excellent?
2. ...very good?
3. ...good?
4. ...fair?
5. ...poor?
Non-proxy respondents

GEN_Q20
Do you have a regular medical doctor?

Yes
No
All respondents

GEN_END

Pregnancy (PRS)

If SEX is male or AGE is less than 14 or greater than 59, go to PRS_END.

PRS_Q11
It is important to know when analyzing health whether or not the person is pregnant. Are you pregnant?

Yes
No
Female respondents aged 14 to 59

PRS_END

Sleep (SLP)

SLP_R11
Now a few questions about your sleep.

SLP_Q11
How many hours do you usually spend sleeping in a 24 hour period, excluding time spent resting?

Interviewer: Enter number of hours per 24 hour period. Record to the nearest half hour.
(insert respondent answer between 0.5 and 24.0)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SLP_END)

All respondents

SLP_Q12
How often do you have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Never (Go to SLP_Q14)
2. Rarely (Go to SLP_Q14)
3. Sometimes (Go to SLP_Q14)
4. Most of the time
5. All of the time
  Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SLP_Q14)

Respondents who indicated the number of hours they slept

SLP_Q13
How long have you had this trouble?

Less than 2 weeks
2 weeks to less than 6 months
6 months to less than one year
1 year to less than 2 years
2 years or more

Respondents who have trouble sleeping most or all of the time

SLP_Q14
If AGE is less than 6, go to SLP_Q16.

How often do you find your sleep refreshing?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes (Go to SLP_Q16)
4. Most of the time (Go to SLP_Q16)
5. All of the time (Go to SLP_Q16)
  Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SLP_Q16)

Respondents aged 6 and over who indicated the number of hours they slept

SLP_Q15
How long has your sleep not been refreshing?

Less than 2 weeks
2 weeks to less than 6 months
6 months to less than one year
1 year to less than 2 years
2 years or more

Respondents aged 6 and over who never or rarely find their sleep refreshing

SLP_Q16
How often do you find it difficult to stay awake during your normal waking hours when you want to?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

Never (Go to SLP_END)
Rarely (Go to SLP_END)
Sometimes (Go to SLP_END)
Most of the time
All of the time
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SLP_END)

Respondents who indicated the number of hours they slept

SLP_Q17
How long have you had difficulty staying awake when you want to?

Less than 2 weeks
2 weeks to less than 6 months
6 months to less than one year
1 year to less than 2 years
2 years or more

Respondents who find it difficult to stay awake most or all of the time

SLP_END

Height and weight (HWT)

HWT_Q1
The next questions are about height and weight. How tall are you without shoes on?

Interviewer: Is that in feet and inches or in centimetres?
1. Feet and inches
2. Centimetres (Go to HWT_N1C)
  Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HWT_B3)

All respondents

HWT_N1A

Interviewer: Enter feet only.

(insert respondent answer between 0 and 7)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who provided height in feet and inches

HWT_N1B

Interviewer: Enter inches only, to the nearest quarter of an inch.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 95.75)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who provided height in feet and inches

HWT_N1C

Interviewer: Record the height to the nearest half centimetre.
(insert respondent answer between 40.0 and 244.0)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who provided height in centimetres

HWT_B3
How much do you weigh?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 575)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HWT_END)
All respondents
Interviewer: Was that in pounds or kilograms?
1. Pounds
2. Kilograms
  Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who provided weight

If Proxy interview, go to HWT_END.

HWT_Q4
Do you consider yourself:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...overweight?
2. ...underweight?
3. ...just about right?
Non-proxy respondents who provided weight

HWT_END

Weight change (WTC)

If AGE is less than 18, go to WTC_END.

WTC_R11
The next questions are about changes over time in your weight. If you don’t remember your exact weight, please provide an estimate. If you were pregnant at the time, please think about your weight just before the pregnancy.

WTC_Q11
How much did you weigh a year ago?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 575)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WTC_Q21)
Interviewer: Was that in pounds or kilograms?
1. Pounds
2. Kilograms
  Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
  Respondents aged 18 and over

WTC_Q12
If there was a change of at least 10 pounds/4 kilograms between current weight and weight one year ago, go to WTC_Q12. Otherwise go to WTC_Q21.

Was the change between your current weight and your weight a year ago intentional?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 18 and over with a change of at least 10 pounds (4 kilograms) between their current weight and their weight one year ago

WTC_Q21
If AGE is less than 28, go to WTC_Q22.

How much did you weigh 10 years ago?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(Insert respondent answer between 1 and 575)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WTC_Q22)
Interviewer: Was that in pounds or kilograms?
1. Pounds
2. Kilograms
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 28 and over

WTC_Q22
If AGE is less than 27 or equal to 35, go to WTC_Q23.

How much did you weigh at age 25?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 575)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WTC_Q23)
Interviewer: Was that in pounds or kilograms?
1. Pounds
2. Kilograms
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 27 and over except respondents aged 35

WTC_Q23
What is the most you have ever weighed [excluding during pregnancy]?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 575)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WTC_Q24)
Interviewer: Was that in pounds or kilograms?
1. Pounds
2. Kilograms
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 18 and over

WTC_Q24
How old were you when you first weighed this amount?

Interviewer: Maximum is AGE.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WTC_Q25)
Respondents aged 18 and over

WTC_Q25
If AGE is less than 19, go to WTC_END.

What is the least you have ever weighed since age 18?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 575)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WTC_Q26)
Interviewer: Was that in pounds or kilograms?
1. Pounds
2. Kilograms
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 19 and over

WTC_Q26
How old were you when you first weighed this amount?

Interviewer: Maximum is AGE.
(insert respondent answer between 18 and 79)
Respondents aged 19 and over

WTC_R27
Now, I'm going to ask you about weight changes that you may have had since age 18. By "weight change" we mean a gain or a loss of at least 10 pounds or 4 kilograms in a single year. Please think about all the times this has happened to you since age 18. Please do not include weight gain during pregnancy.

If WTC_Q12 is equal to 1 or 2, go to WTC_Q28.

WTC_Q27
Since age 18, has your weight increased or decreased by 10 pounds or 4 kilograms or more in a single year?

Yes
No (Go to WTC_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WTC_END)
Respondents aged 19 and over who have not had a weight change of at least 10 pounds (4 kilograms) between their current weight and their weight one year ago

WTC_Q28
How many times has this happened (gaining or losing 10 pounds or 4 kilograms or more in a single year)?

Interviewer: Enter number of times.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 995)
Respondents aged 19 and over who have had a weight change of at least 10 pounds (4 kilograms) between their current weight and their weight one year ago

WTC_END

Meat consumption (MFC)

Note to users: Please note that the purpose of the headings is to facilitate the interview process for respondents, and not for estimating food group consumption. The foods listed in the questionnaire are in support of the nutrition biomarkers only.

MFC_R11
The next questions are about the foods you usually eat or drink. Think about all the foods you eat, both meals and snacks, at home and away from home.

MFC_B11
How often do you usually eat red meat, such as beef, hamburger, pork or lamb? (For example: twice a day, three times a week, once a month)

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MFC_B12)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MFC_B12
How often do you usually eat:
… liver (including all types of liver such as beef, veal, pork or chicken, but excluding liverwurst and liver pâté)?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MFC_B13)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MFC_B13
How often do you usually eat:
… other organ meats such as kidneys, heart or giblets?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MFC_B14)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MFC_B14
How often do you usually eat:
… beef or pork hot dogs?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MFC_B15)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MFC_B15
How often do you usually eat:
… sausage or bacon (including all types of sausages such as breakfast, pepperoni and Kielbassa but excluding low-fat, light or turkey varieties)?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MFC_B19)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MFC_B19
How often do you usually eat:
… eggs and egg dishes including the yolk (excluding all egg dishes made with only egg whites)? Egg dishes could include such things as eggs, omelette, frittata or quiche.

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MFC_B20)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MFC_B20
How often do you usually eat:
… cooked dried beans, such as refried beans, baked beans, pea soup or kidney beans, excluding green and yellow beans?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MFC_B21)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MFC_B21
How often do you usually eat:
… peanuts, walnuts, seeds, or other nuts, excluding nut butters such as peanut butter?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MFC_END)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MFC_END

Milk and dairy product consumption (MDC)

MDC_R11
Now, some questions about your consumption of milk and other dairy products. Remember, think about all the foods you eat and drink, both meals and snacks, at home and away from home.

MDC_B11
How often do you drink milk or enriched milk substitutes or use them on cereal? (For example: twice a day, three times a week, once a month)

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MDC_B13)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MDC_Q12
What kind of milk do you usually drink or use on cereal?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. 3.25% (Whole or homo)
2. 2%
3. 1%
4. 0.5%
5. Skim or Non-Fat (including powdered milk)
6. Flavoured milk beverages (such as Chocolate milk and flavoured milks such as Oh Henry! ®)
7. Rice (enriched)
8. Soya (enriched)
9. Other - Specify (Go to MDC_S12)
Go to MDC_B13.
Respondents who consume milk or enriched milk substitutes

MDC_S12

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who consume milk or enriched milk substitutes and answered “other” for kind of milk they usually drink or use on cereal

MDC_B13
How often do you usually eat cottage cheese?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MDC_B14)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MDC_B14
How often do you usually eat:
… yogurt, excluding frozen yogurt?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MDC_B15)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MDC_B15
How often do you usually eat:
… ice cream or frozen yogurt?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MDC_END)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

MDC_END

Grains, fruits and vegetables consumption (GFV)

GFV_R11
Now, a few questions about grains, fruits and vegetables. Remember, think about all the foods you eat, both meals and snacks, at home and away from home.

GFV_B11
How often do you usually eat hot or cold cereal? (For example: twice a day, three times a week, once a month)

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B12)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B12
How often do you usually eat:
… brown bread, including bagels, rolls, pita bread or tortillas?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B13)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B13
How often do you usually eat:
… white bread, including bagels, rolls, pita bread or tortillas?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B14)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B14
How often do you usually eat:
… any kind of pasta (including spaghetti, noodles, macaroni & cheese or pasta salad)?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B15)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B15
How often do you usually eat:
… any kind of rice?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused
If GFV_B15 is equal to 0, go to GFV_B17.
If GFV_B15 is equal to “Don’t Know” or “Refused”, go to GFV_B16.

Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B16
How often do you usually eat:
… instant, seasoned or wild rice (such as Minute Rice®, Dainty®, Rice-a-Roni®)?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B17)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who eat rice

GFV_B17
How often do you usually eat:
… fruit (fresh, frozen or canned)?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B18)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B18
How often do you usually eat:
… tomatoes or tomato sauce, including salsa, tomato soup and spaghetti sauce but excluding tomato paste, ketchup or pizza sauce?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B19)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B19
How often do you usually eat:
… lettuce or green leafy salad with or without other vegetables?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B20)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B20
How often do you usually eat:
… spinach, mustard greens or collards excluding kale?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B21)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B21
How often do you usually eat:
… french fries, home fries, or hash brown potatoes?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B22)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B22
How often do you usually eat:
… other potatoes including baked, boiled, mashed or in potato salad, but excluding sweet potatoes?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_B23)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_B23
How often do you usually eat:
… all other types of vegetables, excluding those already mentioned?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to GFV_END)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

GFV_END

Dietary fat consumption (DFC)

DFC_R11
Remember, think about all the foods you eat, both meals and snacks, at home and away from home.

DFC_B11
How often do you usually eat regular-fat salad dressing or mayonnaise (including on salads and sandwiches)? (For example: twice a day, three times a week, once a month)

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to DFC_B12)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

DFC_B12
How often do you usually eat:
… regular-fat potato chips, tortilla chips or corn chips (excluding low fat chips and pretzels)?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to DFC_END)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

DFC_END

Water and soft drink consumption (WSD)

WSD_R11
Next, some questions about your drink consumption. Think about all the things you drink, both at home and away from home.

WSD_B11
How often do you usually drink regular soft drinks? (For example: twice a day, three times a week, once a month)

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WSD_B12)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

WSD_B12
How often do you usually drink:
… diet soft drinks?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WSD_B13)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

WSD_B13
How often do you usually drink:
… sport drinks, such as Gatorade® or Powerade®?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(Insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WSD_R14)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

WSD_R14
The next two questions are about the different kinds of juice or fruit flavoured drinks you usually drink. When we say fruit juice, we mean 100% pure fruit juices such as apple, orange or grapefruit juice, whether or not they are made from concentrate. When we say fruit flavoured drinks, we mean drinks such as Sunny Delight®, fruit punch or Kool-Aid®.

WSD_B14
How often do you usually drink fruit juices?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(Insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WSD_B15)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

WSD_B15
How often do you usually drink:
… fruit flavoured drinks?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WSD_B16)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

WSD_B16
How often do you usually drink:
… vegetable juices?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WSD_B21)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

WSD_B21
How often do you usually drink:
… water?

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused
If WSD_B21 is equal to 0, go to WSD_ Q23.
If WSD_B21 is equal to “Don’t Know” or “Refused”, go to WSD_Q22.

Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
All respondents

WSD_Q22
When you drink water at home or away from home, what is your primary source of drinking water?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Tap water
2. Bottled water
3. Other – Specify (Go to WSD_S22)
Go to WSD_Q23.
Respondents who drink water

WSD_S22

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who drink water and answered “other” for primary source of drinking water

WSD_Q23
If two persons selected in the household and age of current respondent is greater than 11, go to WSD_END.

What is the source of the tap water in this home?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Municipally treated water
2. Private well
3. Surface source such as natural spring, lake, river, lagoon or dugout
4. Other – Specify (Go to WSD_S23)
  Don’t Know, Refused (Go to WSD_END)
  Go to WSD_Q24.
  One respondent per household

WSD_S23
Interviewer: Specify.

(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
One respondent per household who answered “other” for source of tap water in this home

WSD_Q24
Is the water in this home treated using:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.
1. … a filter, for example a Brita® filter?
2. … a water softener?
3. … an ultraviolet system?
4. … reverse osmosis?
5. … boiling?
6. … distilling?
7. Other – Specify (Go to WSD_S24)
8. No treatment
  go to WSD_END.
  One respondent per household

WSD_S24
Interviewer: Specify.

(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
One respondent per household who answered “other” for the method of water treatment in this home

WSD_END

Salt consumption (SLT)

SLT_Q11
How often do you usually add salt to your food, excluding during cooking?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Always
2. Often
3. Sometimes
4. Rarely
5. Never (Go to SLT_Q13)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SLT_Q13)
All respondents

SLT_Q12
What type of salt is usually used?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Ordinary table salt
2. Sea, Kosher, seasoned, or other flavoured salt
3. Light salt
4. Salt substitute
5. Other – Specify (Go to SLT _S12)
  Go to SLT_Q13.
Respondents who consume salt

SLT_S12

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who consume salt and who answered “other” for type of salt usually used

SLT_Q13
If two persons selected in the household and age of current respondent is greater than 11, go to SLT_END.

How often is ordinary table salt added during the cooking or preparation of foods in this household?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Always
2. Often
3. Sometimes
4. Rarely
5. Never
One respondent per household

SLT_END

Physical activities (PAC)

If AGE is less than 12, go to PAC_END.

PAC_R11
Now I’d like to ask you about some of your physical activities. To begin with, I’ll be dealing with physical activities not related to work, that is, leisure time activities.

PAC_Q11
Have you done any of the following in the past 3 months, that is, from [date three months ago] to yesterday?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.
1. Walking for exercise
2. Gardening or yard work
3. Swimming
4. Bicycling
5. Popular or social dance
6. Home exercises
7. Ice hockey
8. Ice skating
9. In-line skating or rollerblading
10. Jogging or running
11. Golfing
12. Exercise class or aerobics
13. Downhill skiing or snowboarding
14. Bowling
15. Baseball or softball
16. Tennis
17. Weight-training
18. Fishing
19. Volleyball
20. Basketball
21. Soccer
22. Any other (Go to PAC_S11V)
23. No physical activity (Go to PAC_R21)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PAC_END)
Go to PAC_Q12.
Respondents aged 12 and over

PAC_S11V
What was this activity?

Interviewer: Enter one activity only.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PAC_Q12)
Respondents aged 12 and over who did at least one other physical activity

PAC_Q11X
In the past 3 months, did you do any other physical activity for leisure?

Yes
No (Go to PAC_Q12)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PAC_Q12)
Respondents aged 12 and over who did at least one other physical activity

PAC_S11X
What was this activity?

Interviewer: Enter one activity only.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PAC_Q12)
Respondents aged 12 and over who did two other physical activities

PAC_Q11Y
In the past 3 months, did you do any other physical activity for leisure?

Yes
No (Go to PAC_Q12)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PAC_Q12)
Respondents aged 12 and over who did two other physical activities

PAC_S11Y
What was this activity?

Interviewer: Enter one activity only.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PAC_Q12)
For each activity identified in PAC_Q11, PAC_S11V, PAC_S11X and PAC_S11Y, ask PAC_Q12 and PAC_Q13.
Respondents aged 12 and over who did three other physical activities

PAC_Q12
In the past 3 months, how many times did you [participate in identified activity]?

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 95)
for each activity except the following:
Walking: MAX = 270
Bicycling: MAX = 200
Other activities: MAX = 200
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to next activity)
Respondents aged 12 and over who participated in physical activities

PAC_Q13
About how much time did you spend on each occasion?

1 to 15 minutes
16 to 30 minutes
31 to 60 minutes
More than one hour
Respondents aged 12 and over who participated in physical activities

PAC_R21
Next, some questions about the amount of time spent in the past 3 months on physical activity at work, while doing daily chores around the house, or doing errands, but not leisure time activity.

PAC_Q21
In a typical week in the past 3 months, how many hours did you usually spend walking to work or to school or while doing errands?

None
Less than 1 hour
From 1 to 5 hours
From 6 to 10 hours
From 11 to 20 hours
More than 20 hours
Respondents aged 12 and over

PAC_Q22
(In a typical week in the past 3 months,) How many hours did you usually spend bicycling to work or to school or while doing errands?

None
Less than 1 hour
From 1 to 5 hours
From 6 to 10 hours
From 11 to 20 hours
More than 20 hours
Respondents aged 12 and over

PAC_Q23
Thinking back over the past 3 months, which of the following best describes your usual daily activities or work habits?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Usually sit during the day and don’t walk around very much
2. Stand or walk quite a lot during the day but don’t have to carry or lift things very often
3. Usually lift or carry light loads, or have to climb stairs or hills often
4. Do heavy work or carry very heavy loads
Respondents aged 12 and over

PAC_END

Children's physical activity (CPA)

If AGE is greater than 11, go to CPA_END.

CPA_R11A
Physical activity is any activity that increases your heart rate and makes you get out of breath some of the time. It can be done in sports, school activities, playing with friends, or walking to school.

CPA_R11B
Some examples of physical activity are running, brisk walking, dancing, swimming, rollerblading, skateboarding, biking, soccer, basketball and football.

For these next two questions, add up all the time [your child] spent in physical activity each day.

CPA_Q11
Over the past 7 days, on how many days was he physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. None (zero days)
2. 1 day
3. 2 to 3 days
4. 4 days or more
Respondents aged 11 and under

CPA_Q12
Over a typical or usual week, on how many days is he physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. None (zero days)
2. 1 day
3. 2 to 3 days
4. 4 days or more
If AGE is less than 6, go to CPA_Q15.
Respondents aged 11 and under

CPA_Q13
About how many hours a week does he usually take part in physical activity (that makes him out of breath or warmer than usual) in his free time at school (for example, at lunch)?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Never
2. Less than 2 hours per week
3. 2 to 3 hours per week
4. 4 to 6 hours per week
5. 7 or more hours per week
Respondents aged 6 to 11

CPA_Q14
About how many hours a week does he usually take part in physical activity (that makes him out of breath or warmer than usual) in his class time at school?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Never
2. Less than 2 hours per week
3. 2 to 3 hours per week
4. 4 to 6 hours per week
5. 7or more hours per week
Respondents aged 6 to 11

CPA_Q15
About how many hours a week does he usually take part in physical activity (that makes him out of breath or warmer than usual):
… outside of school while participating in lessons or league or team sports?

Never
Less than 2 hours per week
2 to 3 hours per week
4 to 6 hours per week
7 or more hours per week
Respondents aged 11 and under

CPA_Q16
About how many hours a week does he usually take part in physical activity (that makes him out of breath or warmer than usual):
… outside of school while participating in unorganized activities, either on his own or with friends?

Never
Less than 2 hours per week
2 to 3 hours per week
4 to 6 hours per week
7 or more hours per week
Respondents aged 11 and under

CPA_Q17
On average, about how many hours a day does he watch TV or videos or play video games?

Doesn’t watch TV or videos or play video games
Less than 1 hour a day
1 to 2 hours a day
3 to 4 hours a day
5 to 6 hours a day
7 or more hours a day
Respondents aged 11 and under

CPA_Q18
On average, about how many hours a day does he spend on a computer (working, playing games, e-mailing, chatting, surfing the Internet, etc.)?

Doesn’t use a computer
Less than 1 hour a day
1 to 2 hours a day
3 to 4 hours a day
5 to 6 hours a day
7 or more hours a day
Respondents aged 11 and under

CPA_END

Sedentary activities (SAC)

If AGE is less than 12, go to SAC_END.

SAC_R11
Now, a few additional questions about activities you do in your leisure time, that is, activities not at work or at school.

SAC_Q11
In a typical week in the past 3 months, how much time did you usually spend on a computer, including using the Internet, playing computer games, e-mailing or chatting on-line?

Interviewer: Do not include time spent at work or at school. Enter time in hours to the nearest half hour.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 95.5)
Respondents aged 12 and over

SAC_Q12
In a typical week in the past 3 months, how much time did you usually spend:

… playing video games, such as XBOX, Nintendo and Playstation?
Interviewer: Enter time in hours to the nearest half hour.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 95.5)
Respondents aged 12 and over

SAC_Q13
In a typical week in the past 3 months, how much time did you usually spend:

… watching television, DVDs or videos?
Interviewer: Enter time in hours to the nearest half hour.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 95.5)
Respondents aged 12 and over

SAC_Q14
In a typical week in the past 3 months, how much time did you usually spend:

… reading, not counting at work or at school?
Interviewer: Include books, magazines, newspapers, and homework. Enter time in hours to the nearest half hour.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 95.5)
Respondents aged 12 and over

SAC_END

Sun exposure (SEB)

SEB_R11
The next few questions are about your exposure to the sun.

SEB_R12
For the next questions, think about a typical weekend or day off from work or school in the summer months.

SEB_Q12
About how much time each day do you spend in the sun between 11 am and 4 pm?

None (Go to SEB_END)
Less than 30 minutes (Go to SEB_END)
30 to 59 minutes
1 hour to less than 2 hours
2 hours to less than 3 hours
3 hours to less than 4 hours
4 hours to less than 5 hours
5 hours
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SEB_END)
All respondents

SEB_Q13
In the summer months, on a typical weekend or day off, when you are in the sun for 30 minutes or more, how often do you use sunscreen?

Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Respondents who spent 30 minutes or more in the sun on a typical weekend or day off

SEB_END

Chronic conditions (CCC)

CCC_R11
Now I’d like to ask about certain chronic health conditions which you may have. We are interested in "long-term conditions" which are expected to last or have already lasted 6 months or more and that have been diagnosed by a health professional.

CCC_Q11
Do you have asthma?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q21)
Don’t Know (Go to CCC_Q21)
Refused (Go to CCC_END)
All respondents

CCC_Q12
How old were you when this was first diagnosed?

Interviewer: Maximum is AGE.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
Respondents who have asthma

CCC_Q13
Have you had any asthma symptoms or asthma attacks in the past 12 months?

Yes
No
Respondents who have asthma

CCC_Q21
If AGE is less than 6, go to CCC_Q41.
If AGE is between 6 and 11, go to CCC_Q31.

Do you have fibromyalgia?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 12 and over

CCC_Q22
Do you have arthritis or rheumatism, excluding fibromyalgia?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q24)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q24)
Respondents aged 12 and over

CCC_Q23
What kind of arthritis do you have?

Rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatism
Other - Specify (Go to CCC_S23)
Go to CCC_Q24.
Respondents aged 12 and over who have arthritis excluding fibromyalgia

CCC_S23

Interviewer: Specify.

(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 12 and over who have arthritis excluding fibromyalgia

CCC_Q24
Do you have back problems, excluding fibromyalgia and arthritis?

Yes
No
If AGE is between 12 and 39, go to CCC_Q31.
Respondents aged 12 and over

CCC_Q25
Do you have osteoporosis?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 40 and over

CCC_Q31
Remember, we’re interested in conditions diagnosed by a health professional.

Do you have high blood pressure?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over

CCC_Q32
In the past month have you taken any medicine for high blood pressure?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over

CCC_Q33
Have you ever had your blood cholesterol measured?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q41)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q41)
Respondents aged 6 and over

CCC_Q34
Have you ever been told by a health professional that your blood cholesterol was high?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who have had their blood cholesterol measured

CCC_Q41
Remember, we’re interested in conditions diagnosed by a health professional.

Do you have chronic bronchitis?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q43)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q43)
All respondents

CCC_Q42
How old were you when this was first diagnosed?
Interviewer: Maximum is AGE.

(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
Respondents who have chronic bronchitis

CCC_Q43
If AGE is less than 30, go to CCC_Q51.

Do you have emphysema?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q45)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q45)
Respondents aged 30 and over

CCC_Q44
How old were you when this was first diagnosed?
Interviewer: Maximum is AGE.

(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
Respondents aged 30 and over who have emphysema

CCC_Q45
Do you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q51)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q51)
Respondents aged 30 and over

CCC_Q46
How old were you when this was first diagnosed?
Interviewer: Maximum is AGE.

(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
Respondents aged 30 and over who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CCC_Q51
Remember, we’re interested in conditions diagnosed by a health professional.
Do you have diabetes?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q61)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q61)
All respondents

CCC_Q52
Were you diagnosed with:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.
1. … insulin dependent diabetes (Type 1)?
2. … non-insulin dependent diabetes (Type 2)?
3. … gestational diabetes?
If CCC_Q52 is equal to 3, go to CCC_Q61.
Respondents who have diabetes

CCC_Q53
How old were you when this was first diagnosed?

Interviewer: Maximum is AGE.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
Respondents who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes

CCC_Q61
Do you have heart disease?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q63)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q63)
All respondents

CCC_Q62
How old were you when this was first diagnosed?

Interviewer: Maximum is AGE.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
Respondents who have heart disease

CCC_Q63
Have you ever been told by a health professional that you have had a heart attack?

Yes
No
All respondents

CCC_Q71
Remember, we’re interested in conditions diagnosed by a health professional.

Do you have cancer?

Yes (Go to CCC_Q73)
No
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q81)
All respondents

CCC_Q72
Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q81)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q81)
Respondents who do not currently have cancer

CCC_Q73
How old were you when this was first diagnosed?

Interviewer: Maximum is AGE.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
If SEX is male, go to CCC_Q75.
Respondents who have ever been diagnosed with cancer

CCC_Q74
What type of cancer do/did you have?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. Breast
2. Colorectal
3. Skin - Melanoma
4. Skin - Non-melanoma
5. Ovarian
6. Cervical
7. Uterine
8. Other - Specify (Go to CCC_S74)
Go to CCC_Q81.
Female respondents who have ever been diagnosed with cancer

CCC_S74

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Go to CCC_Q81.
Female respondents who have ever been diagnosed with cancer

CCC_Q75

What type of cancer do / did you have?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. Prostate
2. Colorectal
3. Skin - Melanoma
4. Skin - Non-melanoma
  Other - Specify (Go to CCC_S75)
  Go to CCC_Q81
Male respondents who have ever been diagnosed with cancer

CCC_S75

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Male respondents who have ever been diagnosed with cancer

CCC_Q81
If AGE is less than 12, go to CCC_Q83.
Remember, we’re interested in conditions diagnosed by a health professional.

Do you suffer from the effects of a stroke?
1. Yes
2. No
  Respondents aged 12 and over

CCC_Q82
Do you have a thyroid condition?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 12 and over

CCC_Q83
Do you have a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia?

Interviewer: Include manic depression.
1. Yes
2. No
All respondents

CCC_Q84
Do you have a learning disability?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q91)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q91)
All respondents

CCC_Q85

What kind of learning disability do you have?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. Attention Deficit Disorder, no hyperactivity (ADD)
2. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
3. Dyslexia
4. Other - Specify (Go to CCC_S85)
  Go to CCC_Q91.
Respondents who have a learning disability

CCC_S85

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who have a learning disability

CCC_Q91
AGE is less than 6, go to CCC_Q95.
Remember, we’re interested in conditions diagnosed by a health professional.
Do you have an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over

CCC_Q92
If AGE is less than 12, go to CCC_Q95.
Do you suffer from kidney dysfunction or disease?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 12 and over

CCC_Q93
Do you have liver disease or gallbladder problems?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q95)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q95)
Respondents aged 12 and over

CCC_Q94
What kind of liver disease or gallbladder problem do you have?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply. If respondent says gall bladder was removed and no other response to this question is provided, return to CCC_Q93 and enter "No".
1. Hepatitis A (Go to CCC_Q101)
2. Hepatitis B (Go to CCC_Q101)
3. Hepatitis C (Go to CCC_Q101)
4. Jaundice
5. Cirrhosis
6. Gall Stones
7. Other - Specify (Go to CCC_S94)
Go to CCC_Q95.
Respondents aged 12 and over who have liver disease or gallbladder problems

CCC_S94

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 12 and over who have liver disease or gallbladder problems

CCC_Q95
Do you have hepatitis?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_Q101)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to CCC_Q101)
All respondents

CCC_Q96
What type of hepatitis do you have?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.
1. Hepatitis A
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
Respondents who have hepatitis

CCC_Q101
Do you have any other long-term physical or mental health condition that has been diagnosed by a health professional?

Yes
No (Go to CCC_END)
All respondents

CCC_S101

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who have any other long-term physical or mental health condition

CCC_END

Phlegm (PLM)

PLM_R11
We asked you earlier about "long-term conditions" that have been diagnosed by a health professional. Now, a few questions about conditions that do not need to have been diagnosed by a health professional and that have lasted 3 months or more.

PLM_Q11
During the past year, that is, from [date one year ago] to yesterday, have you had a cough where you brought up phlegm that lasted 3 months or more?

Yes
No (Go to PLM_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PLM_END)
All respondents

PLM_Q12
During the previous year, that is, from [date two years ago] to [date one year ago], did you have a cough where you brought up phlegm that lasted 3 months or more?

Yes
No
Respondents who, in the past year, had a cough that lasted 3 months or more where it brought up phlegm

PLM_END

Family medical history (FMH)

If there is only one person selected for the household then go to FMH_R11. If there are two people selected for the household and age of current respondent is less than 12 or greater than 19 go to FMH_R11. If there are two people selected for the household and age of current respondent is 12 to 19 and the two selected respondents are not birth siblings go to FMH_R11. Otherwise go to FMH_END.

FMH_R11
The next set of questions is about the medical history of your immediate family members. (It is important that we get this information from each individual that we interview, even those in the same family).

By immediate family, we mean only your birth parents, birth siblings and birth children - alive or deceased. We are only interested in conditions diagnosed by a health professional.

FMH_Q11
Has anyone in your immediate family ever been diagnosed with heart disease (including heart attack or angina)?

Yes
No (Go to FMH_Q13)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to FMH_Q13)
All respondents, excluding where two household members are selected and the respondent is aged 12 to 19 and the two selected respondents are birth siblings

FMH_Q12
What is the youngest age at which a member of your immediate family was first diagnosed with heart disease?

Interviewer: If diagnosed at death, then use age at death.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 130)
Respondents who reported that a member of their immediate family has ever been diagnosed with heart disease

FMH_Q13
Has anyone in your immediate family ever had a stroke?

Yes
No (Go to FMH_Q15)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to FMH_Q15)
All respondents, excluding where two household members are selected and the respondent is aged 12 to 19 and the two selected respondents are birth siblings

FMH_Q14
What is the youngest age at which a member of your immediate family had a stroke?

Interviewer: If diagnosed at death, then use age at death.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 130)
Respondents who reported that a member of their immediate family has ever had a stroke

FMH_Q15
Has anyone in your immediate family ever had high blood pressure, excluding during pregnancy?

Yes
No (Go to FMH_Q17)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to FMH_Q17)
All respondents, excluding where two household members are selected and the respondent is aged 12 to 19 and the two selected respondents are birth siblings

FMH_Q16
What is the youngest age at which a member of your immediate family was first diagnosed with high blood pressure?

Interviewer: If diagnosed at death, then use age at death.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 130)
Respondents who reported that a member of their immediate family has ever had high blood pressure (excluding during pregnancy)

FMH_Q17
Has anyone in your immediate family ever had arthritis?

Yes
No (Go to FMH_Q19)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to FMH_Q19)
All respondents, excluding where two household members are selected and the respondent is aged 12 to 19 and the two selected respondents are birth siblings

FMH_Q18
What is the youngest age at which a member of your immediate family was first diagnosed with arthritis?

Interviewer: If diagnosed at death, then use age at death.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 130)
Respondents who reported that a member of their immediate family has ever had arthritis

FMH_Q19
Has anyone in your immediate family ever had diabetes, excluding during pregnancy?

Yes
No (Go to FMH_Q23)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to FMH_Q23)
All respondents, excluding where two household members are selected and the respondent is aged 12 to 19 and the two selected respondents are birth siblings

FMH_Q21
Was this:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. … insulin dependent diabetes (Type 1)?
2. … non-insulin dependent diabetes (Type 2)?
3. … both?
Respondents who reported that a member of their immediate family has ever had diabetes (excluding during pregnancy)

FMH_Q22
What is the youngest age at which a member of your immediate family was first diagnosed with diabetes?

Interviewer: If diagnosed at death, then use age at death.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 130)
Respondents who reported that a member of their immediate family has ever had diabetes (excluding during pregnancy)

FMH_Q23
Has anyone in your immediate family ever had asthma?

Yes
No (Go to FMH_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to FMH_END)
All respondents, excluding where two household members are selected and the respondent is aged 12 to 19 and the two selected respondents are birth siblings

FMH_Q24
Was it one of your parents that was diagnosed with asthma?

Yes
No
Respondents who reported that a member of their immediate family has ever had asthma

FMH_END

Hepatitis (HEP)

HEP_R11
The next questions are about hepatitis.

HEP_Q12
Hepatitis B vaccinations usually come in a 2 or 3 dose series. Have you received a complete series of hepatitis B vaccines?

Yes
No
If AGE is less than or equal to (Reference Year – 1990) go to HEP_END.
All respondents

HEP_Q13B
Did you receive a blood transfusion in Canada before 1990?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 20 and over at the start of cycle 2 collection

HEP_END

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)

SEX is male or AGE is less than 9 or greater than 39, go to HPV_END.

HPV_R11
The next few questions are about the human papillomavirus or HPV vaccine.

If AGE is greater than 13, go to HPV_Q12.

HPV_R12
An HPV vaccine is offered to girls in many schools across Canada, as early as age 9.

HPV_Q12
Have you ever received the HPV vaccine?

Yes
No (Go to HPV_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HPV_END)
Female respondents aged 9 to 39

HPV_Q13
HPV vaccinations usually come in a 3 dose series. How many doses have you received?

1 dose
2 doses
3 doses
Female respondents aged 9 to 39 who have received the HPV vaccine

HPV_END

Medication use (MED)

MED_R100
Now I’d like to ask a few questions about your use of medications, including prescriptions, over-the-counter medications and herbal products and remedies. We will be collecting the names, drug identification numbers (DINs) and dosages of all the different kinds of medications you are currently taking. It would help us record this information more quickly if you would go and get all the bottles and containers for these products now.

MED_Q100A
In the past month, that is, from [date one month ago] to yesterday, did you take any prescription medications? Prescribed medications could include such things as insulin, nicotine patches and birth control (pills, patches or injections).

Yes
No (Go to MED_Q200A)
Don’t Know (Go to MED_Q200A)
Refused (Go to MED_END)
All respondents

MED_Q100B
How many different prescribed medications did you take?

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 95)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MED_Q200A)
For the first 15 prescription medications identified in MED_Q100B, ask MED_B101A through MED_B101F.
Respondents who took prescription medications during the past month

MED_B101A
Is a Drug Identification Number (DIN) available for the medication?

Interviewer: If necessary, help the respondent to find the DIN on the bottle, tube or box.
1. Yes
2. No (Go to MED_B101D)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took prescription medications during the past month

MED_B101B
What is the DIN of the medication?

Interviewer: Record DIN from the bottle, tube or box.
(insert Drug Identification Number between 00000001 and 99999995)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took prescription medication during the past month
Use trigram search.

If DIN found in DIN_Database, set medication name from DIN_Database.
Otherwise go to MED_B101D.

MED_B101C

Interviewer: The name associated with DIN [number] is [name]. Please confirm.
1. Yes (Go to MED_B101F)
2. No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took prescription medications during the past month

MED_B101D
What is the exact name and dosage of the medication?

Interviewer: Record the exact name and dosage of the medication from the bottle, tube or box.
(insert medication information to a maximum of 80 characters)
Respondents who took prescription medications during the past month
Use trigram search.
If an entry on the source file is found, save the DIN in MED_B101B.
MED_B101D is equal to “Don’t Know” or “Refused”, go to next medication.
If MED_B101D is equal to “Other – Specify”, go to MED_B101E. Otherwise, go to MED_B101F.

MED_B101E
Interviewer: Record the exact name and dosage of the medication from the bottle, tube or box.

(insert medication information to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took prescription medications during the past month

MED_B101F
When was the last time that you took that medication?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Today
2. Yesterday
3. Within the last week
4. Within the last month
5. More than one month ago
Respondents who took prescription medications during the past month

MED_Q200A
In the past month did you take any over-the-counter medications? Over‑the-counter medications could include such things as pain killers, antacids, allergy pills and hydrocortisone creams.

Interviewer: Do not include vitamins and minerals here.
1. Yes
2. No
(Go to MED_Q300A)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MED_Q300A)
All respondents

MED_Q200B
How many different over-the-counter medications did you take?

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 95)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MED_Q300A)
For the first 15 over-the-counter medications identified in MED_Q200B, ask MED_B201A through MED_B201F.
Respondents who took over-the-counter medications during the past month

MED_B201A
Is a Drug Identification Number (DIN) available for the medication?

Interviewer: If necessary, help the respondent to find the DIN on the bottle, tube or box.
1. Yes
2. No (Go to MED_B201D)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took over-the-counter medications during the past month

MED_B201B
What is the DIN of the medication?

Interviewer: Record DIN from the bottle, tube or box.
(insert Drug Identification Number between 00000001 and 99999995)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Use trigram search.
If DIN found in DIN_Database, set medication name from DIN_Database. Otherwise go to MED_B201D.
Respondents who took over-the-counter medications during the past month

MED_B201C
Interviewer: The name associated with DIN [number] is [name]. Please confirm.

Yes (Go to MED_B201F)
No

Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took over-the-counter medications during the past month

MED_B201D
What is the exact name and dosage of the medication?

Interviewer: Record the exact name and dosage of the medication from the bottle, tube or box.
(insert medication information to a maximum of 80 characters)
Use trigram search.
If an entry on the source file is found, save the DIN in MED_B201B.
If MED_B201D is equal to “Don’t Know” or “Refused”, go to next medication.
If MED_B201D is equal to “Other – specify”, go to MED_B201E. Otherwise, go to
MED_B201F.
Respondents who took over-the-counter medications during the past month

MED_B201E

Interviewer: Record the exact name and dosage of the medication from the bottle, tube or box.
(insert medication information to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took over-the-counter medications during the past month

MED_B201F
When was the last time that you took that medication?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Today
2. Yesterday
3. Within the last week
4. Within the last month
5. More than one month ago
Respondents who took over-the-counter medications during the past month

MED_Q300A
There are also many health products and herbal remedies such as vitamins, minerals, fish oils and other oils, and botanical or homeopathic preparations which people use to prevent illness or to improve or maintain their health.
In the past month did you take any health products or herbal remedies?

Yes
No (Go to MED_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MED_END)
All respondents

MED_Q300B
How many different health products or herbal remedies did you take?

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 95)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MED_END)
For the first 15 health products identified in MED_Q300B, ask MED_B301A through MED_B301F.
Respondents who took health products or herbal remedies during the past month

MED_B301A
Is a Drug Identification Number (DIN) available for the health product or herbal remedy?

Interviewer: If necessary, help the respondent to find the DIN on the bottle, tube or box.
1. Yes
2. No (Go to MED_B301D)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took health products or herbal remedies during the past month

MED_B301B
What is the DIN of the health product or herbal remedy?

Interviewer: Record DIN from the bottle, tube or box.
(insert Drug Identification Number between 00000001 and 99999995)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Use trigram search.
If DIN found in DIN_Database, set medication name from DIN_Database. Otherwise go to MED_B301D.
Respondents who took health products or herbal remedies during the past month

MED_B301C

Interviewer: The name associated with DIN [number] is [name]. Please confirm.
1. Yes (Go to MED_B301F)
2. No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took health products or herbal remedies during the past month

MED_B301D
What is the exact name and dosage of the health product or herbal remedy?

Interviewer: Record the exact name and dosage of the health product or herbal remedy from the bottle, tube or box.
(insert health product information to a maximum of 80 characters)
Use trigram search.
If an entry on the source file is found, save the DIN in MED_B301B.
If MED_B301D is equal to “Don’t Know” or “Refused”, go to next medication.
If MED_B301D is equal to “Other – specify”, go to MED_B301E. Otherwise, go to MED_B301F.
Respondents who took health products or herbal remedies during the past month

MED_B301E

Interviewer: Record the exact name and dosage of the health product or herbal remedy from the bottle, tube or box.
(insert health product information to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who took health products or herbal remedies during the past month

MED_B301F
When was the last time that you took that health product or herbal remedy?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Today
2. Yesterday
3. Within the last week
4. Within the last month
5. More than one month ago
Respondents who took health products or herbal remedies during the past month

MED_END

Health utility index (HUI)

If AGE is less than 6, go to HUI_END.

HUI_R01
The next set of questions asks about your day-to-day health. The questions are not about illnesses like colds that affect people for short periods of time. They are concerned with a person’s usual abilities.

You may feel that some of these questions do not apply to you, but it is important that we ask the same questions of everyone.

HUI_Q01
Are you usually able to see (clearly, and without distortion, the words in a book/well enough to read ordinary newsprint) without glasses or contact lenses?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q04)
No
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_END)
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q02
Are you usually able to see (clearly, and without distortion, the words in a book/well enough to read ordinary newsprint) with glasses or contact lenses?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q04)
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to read without glasses or contact lenses

HUI_Q03
Are you able to see at all?

Yes
No (Go to HUI_Q06)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_Q06)
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to read with glasses or contact lenses

HUI_Q04
Are you able to see well enough to recognize a friend on the other side of the street without glasses or contact lenses?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q06)
No
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_Q06)
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q05
Are you usually able to see well enough to recognize a friend on the other side of the street with glasses or contact lenses?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to recognize a friend on the other side of the street without glasses or contact lenses

HUI_Q06
Are you usually able to hear what is said in a group conversation with at least 3 other people without a hearing aid?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q10)
No
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_Q10)
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q07
Are you usually able to hear what is said in a group conversation with at least 3 other people with a hearing aid?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q08)
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to hear what is said in a group conversation without a hearing aid

HUI_Q07A
Are you able to hear at all?

Yes
No (Go to HUI_Q10)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_Q10)
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to hear what is said in a group conversation with a hearing aid

HUI_Q08
Are you usually able to hear what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room without a hearing aid?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q10)
No
Refused (Go to HUI_Q10)
Respondents aged 6 and over with limited hearing

HUI_Q09
Are you usually able to hear what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room with a hearing aid?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over with limited hearing who are not able to hear what is said in a conversation in a quiet room without a hearing aid

HUI_Q10
Are you usually able to be understood completely when speaking with strangers in your own language?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q14)
No
Refused (Go to HUI_Q14)
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q11
Are you able to be understood partially when speaking with strangers?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to be understood completely when speaking with strangers

HUI_Q12
Are you able to be understood completely when speaking with those who know you well?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q14)
No
Refused (Go to HUI_Q14)
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to be understood completely when speaking with strangers

HUI_Q13
Are you able to be understood partially when speaking with those who know you well?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to be understood completely when speaking with those who know them well

HUI_Q14
Are you usually able to walk around the neighbourhood without difficulty and without mechanical support such as braces, a cane or crutches?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q21)
No
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_Q21)
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q15
Are you able to walk at all?

Yes
No (Go to HUI_Q18)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_Q18)
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to walk without difficulty or mechanical support

HUI_Q16
Do you require mechanical support such as braces, a cane or crutches to be able to walk around the neighbourhood?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who walk with difficulty

HUI_Q17
Do you require the help of another person to be able to walk?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who walk with difficulty

HUI_Q18
Do you require a wheelchair to get around?

Yes
No (Go to HUI_Q21)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_Q21)
Respondents aged 6 and over who walk with difficulty

HUI_Q19
How often do you use a wheelchair?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Always
2. Often
3. Sometimes
4. Never
Respondents aged 6 and over who require a wheelchair to get around

HUI_Q20
Do you need the help of another person to get around in the wheelchair?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who require a wheelchair to get around

HUI_Q21
Are you usually able to grasp and handle small objects such as a pencil or scissors?

Yes (Go to HUI_Q25)
No
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_Q25)
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q22
Do you require the help of another person because of limitations in the use of hands or fingers?

Yes
No (Go to HUI_Q24)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_Q24)
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to grasp and handle small objects

HUI_Q23
Do you require the help of another person with:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. … some tasks?
2. … most tasks?
3. … almost all tasks?
4. … all tasks?
Respondents aged 6 and over who require the help of another person because of limitations in the use of hands or fingers

HUI_Q24
Do you require special equipment, for example, devices to assist in dressing, because of limitations in the use of hands or fingers?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not able to grasp and handle small objects

HUI_Q25
Would you describe yourself as being usually:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. … happy and interested in life?
2. … somewhat happy?
3. … somewhat unhappy?
4. … unhappy with little interest in life?
5. … so unhappy that life is not worthwhile?
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q26
How would you describe your usual ability to remember things?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Able to remember most things
2. Somewhat forgetful
3. Very forgetful
4. Unable to remember anything at all
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q27
How would you describe your usual ability to think and solve day-to-day problems?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Able to think clearly and solve problems
2. Having a little difficulty
3. Having some difficulty
4. Having a great deal of difficulty
5. Unable to think or solve problems
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q28
Are you usually free of pain or discomfort?

Yes (Go to HUI_END)
No
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HUI_END)
Respondents aged 6 and over

HUI_Q29
How would you describe the usual intensity of your pain or discomfort?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Mild
2. Moderate
3. Severe
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not usually free of pain or discomfort

HUI_Q30
How many activities does your pain or discomfort prevent?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. None
2. A few
3. Some
4. Most
Respondents aged 6 and over who are not usually free of pain or discomfort

HUI_END

Request for parent to leave (RPL)

If AGE is less than 12 or greater than 19, go to RPL_END.

RPL_N11

Interviewer: Is the parent or guardian in the room with the youth?
1. Yes
2. No (Go to RPL_END)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 12 to 19

RPL_R12
The next set of questions deal with some sensitive topics such as smoking, drug use and sexual behaviour. To obtain honest and accurate answers, it is best when these questions are answered in private.

RPL_Q13
Interviewer: Read to parent or guardian.
Would you please leave the room for a few minutes? We will let you know when we have finished these questions and you will be welcome to return.

Interviewer: Is the selected respondent now alone?
1. Yes
2. No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Parent or guardian of respondents aged 12 to 19

RPL_END

Smoking (SMK)

If AGE is less than 12, go to SMK_END.

SMK_R11
Now, I am going to ask you about cigarette smoking. By cigarettes, we mean both ready-made cigarettes and ones you roll yourself, excluding cigars, cigarillos, marijuana or pipes.

SMK_Q11
In your lifetime, have you smoked a total of 100 or more cigarettes (about 4 packs)?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 12 and over

SMK_Q12
At the present time, do you smoke cigarettes daily, occasionally or not at all?

Daily
Occasionally
Not at all
Respondents aged 12 and over
If SMK_Q11 is equal to 2 (No) and SMK_Q12 is equal to 3 (Not at all), go to SMK_Q60.
If SMK_Q11 is equal to “Don’t Know” or “Refused” and SMK_Q12 is equal to “Don’t Know” or “Refused”, go to SMK_Q60

SMK_R21
The next questions are about your smoking history. To begin, a question
about when you started smoking. You may find it helpful to think back to what you were doing or who you were with when you started smoking.

SMK_Q21
At what age did you smoke your first whole cigarette?

Interviewer: Minimum is 5; maximum is AGE.
(insert respondent answer between 5 and 79)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime or are currently smoking

SMK_R22
Now I’d like to know about changes in your smoking pattern from the time you smoked your first whole cigarette until today.

SMK_Q22
How old were you when you started smoking at least 1 cigarette a month?

Interviewer: Minimum is age smoked first whole cigarette [SMK_Q21]; maximum is AGE. If the respondent never smoked at least one cigarette a month, enter "0".
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime or are currently smoking
If SMK_Q22 is equal to 0, “Don’t Know” or “Refused”, go to SMK_Q60.

SMK_Q23
When you started smoking, how many days in a typical month did you smoke at least one cigarette?

Interviewer: If the respondent smoked every day or daily, enter "31".
If the respondent smoked 30 days in a month, ask if this means every day. If so, enter "31". If not, enter "30".
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 31)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime or are currently smoking

SMK_Q24
(When you started smoking,) how many cigarettes did you usually smoke each day?

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 95)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lifetime or are currently smoking
If SMK_Q12 is equal to 1 (Daily) or 2 (Occasionally), go to SMK_R25.
Otherwise, go to SMK_Q31.

SMK_R25
Next, a question about cigarette brand names. By brand name I mean the name on the package of cigarettes, including size and strength, such as King Size, Regular, Mild or Extra Mild.

SMK_Q25
What brand of cigarettes do you currently smoke?

Interviewer: If necessary, probe for cigarette strength and size.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Use trigram search
Respondents aged 12 and over who are currently smoking daily or occasionally
If SMK_Q25 is equal to “Other”, go to SMK_S25.
Otherwise, go to SMK_Q31.

SMK_S25

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 12 and over who are currently smoking daily or occasionally

SMK_Q31
If SMK_Q12 does not equal 1 (Daily), go to SMK_Q41.

How many cigarettes do you smoke each day now?
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 95)
Respondents aged 12 and over who currently smoke daily
If SMK_Q31 does not equal "EMPTY", go to SMK_Q51. If SMK_Q12 is equal to 2 (occasionally), go to SMK_Q41. Otherwise, go to SMK_Q51.

SMK_Q41
On the days that you smoke, how many cigarettes do you usually smoke?

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 95)
Respondents aged 12 and over who currently smoke daily or occasionally

SMK_Q42
In the past month, on how many days have you smoked 1 or more
cigarettes?

(insert respondent answer between 0 and 31)
Respondents aged 12 and over who currently smoke daily or occasionally

SMK_Q51
If SMK_Q12 is equal to 1 (daily) and SMK_Q23 is equal to 31 (number of days in a month), go to SMK_Q54. Otherwise, if SMK_Q12 is equal to 1 (daily) and SMK_Q23 is less than 31 (number of days in a month), go to SMK_Q52.

Have you ever smoked cigarettes daily?

Yes
No (Go to SMK_ Q60)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SMK_ Q60)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have smoked a total of 100 or more cigarettes during their lifetime, or who are currently smoking occasionally

SMK_Q52
At what age did you begin to smoke (cigarettes) daily?

Interviewer: Minimum is SMK_Q22; maximum is AGE.
(insert respondent answer between 5 and 79)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have smoked a total of 100 or more cigarettes during their lifetime or who are currently smoking occasionally

SMK_Q53
How many cigarettes did you usually smoke each day?

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 95)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have smoked a total of 100 or more cigarettes during their lifetime or who are currently smoking occasionally

SMK_Q54
If SMK_Q12 is equal to 1 (daily), go to SMK_Q60.

At what age did you stop smoking cigarettes completely / daily?
(insert respondent answer between 5 and 79)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have smoked a total of 100 or more cigarettes during their lifetime or who are currently smoking occasionally

SMK_Q60
In the past month, have you smoked cigars or a pipe or used snuff or chewing tobacco?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 12 and over

SMK_END

Alcohol use (ALC)

If AGE is less than 12, go to ALC_END.

ALC_R11
Now, some questions about your alcohol consumption.
When we use the word "drink" it means:

one bottle or can of beer or a glass of draft
one glass of wine or a wine cooler
one drink or cocktail with 1 and a 1/2 ounces of liquor.

ALC_Q11
During the past 12 months, that is, from [date one year ago] to yesterday, have you had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage?

Yes
No (Go to ALC_Q17)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to ALC_END)
Respondents aged 12 and over

ALC_Q12
During the past 12 months, how often did you drink alcoholic beverages?

Less than once a month
Once a month
2 to 3 times a month
Once a week
2 to 3 times a week
4 to 6 times a week
Every day
Respondents aged 12 and over who have had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage during the past 12 months

ALC_Q13
How often in the past 12 months have you had 5 or more drinks on one occasion?

Never
Less than once a month
Once a month
2 to 3 times a month
Once a week
More than once a week
Respondents aged 12 and over who have had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage during the past 12 months

ALC_Q14
Thinking back over the past week, that is, from [date one week ago] to yesterday, did you have a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage?

Yes
No (Go to ALC_Q19)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to ALC_Q19)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage during the past 12 months

ALC_Q15
Starting with yesterday, how many drinks did you have?

Sunday? (insert respondent answer between 0 and 95)
Monday? (insert respondent answer between 0 and 95)
Tuesday? (insert respondent answer between 0 and 95)
Wednesday? (insert respondent answer between 0 and 95)
Thursday? (insert respondent answer between 0 and 95)
Friday? (insert respondent answer between 0 and 95)
Saturday? (insert respondent answer between 0 and 95)
Note: Ask ALC_Q15 seven times, once for each day of the week, working backwards from yesterday (for example Monday, Sunday, etc.).
Respondents aged 12 and over who have had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage during the past week
If Refused on first day, go to ALC_Q19.

ALC_Q16
Is the amount you drank over the last week more, about the same, or less compared to most weeks?

More
About the same
Less
Go to ALC_Q19
Respondents aged 12 and over who have had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage during the past week

ALC_Q17
Have you ever had a drink?

Yes
No (Go to ALC_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to ALC_END)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have not had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage during the past 12 months

ALC_Q18
Did you ever regularly drink more than 12 drinks a week?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 12 and over who have ever had a drink, but who have not had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage during the past 12 months

ALC_Q19
Not counting small sips, how old were you when you started drinking alcoholic beverages?

Interviewer: Drinking does not include having a few sips of wine for religious purposes.
(insert respondent answer between 5 and 79)
Respondents aged 12 and over who have ever had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage

ALC_END

Illicit drug use (IDU)

If proxy interview or AGE is less than 14, go to IDU_END.

IDU_R11
Now I am going to ask you some questions about your use of drugs and other substances for recreational purposes. I would like to remind you that everything you say will remain strictly confidential.

IDU_Q11
Have you ever used or tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish?

Yes
No
Refused (Go to IDU_END)
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over

IDU_Q12
Have you ever used prescription drugs for recreational purposes?

Yes
No
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over

IDU_Q13
Have you ever used or tried street drugs such as cocaine, speed, solvents or steroids?

Yes
No (Go to IDU_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to IDU_END)
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over

IDU_Q14
Have you ever injected drugs?

Yes
No (Go to IDU_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to IDU_END)
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have ever used or tried street drugs

IDU_Q15
Have you ever lent injection equipment to another person?

Yes
No
Refused (Go to IDU_END)
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have ever used or tried street drugs, who have ever injected drugs

IDU_Q16
Have you ever borrowed injection equipment from another person (excluding needle exchange programs)?

Yes
No
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have ever used or tried street drugs, who have ever injected drugs

IDU_END

Sexual behaviour (SXB)

If AGE is less than 14 or if proxy interview, go to SXB_END.

SXB_R11
I would like to ask you a few questions about sexual behaviour. We ask these questions because sexual behaviours can have very important and long-lasting effects on personal health. You can be assured that anything you say will remain confidential.

SXB_Q11
Have you ever had sexual intercourse?

Yes
No (Go to SXB_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SXB_END)
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over

SXB_Q12
In the past 12 months, have you had sexual intercourse?

Yes
No (Go to SXB_Q21)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SXB_END)
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have ever had sexual intercourse

SXB_Q13
With how many different partners?

1 partner
2 partners
3 partners
4 or more partners
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have had sexual intercourse during the past 12 months

SXB_Q21
Have you ever been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease?

Yes
No (Go to SXB_Q23)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SXB_Q23)
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have ever had sexual intercourse

SXB_Q22
Which sexually transmitted disease(s) have you been diagnosed with?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
2. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)
3. Chlamydia
4. Genital Herpes (Herpes Simplex Type II)
5. Syphilis
6. Gonorrhoea
7. Genital Warts (Human Papilloma Virus or HPV)
8. Venereal disease
9. Hepatitis B
10. Other – Specify (Go to SXB_S22)
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have ever been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease

Go to SXB_END.

SXB_S22

Interviewer: Specify
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have ever been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease

SXB_Q23
If SXB_Q12 does not equal 1 or if MSWC_Q02 is equal to (1 (Married) or 2 (Common-law)) and SXB_Q13 is equal to 1 (one partner), go to SXB_END.

Did you or your partner use a condom the last time you had sexual intercourse?

Yes
No
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have had sexual intercourse with more than one partner in the past 12 months

SXB_Q24
Do you or your partner usually use a condom when you have sexual intercourse?

Yes
No
Non-proxy respondents aged 14 and over who have had sexual intercourse with more than one partner in the past 12 months

SXB_END

Pap Smear Questions (PAP)

If proxy interview or SEX_Q01 is male or AGE is less than 14, go to PAP_END.

PAP_Q11
Now a few questions about PAP tests.

Have you ever had a PAP smear test?
1. Yes
2. No (Go to PAP_Q13)
  Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PAP_END)
  Non-proxy female respondents aged 14 and over

PAP_Q12
When was the last time?

Less than 6 months ago (Go to PAP_END)
6 months to less than 1 year ago (Go to PAP_END)
1 year to less than 3 years ago (Go to PAP_END)
3 years to less than 5 years ago
5 or more years ago
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PAP_END)
Non-proxy female respondents aged 14 and over who have ever had a pap smear test

PAP_Q13
What are the reasons that you have not had a PAP smear test in the past 3 years?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. Have not gotten around to it
2. Respondent - did not think it was necessary
3. Doctor - did not think it was necessary
4. Personal or family responsibilities
5. Not available - at time required
6. Not available - at all in the area
7. Waiting time was too long
8. Transportation - problems
9. Language - problem
10. Cost
11. Did not know where to go/uninformed
12. Fear (e.g. painful, embarrassing, find something wrong)
13. Have had a hysterectomy
14. Hate/dislike having one done
15. Unable to leave the house because of a health problem
16. Other - Specify (Go to PAP_S13)
Non-proxy female respondents aged 14 and over who have never had a pap smear test or who have not had a test in the past 3 years

Go to PAP_END

PAP_S13

Interviewer: Specify
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Non-proxy female respondents aged 14 and over who have never had a pap smear test or who have not had a test in the past 3 years

PAP_END

Maternal breastfeeding (MBF)

If AGE is less than 14 or SEX is male or SXB_Q11 is equal to 2 (never had sexual intercourse) or proxy interview, go to MBF_END.

MBF_R11
Now some questions about giving birth and breastfeeding experiences.

MBF_Q11
Have you ever given birth?

Yes
No (Go to MBF_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MBF_END)
Non-proxy female respondents aged 14 and over who have had sexual intercourse

MBF_Q12
How many live births have you had (excluding stillborns and miscarriages)?

Interviewer: Enter number of births.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 15)
Non-proxy female respondents aged 14 and over who have given birth
If MBF_Q12 is equal to 0, “Don’t Know” or “Refused” go to MBF_END.
For each birth identified in MBF_Q12, ask MBF_Q21 and MBF_Q22.

MBF_Q21
Did you breastfeed your baby?

Yes
No (Go to MBF_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to MBF_END)
Non-proxy female respondents aged 14 and over who have had a live birth

MBF_Q22
For how long did you breastfeed your baby?

Less than 1 week
1 to 2 weeks
3 to 4 weeks
5 to 8 weeks
9 weeks to less than 12 weeks
3 months (12 weeks to less than 16 weeks)
4 months (16 weeks to less than 20 weeks)
5 months (20 weeks to less than 24 weeks)
6 months (24 weeks to less than 28 weeks)
7 to 9 months
10 to 12 months
More than 1 year
Non-proxy female respondents aged 14 and over who breastfed their baby

MBF_END

Request for parent to return (RPR)

If AGE is less than 12 or greater than 19 or if RPL_Q13 is equal to 2 (respondent not alone), go to RPR_END.

RPR_R11
We have now finished the sensitive questions. If your parent or guardian is available, please ask him or her to rejoin us now.

RPR_N11

Interviewer: Is the parent or guardian in the room?
1. Yes
2. No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 12 to 19 whose parent or guardian is not in the room

RPR_END

Request for child to leave (RCL)

If AGE is greater than 17 or (RPL_N11 is equal to 1 and RPR_N11 is equal to 2), go to RCL_END.

RCL_N11

Interviewer: Is the child in the room?
1. Yes
2. No (Go to RCL_END)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

RCL_R12

If proxy interview Interviewer: Read to parent or guardian.
It is best when this next set of questions is answered by an adult in private.
Else Interviewer: Read to respondent.
This next set of questions deals with topics that are best answered by your parent or guardian in private. Please ask your parent or guardian to come and answer these next questions.
If AGE is less than 12, go to RCL_Q13.

RCL_N12

Interviewer: Is the parent or guardian available to answer the next questions?
1. Yes
2. No (Go to RCL_END)
Respondents aged 12 to 17

RCL_Q13

If proxy interview

Could [Respondent name] please leave the room while we complete these questions? We will let him know when we have finished these questions and he may return.
Else
Would you please leave the room so that your parent or guardian may answer these questions in private? We will let you know when we have finished these questions and at that time we would like you to return.
Interviewer: Has the child left the room?
1. Yes
2. No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Parent or guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

RCL_END

Pregnancy information (PRG)

If AGE is greater than 11 or Person Providing Information is not a birth or biological parent, go to PRG_END.

PRG_R11
Next some question about your pregnancy with your child.

PRG_Q11
Did you smoke during your pregnancy with him?

Yes
No (Go to PRG_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to PRG_END)
Birth or biological parent of child respondent less than 12 years of age

PRG_Q12
How many cigarettes per day did you smoke?

Interviewer: Enter number of cigarettes.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 95)
Birth or biological parent of child respondent less than 12 years of age whose biological mother smoked while pregnant with respondent

PRG_Q13
At what stage in your pregnancy did you smoke this amount?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. During the first three months
2. During the second three months
3. During the third three months
4. Throughout
Birth or biological parent of child respondent less than 12 years of age whose biological mother smoked while pregnant with respondent

PRG_END

Birth information (BIR)

If AGE is greater than 11 or person providing information is not a parent or guardian of the respondent, go to BIR_END.

BIR_R11
The following questions concern your child’s birth.

BIR_Q11
How much did he weigh at birth?

Interviewer: Record the reporting unit.
1. Pounds and Ounces
2. 2 Grams (Go to BIR_N14)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to BIR_Q21)
Parent or guardian of child respondent less than 12 years of age

BIR_N12

Interviewer: Enter pounds only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 20)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

BIR_N13

Interviewer: Enter ounces only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 15)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Go to BIR_Q21

BIR_N14

Interviewer: Enter grams.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 9995)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.

BIR_Q21
Was he born before, after or on the due date?

1 Before the due date
After the due date
On the due date (Go to BIR_Q23)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to BIR_Q23)
Parent or guardian of child respondent less than 12 years of age

BIR_Q22
How many days before or after the due date was he born?

Interviewer: If less then one day, enter "0".
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 105)
Parent or guardian of child respondent less than 12 years of age born before or after due date

BIR_Q23
Was this a single birth, or was it twins or triplets?

Single birth
Twins
Triplets
More than triplets
Parent or guardian of child respondent less than 12 years of age

BIR_Q24
Was he admitted to a special neonatal unit or an intensive care unit immediately following birth, before he left the hospital?

Yes
No (Go to BIR_Q26)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to BIR_Q26)
Parent or guardian of child respondent less than 12 years of age

BIR_Q25
For how many days, in total, was this care received?

Interviewer: If less than one day, enter "0".
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 995)
Parent or guardian of child respondent less than 12 years of age whose child was admitted to a special neonatal unit or an intensive care unit immediately following birth

BIR_Q26
How old were you when he was born?

Interviewer: Minimum is 12; maximum is 59.
(insert respondent answer between 12 and 59)
Parent or guardian of child respondent less than 12 years of age

BIR_END

Breastfeeding information (BRI)

If AGE is greater than 11 or person providing the information is not a birth or biological parent of the respondent, go to BRI_END.

BRI_Q11
Did you breastfeed him as an infant, even if only for a short period of time?

Yes
No (Go to BRI_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to BRI_END)
Birth or biological parent of child respondent less than 12 years of age

BRI_Q12
For how long did you breastfeed?

Less than one week
1 to 2 weeks
3 to 4 weeks
5 to 8 weeks
9 to less than 12 weeks
3 to 6 months
7 to 9 months
10 to 12 months
More than 1 year
Birth or biological parent of child respondent less than 12 years of age whose child was breastfed by his/her biological mother as an infant

BRI_Q13
For how long was he fed only breast milk?

Interviewer: Water, tea, juice or other liquids are not to be included.
Medication and vitamins can be included.
1. Less than one week
2. 1 to 2 weeks
3. 3 to 4 weeks
4. 5 to 8 weeks
5. 9 to less than 12 weeks
6. 3 to 6 months
7. More than 6 months
Birth or biological parent of child respondent less than 12 years of age whose child was breastfed by his/her biological mother as an infant

Strengths and difficulties (SDQ) © Robert Goodman

If AGE is between 6 and 11, or (if AGE is between 12 and 17 and (RCL_N11 is equal to 2 or RCL_N12 is equal to 1)), go to SDQ_R11. Otherwise, go to SDQ_END.

SDQ_R11
Now I’m going to read a series of statements. Please tell me if the statement is "Not true", "Somewhat true" or "Certainly true". It would help us if you answered all of the questions as best you can even if you are not absolutely certain. Please give your answers on the basis of your child’s behaviour over the last six months.

SDQ_Q11
He is considerate of other people’s feelings.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Refused (Go to SDQ_END)
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q12
He is restless, overactive, cannot stay still for long.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q13
He often complains of headaches, stomach aches or sickness.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q14
He shares readily with other children/youth, for example toys, treats pencils / CD’s, games, food.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q15
He often loses his temper.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q16
He is rather solitary child, prefers to play alone. /He would rather be alone than with other youth.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q17
He is generally well behaved, usually does what adults request.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q18
He has many worries or often seems worried.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17
He is helpful if someone is hurt, upset, or feeling ill.

SDQ_Q19
He is helpful if someone is hurt, upset, or feeling ill.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q20
He is constantly fidgeting or squirming.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q21
He has at least one good friend.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q22
He often fights with other children/youth or bullies them.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q23
He is often unhappy, depressed or tearful.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q24
He is generally liked by other children/youth.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q25
He is easily distracted, his concentration wanders.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q26
He is nervous or clingy in new situations, easily loses confidence.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q27
He is kind to younger children.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q28
He often lies or cheats.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q29
He is picked on or bullied by other children/youth.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q30
He often offers to help others (parents, teachers, other children).

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q31
He thinks things out before acting.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q32
He steals from home, school or elsewhere.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q33
He gets along better with adults than with other children/youth.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q34
He has many fears, is easily scared.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_Q35
He has a good attention span, sees chores or homework through to the end.

Not true
Somewhat true
Certainly true
Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

SDQ_END

Request for child to return (RCR)

If AGE is less than 18 and RCL_N11 is equal to 1 and RCL_Q13 is equal to 1, go to RCR_R11. Otherwise, go to RCR_END.

RCR_R11
We have now finished this set of questions.

If AGE is less than 12:
He may return now if he wishes. He may help answer the remaining questions.
Else:
[Respondent name] should return now to answer the remaining questions in the survey. You may wish to remain in the room or close by to provide assistance to him if needed.

RCR_N11

Interviewer: Has the child returned to the room?
1. Yes
2. No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.Parent of guardian of child respondent aged 6 to 17

RCR_END

Exposure to second-hand smoke (ETS)

ETS_R11
The next questions are about exposure to second-hand smoke. Second‑hand smoke includes the smoke that smokers exhale and the smoke from burning cigarettes.

If two persons selected in the household and age of current respondent is greater than 11, go to ETS_Q13.

ETS_Q11
Including both household members and regular visitors, does anyone smoke inside this home, every day or almost every day?

Interviewer: Include cigarettes, cigars and pipes.
1. Yes
2. No (Go to ETS_Q14)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to ETS_END)
One respondent per household

ETS_Q12
How many people smoke inside this home every day or almost every day?

Interviewer: Include household members and regular visitors.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 15)
One respondent per household in a home where someone smokes every day or almost every day

ETS_Q12B
Which of the following tobacco products are smoked inside this home?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.
1. ...cigarettes
2. ...cigarillos or little cigars
3. ...all other types of cigars
4. ...pipes
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to ETS_Q13)
One respondent per household in a home where someone smokes every day or almost every day

ETS_Q12C
If ETS_Q12B does not equal 1, go to ETS_Q12D.
On a typical day, how many cigarettes are smoked inside this home?

Interviewer: There are about 20 cigarettes in a pack
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 995)
One respondent per household in a home where someone smokes every day or almost every day who indicated that cigarettes are smoked inside the home

ETS_Q12D
If ETS_Q12B does not equal 2, go to ETS_Q12E.
On a typical day, how many cigarillos or little cigars are smoked inside this home?

Interviewer: There are about 20 cigarillos/little cigars in a pack.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 995)
One respondent per household in a home where someone smokes every day or almost every day who indicated that cigarillos or little cigars are smoked inside the home

ETS_Q12E
If ETS_Q12B does not equal 3, go to ETS_Q12F.
On a typical day, how many cigars are smoked inside this home?

(insert respondent answer between 0 and 995)
One respondent per household in a home where someone smokes every day or almost every day who indicated that cigars are smoked inside the home

ETS_Q12F
If ETS_Q12B does not equal 4, go to ETS_Q13.
On a typical day, what is the total period of time that at least one person is smoking a pipe inside this home?

Interviewer: Include the time only once even if more than one person is smoking a pipe at the same time.
1. Less than 1 hour
2. 1 to 2 hours
3. 3 to 5 hours
4. More than 5 hours
One respondent per household in a home where someone smokes every day or almost every day who indicated that pipes are smoked inside the home

ETS_Q13
Overall, in the past month were you exposed to second-hand smoke inside this home? If you are a smoker, do not consider your own smoke.

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. … every day?
2. … almost every day?
3. … at least once a week?
4. … at least once in the past month?
5. … never?
Respondents in a home where someone smokes every day or almost every day

ETS_Q14
In the past month, were you exposed to second-hand smoke, every day or almost every day, in a car or other private vehicle?

Yes
No
All respondents

ETS_Q15
(In the past month,) were you exposed to second-hand smoke, every day or almost every day, in public places (such as bars, restaurants, shopping malls, arenas, bingo halls, bowling alleys)?

Yes
No
All respondents
If GEN_Q16 is equal to 1 (worked at a job or business during the past 12 months), go to ETS_Q16. Otherwise, go to ETS_Q17.

ETS_Q16
(In the past month,) were you exposed to second-hand smoke every day or almost every day at your place of work?

Yes
No
Respondents who worked at a job or a business during the past 12 months

ETS_Q17
Overall, excluding inside your own home, in the past month were you exposed to second-hand smoke? If you are a smoker, do not consider your own smoke.

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. … every day?
2. … almost every day?
3. … at least once a week?
4. … at least once in the past month?
5. … never?
All respondents

ETS_END

Housing characteristics (HSC)

HSC_R11
Now I’m going to ask you some questions about this home.

If two persons selected in the household and age of current respondent is greater than 11 go to HSC_Q12.

HSC_Q11
How old is this home? Is it:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. If necessary state: (If you do not know the exact age, please provide an estimate)
1. … less than 10 years old?
2. … 10 years old to less than 20?
3. … 20 years old to less than 30?
4. … 30 years old to less than 40?
5. … 40 years old to less than 50?
6. … 50 or more years old?
Refused (Go to HSC_END)
One respondent per household

HSC_Q12
How long have you lived in this home?

Interviewer: Minimum is 0; maximum is AGE.
If less than one year enter "0".
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 79)
If two persons selected in the household and age of current respondent is greater than 11 go to HSC_END.
All respondents

HSC_Q12B
Excluding the basement and garage, what is the approximate area of this home in square feet or square metres? Would you say it is...?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. 600 sq. ft (55 square metres) or less
2. 601 to 1,000 sq. ft (56 to 95 square metres)
3. 1,001 to 2,000 sq. ft (96 to 185 square metres)
4. 2,001 to 3,000 sq. ft (186 to 280 square metres)
5. 3,001 to 4,000 sq. ft (281 to 371 square metres)
6. 4,001 sq. ft (372 square metres) or more
One respondent per household

HSC_Q13
What is the main source of heat in this home?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. Oil furnace
2. Gas furnace
3. Electric heat
4. Wood-burning stove
5. Wood-burning fireplace
6. Gas fireplace
7. Other - Specify (Go to HSC_S13)
Go to HSC_Q31.
One respondent per household

HSC_S13

Interviewer: Specify
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
One respondent per household

HSC_Q31
In the past month, that is from [date one month ago] to yesterday, were any chemicals used to treat this home to control roaches, ants or termites, or were any insecticides used on indoor house plants?

Yes
No (Go to HSC_Q37)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HSC_Q37)
One respondent per household

HSC_Q33
In which area(s) of this home were these products used?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. Living room
2. Family room
3. Dining room
4. Kitchen
5. Bathroom(s)
6. Bedroom(s)
7. Other rooms (den, play room, rec room, etc.)
8. Outside (foundation of building)
9. Entire home
One respondent per household where chemicals were used to treat the home to control roaches, ants or termites, or where insecticides were used on indoor house plants

HSC_Q34
(In the past month,) When these chemical products were used to treat this home, how many times did someone living in this home personally apply these products?

Interviewer: Minimum is 0; maximum is 30.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 30)
One respondent per household where chemicals were used to treat the home to control roaches, ants or termites, or where insecticides were used on indoor house plants

HSC_Q35
(In the past month, when these chemical products were used to treat this home,) How many times did a professional exterminator apply these products?

Interviewer: Minimum is 0; maximum is 30.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 30)
One respondent per household where chemicals were used to treat the home to control roaches, ants or termites, or where insecticides were used on indoor house plants

HSC_Q36
(In the past month, when these chemical products were used to treat this home,) How many times did someone other than a professional or household member apply these products? (For example: a neighbour or relative living outside this home)

Interviewer: Minimum is 0; maximum is 30.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 30)
One respondent per household where chemicals were used to treat the home to control roaches, ants or termites, or where insecticides were used on indoor house plants

HSC_Q37
In the past month, were any chemicals used in this home to control head lice on family members or fleas on pets?

Yes
No
One respondent per household

HSC_Q41
(In the past month,) Did anyone treat the lawn or yard of this home, or the surrounding fields, woods or orchards with chemical products to kill insects or weeds, or to control plant diseases?

Yes
No (Go to HSC_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HSC_END)
One respondent per household

HSC_Q42
(In the past month,) When these chemical products were used to treat the area around this home, how many times did someone living in this home personally apply these products?

Interviewer: Minimum is 0; maximum is 30.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 30)
One respondent per household where the lawn, surrounding fields, woods or orchards were treated with chemical products to kill insects or weeds, or to control plant diseases

HSC_Q43
(In the past month, when these chemical products were used to treat the area around this home,) How many times did a professional apply these products?

Interviewer: Minimum is 0; maximum is 30.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 30)
One respondent per household where the lawn, surrounding fields, woods or orchards were treated with chemical products to kill insects or weeds, or to control plant diseases

HSC_Q44
(In the past month, when these chemical products were used to treat the area around this home,) How many times did someone other than a professional or household member apply these products? (For example: a neighbour or relative living outside this home)

Interviewer: Minimum is 0; maximum is 30.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 30)
One respondent per household where the lawn, surrounding fields, woods or orchards were treated with chemical products to kill insects or weeds, or to control plant diseases

HSC_END

Hobbies (HOB)

HOB_R11
Now some questions about activities you may have done recently.

HOB_Q11
If the respondent is less than 12:

In the past 3 months, that is from [date three months ago] to yesterday, have you done any of the following in your leisure time or at school? For children this can include watching or helping a relative as well as participating themselves.

If the respondent is between 12 and 19:

In the past 3 months, that is from [date three months ago] to yesterday, have you done any of the following in your leisure time or at school?
Else:
In the past 3 months, that is from [date three months ago] to yesterday,
have you done any of the following in your leisure time that is outside of
work?
Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.
1. Arts using paints, glazes, finger paints, water colours, crayons
2. Pottery and ceramics using a kiln
3. Model making using glues, solders, paints or metals
4. Making fishing sinkers or weights
5. Welding or soldering
6. Auto repairs
7. Electronics assembly, repairs of components
8. Plumbing
9. Refinishing furniture
10. Woodworking
11. None (Go to HOB_END)
  Don’t Know, Refused (Go to HOB_END)
For each activity identified in HOB_Q11, ask HOB_B12 and HOB_Q12.
All respondents

HOB_B12
(In the past three months,) How often did you usually [identified activity]? (For example: twice a day, three times a week, once a month)

Interviewer: Enter amount only.
(insert respondent answer between 0 and 500)
0, Don’t Know, Refused (Go to next activity)
Interviewer: Select the reporting period.
1. Per day
2. Per week
3. Per month
4. Per year
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents who participated in an activity during the past 3 months

HOB_Q12
About how much time do you spend on each occasion?

Less than 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
61 to 90 minutes
More than an hour and a half
Respondents who participated in an activity during the past 3 months

HOB_END

Labour force (LBF)

AGE is less than 15 or greater than 75, go to LBF_END.

LBF_R01
The next few questions concern your activities in the last 7 days. By the last 7 days, I mean beginning [date one week ago] and ending yesterday.

LBF_Q01
Last week, did you work at a job or a business? Please include part-time jobs, seasonal work, contract work, self-employment, baby-sitting and any other paid work, regardless of the number of hours worked.

Yes (Go to LBF_Q03)
No
Permanently unable to work (Go to LBF_R21)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to LBF_END)
Respondents aged 15 to 75

LBF_Q02
Last week, did you have a job or business from which you were absent?

Yes
No (Go to LBF_Q11)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to LBF_END)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who did not work at a job or business during the previous week

LBF_Q03
Did you have more than one job or business last week?

Yes
No
Go to LBF_R31
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week

LBF_Q11
In the past 4 weeks, did you do anything to find work?

Yes (Go to LBF_R21)
No
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to LBF_R21)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who did not work at a job or business during the previous week

LBF_Q13
What is the main reason that you are not currently working at a job or business?

Own illness or disability
Caring for - own children
Caring for - elder relatives
Pregnancy (females only)
Other personal or family responsibilities
Vacation
School or educational leave
Retired
Believes no work available (in area or suited to skills)
Other - Specify (Go to LBF_S13)
Go to LBF_Q14.
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who did not work at a job or business during the previous week and who did nothing to find work in the previous 4 weeks

LBF_S13

Interviewer: Specify
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who did not work at a job or business during the previous week and who did nothing to find work in the previous 4 weeks who stated “other” as the main reason they are not currently working at a job or business

LBF_Q14
If LBF_Q13 does not equal 1 (Own illness or disability), go to LBF_R21.

Is this due to your physical health, to your emotional or mental health, to your use of alcohol or drugs, or to another reason?

Physical health
Emotional or mental health (including stress)
Use of alcohol or drugs
Another reason
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who did not work at a job or business during the previous week and who did nothing to find work in the previous 4 weeks and stated the main reason as own illness or disability

LBF_R21
Now some questions about jobs or employment which you have hadduring the past 12 months, that is, from [date one year ago] to yesterday.

LBF_Q21
Did you work at a job or a business at any time in the past 12 months?
Please include part-time jobs, seasonal work, contract work, self-employment, baby-sitting and any other paid work, regardless of the number of hours worked.

Yes (Go to LBF_Q23)
No
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who were permanently unable to work or who did not work at a job or business during the previous week

LBF_Q22
If LBF_Q11 is equal to 1, go to LBF_Q71.

During the past 12 months, did you do anything to find work?

Yes (Go to LBF_Q71)
No
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who did not work at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months and who did not try to find work during the previous 4 weeks

Go to LBF_END

LBF_Q23
During that 12 months, did you work at more than one job or business at the same time?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who were permanently unable to work, or who did not work at a job or business during the previous week, but were employed at some point during the previous 12 months

LBF_R31
The next questions are about your [current job or business/most recent job or business].

If the respondent currently holds more than one job or if the last time he worked it was at more than one job:
Interviewer: Report on the job for which the number of hours worked per week is the greatest.

LBF_Q31
[Are/Were] you an employee or self-employed?

Employee (Go to LBF_Q33)
Self-employed
Working in a family business without pay (Go to LBF_Q33)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to LBF_Q33)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business any time during the previous 12 months

LBF_Q31A
[Do/Did] you have any employees?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who were self employed during the previous week or who were self employed at any time during the previous 12 months

LBF_Q32
What [is/was] the name of your business?

(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 50 characters)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who were self employed during the previous week or who were self employed at any time during the previous 12 months

Go to LBF_Q34

LBF_Q33
For whom [do/did] you work? (For example: name of business, government department or agency, or person)

(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 50 characters)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months who were an employee or working in a family business without pay

LBF_Q34
What kind of business, industry or service [is/was] this? (For example: cardboard box manufacturing, road maintenance, retail shoe store, secondary school, dairy farm, municipal government)

(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 50 characters)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months

LBF_Q35
What kind of work [are/were] you doing? (For example: babysitting in own home, factory worker, forestry technician)

(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Use trigram search, source file is SOC_Database
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months
If LBF_Q35 is equal to “Other”, go to LBF_S35. Otherwise, go to LBF_Q36.

LBF_S35

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed.
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months who stated “other” as the kind of work they are/were doing

LBF_Q36
What [are/were] your most important activities or duties? (For example: caring for children, stamp press machine operator, forest examiner)

(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 50 characters)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months

LBF_Q36A
[Is/Was] your [job/business] permanent, or [is/was] there some way that it [is/was] not permanent? (For example: seasonal, temporary, term, casual)

Permanent (Go to LBF_Q37)
Not permanent
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to LBF_Q37)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months

LBF_Q36B
In what way [is/was] your [job/business] not permanent?

Seasonal
Temporary, term or contract
Casual job
Work done through a temporary help agency
Other
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months whose job/business was not permanent

LBF_Q37
At your place of work, what [are/were] the restrictions on smoking?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. Restricted completely
2. Allowed in designated areas
3. Restricted only in certain places
4. Not restricted at all
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months
If LBF_Q02 does not equal 1, go to LBF_Q42.

LBF_Q41
What was the main reason you were absent from work last week?

Own illness or disability
Caring for - own children
Caring for - elder relatives
Maternity leave (Females only)
Other personal or family responsibilities
Vacation
Labour dispute (strike or lockout)
Temporary layoff due to business conditions (Employees only)
Seasonal layoff (Employees only)
Casual job, no work available (Employees only)
Work schedule (e.g., shift work) (Employees only)
Self-employed, no work available (Self-employed only)
Seasonal business (Excluding employees)
School or educational leave
Other – Specify
(Go to LBF_S41)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week from which they were absent

LBF_S41

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week from which they were absent who stated “other” as the main reason for being absent

LBF_Q41A

If LBF_Q41 does not equal 1 (Own illness or disability), go to LBF_Q42.

Was that due to your physical health, to your emotional or mental health, to your use of alcohol or drugs, or to another reason?

Physical health
Emotional or mental health (including stress)
Use of alcohol or drugs
Another reason
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week from which they were absent due to their own illness or disability

LBF_Q42
About how many hours a week [do/did] you usually work at your [job/business]? If you usually [work/worked] extra hours, paid or unpaid, please include these hours.

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 168)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months

LBF_Q44
Which of the following best describes the hours you usually [work/worked]at your [job/business]?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.

Regular - daytime schedule or shift (Go to LBF_Q46)
Regular - evening shift
Regular - night shift
Rotating shift (change from days to evenings to nights)
Split shift
On call
Irregular schedule
Other - Specify (Go to LBF_S44)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to LBF_Q46)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months

Go to LBF_Q45.

LBF_S44

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months who stated “other” to best describe hours worked

LBF_Q45
What is the main reason that you [work/worked] this schedule?

Requirement of job / no choice
Going to school
Caring for - own children
Caring for - other relatives
To earn more money
Likes to work this schedule
Other - Specify (Go to LBF_S45)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months who did not work a regular day time schedule or shift

Go to LBF_Q46.

LBF_S45

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months who stated “other” as the main reason they did not work a regular daytime schedule of shift

LBF_Q46
[Do/Did] you usually work on weekends at this [job/business]?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months
If LBF_Q03 is equal to 1 or if LBF_Q23 is equal to 1, go to LBF_Q51.
Otherwise, go to LBF_Q61.

LBF_Q51
You indicated that you [have/had] more than one job. For how many weeks in a row [have/did] you [worked/work] at more than one job (in the past 12 months)?

Interviewer: Obtain best estimate.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 52)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who indicated they worked more than 1 job during the previous week or that they worked more than 1 job during the previous 12 months

LBF_Q52
What is the main reason that you [work/worked] at more than one job?

To meet regular household expenses
To pay off debts
To buy something special
To save for the future
To gain experience
To build up a business
Enjoys the work of the second job
Other – Specify (Go to LBF_S52)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who indicated they worked more than 1 job during the previous week or that they worked more than 1 job during the previous 12 months
Go to LBF_Q53.

LBF_S52

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know And Refused Are Not Allowed
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who indicated they worked more than 1 job during the previous week or that they worked more than 1 job during the previous 12 months who stated “other” as the main reason they worked at more than 1 job

LBF_Q53
About how many hours a week [do/did] you usually work at your other job(s)? If you usually [work/worked] extra hours, paid or unpaid, please include these hours.

Interviewer: Minimum is 1; maximum is 168.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 168)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who indicated they worked more than 1 job during the previous week or that they worked more than 1 job during the previous 12 months

LBF_Q54
[Do/Did] you usually work on weekends at your other job(s)?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who indicated they worked more than 1 job during the previous week or that they worked more than 1 job during the previous 12 months

LBF_Q61
During the past 52 weeks, how many weeks did you do any work at a job or a business? (Include paid vacation leave, paid maternity leave, and paid sick leave.)

(insert respondent answer between 1 and 52)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months
If LBF_Q61 is equal to 52, go to LBF_END.
If LBF_Q61 is equal to 51, go to LBF_Q71A.
Otherwise, go to LBF_Q71.

LBF_Q71
During the past 52 weeks, how many weeks were you looking for work?

Interviewer: Minimum is 0; maximum is 52.
(insert respondent answer between 1 and 52)
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business for less than 51 weeks during the previous 52 weeks, or who tried to find work during the previous 12 months, or who did not work at a job or business during the previous 12 months and tried to find work during the previous 4 weeks
Go to LBF_Q72.

LBF_Q71A
That leaves 1 week. During that week, did you look for work?

Yes
No
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or worked at a job or business at any time during the previous 12 months who worked 51 of the previous 52 weeks

LBF_Q72
If LBF_Q61 is equal to NONRESPONSE or if LBF_Q71 is equal to NONRESPONSE, go to LBF_END.

If LBF_Q61 and LBF_Q71 are equal to 52, go to LBF_END.

That leaves some week(s) during which you were neither working nor looking for work. Is that correct?

Yes
No
Respondents 15 to 75 years of age who, during the last 52 weeks, have a certain number of weeks during which they were neither working nor looking for work
If LBF_Q01, LBF_Q02 or LBF_Q11 are equal to 1, go to LBF_Q73.
Otherwise, go to LBF_END.

LBF_Q73
What is the main reason that you were not looking for work?

Interviewer: If more than one reason, choose the one that explains the most number of weeks.
1. Own illness or disability (Go to LBF_Q74)
2. Caring for - own children
3. Caring for - elder relatives
4. Pregnancy (Females only)
5. Other personal or family responsibilities
6. Vacation
7. Labour dispute (strike or lockout)
8. Temporary layoff due to business conditions
9. Seasonal layoff
10. Casual job, no work available
11. Work schedule (e.g., shift work)
12. School or educational leave
13. Retired
14. Believes no work available (in area or suited to skills)
15. Other – Specify (Go to LBF_S73)
  Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who tried to find work during the previous 4 weeks, or who were neither working nor looking for work during the time period they were not working

Go to LBF_END.

LBF_S73

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who worked at a job or business during the previous week or who tried to find work during the previous 4 weeks, or who were neither working nor looking for work during the time period they were not working

LBF_Q74
Was that due to your physical health, to your emotional or mental health, to your use of alcohol or drugs, or to another reason?

Physical health
Emotional or mental health (including stress)
Use of alcohol or drugs
Another reason
Respondents aged 15 to 75 who were not looking for work because of their ownillness or disability

LBF_END

Socio-demographic characteristics (SDC)

SDC_R11
Now some general background questions which will help us compare the health of people in Canada. It is important that we get this information from each individual that we interview, even those in the same family.

SDC_Q11
In what country were you born?

Canada (Go to SDC_Q21)
China
France
Germany
Greece
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Italy
Jamaica
Netherlands / Holland
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
Sri Lanka
Other - Specify (Go to SDC_S11)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SDC_Q21)
All respondents
Go to SDC_Q12

SDC_S11

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who selected “other” as their country of birth

SDC_Q12
Were you born a Canadian citizen?

Yes (Go to SDC_Q21)
No
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SDC_Q21)
Respondents born outside Canada

SDC_Q13
In what year did you first come to Canada to live?

Interviewer: Minimum is year of birth; maximum is current year.
(insert respondent answer between year of birth and current year)
Respondents born outside Canada who were not born a Canadian citizen

SDC_Q21
To which ethnic or cultural groups did your ancestors belong? (For example: French, Scottish, Chinese, East Indian)

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
If "Canadian" is the only response, probe. If the respondent hesitates, do not suggest Canadian. If the respondent answers “Eskimo”, enter “20”.
1. Canadian
2. French
3. English
4. German
5. Scottish
6. Irish
7. Italian
8. Ukrainian
9. Dutch (Netherlands)
10. Chinese
11. Jewish
12. Polish
13. Portuguese
14. South Asian (e.g. East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
15. Norwegian
16. Welsh
17. Swedish
18. North American Indian
19. Métis
20. Inuit
21. Other - Specify
All respondents
Go to SDC_Q22

SDC_S21

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who selected “other” for the ethnic or cultural groups to which their ancestors belonged

SDC_Q22
Are you an Aboriginal person, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit?

Yes
No (Go to SDC_Q24)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to SDC_Q31)
All respondents

SDC_Q23
Are you:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.
If respondent answers "Eskimo", enter "3".
1. … North American Indian?
2. … Métis?
3. … Inuit?
Respondents who are Aboriginal persons
Go to SDC_Q31.

SDC_Q24
People living in Canada come from many different cultural and racial backgrounds. Are you:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.
1. … White?
2. … Chinese?
3. … South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)?
4. … Black?
5. … Filipino?
6. … Latin American?
7. … Southeast Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian, Vietnamese)?
8. … Arab?
9. … West Asian (e.g., Afghan, Iranian)?
10. … Japanese?
11. … Korean?
12. Other - Specify (Go to SDC_S24)
Respondents who are not Aboriginal persons
Go to SDC_Q31

SDC_S24

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who are not Aboriginal persons and who selected “other” for their cultural and racial background

SDC_Q31
In what languages can you conduct a conversation?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
1. English
2. French
3. Arabic
4. Chinese
5. Cree
6. German
7. Greek
8. Hungarian
9. Italian
10. Korean
11. Persian (Farsi)
12. Polish
13. Portuguese
14. Punjabi
15. Spanish
16. Tagalog (Filipino)
17. Ukrainian
18. Vietnamese
19. Dutch
20. Hindi
21. Russian
22. Tamil
23. Other - Specify (Go to SDC_S31)
All respondents
Go to SDC_Q32

SDC_S31

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who selected “other” for a language in which they are able to conduct a conversation

SDC_Q32
What language do you speak most often at home?

English
French
Arabic
Chinese
Cree
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Korean
Persian (Farsi)
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Spanish
Tagalog (Filipino)
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Dutch
Hindi
Russian
Tamil
Other - Specify (Go to SDC_S32)
All respondents Go to SDC_Q33

SDC_S32

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who selected “other” for the language they speak most often at home

SDC_Q33
What is the language that you first learned at home in childhood and can still understand?

Interviewer: Mark all that apply.
If person can no longer understand the first language learned, mark the second.
1. English
2. French
3. Arabic
4. Chinese
5. Cree
6. German
7. Greek
8. Hungarian
9. Italian
10. Korean
11. Persian (Farsi)
12. Polish
13. Portuguese
14. Punjabi
15. Spanish
16. Tagalog (Filipino)
17. Ukrainian
18. Vietnamese
19. Dutch
20. Hindi
21. Russian
22. Tamil
23. Other - Specify (Go to SDC_S33)
All respondents
Go to SDC_END

SDC_S33

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who selected “other” for the language that they first learned at home in childhood and can still understand

SDC_END

Education (EDU)

If AGE is less than 15, go to EDU_END.

EDU_R01
Next, education.

EDU_Q01
Are you currently attending a school, college or university?

Yes
No (Go to EDU_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to EDU_END)
Respondents aged 15 and over

EDU_Q02
Are you enrolled as a full-time student or as a part-time student?

Full-time
Part-time
Respondents aged 15 and over who are currently attending a school, college, or university

EDU_END

Income (INC)

If two respondents have been selected and the Income block has already been completed by the first respondent and the first respondent is more than 19 years old, then go to INC_Q31. Otherwise go to INC_R11.

If two respondents have been selected and the Income block has not been completed for either respondent and the first respondent is greater than 15 and less than 19 years old, then go to INC_Q31. Otherwise go to INC_R11.

INC_R11
Although many health expenses are covered by [provincial/territorial] health insurance, there is still a relationship between health and income. Please be assured that, like all other information you have provided, these answers will be kept strictly confidential.

INC_Q11
Thinking about the total income for all household members, from which of the following sources did your household receive any income in the past 12 months?

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent. Mark all that apply.
1. Wages and salaries
2. Income from self-employment
3. Dividends and interest (e.g., on bonds, savings)
4. Employment insurance
5. Worker’s compensation
6. Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan
7. Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities
8. Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
9. Child Tax Benefit
10. Provincial or municipal social assistance or welfare
11. Child support
12. Alimony
13. Other (e.g., rental income, scholarships)
14. None (Go to INC_Q21)
  Don’t Know, Refused (Go to INC_END)
One adult respondent per household
If more than one source of income is indicated, go to INC_Q12. Otherwise, go to INC_Q21.

INC_Q12
What was the main source of income?

Wages and salaries
Income from self-employment
Dividends and interest (e.g., on bonds, savings)
Employment insurance
Worker’s compensation
Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan
Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities
Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement
Child Tax Benefit
Provincial or municipal social assistance or welfare
Child support
Alimony
Other (e.g., rental income, scholarships)
One adult respondent per household who has reported more than one source of household income

INC_Q21
What is your best estimate of the total income, before taxes and deductions, of all household members from all sources in the past 12 months?

(insert respondent answer between 0 and 999995) (Go to INC_Q31)
0 (Go to INC_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to INC_Q22)
One adult respondent per household who has reported a household income

INC_Q22
Can you estimate in which of the following groups your household income falls? Was the total household income less than $20,000 or $20,000 or more?

Less than $20,000
$20,000 or more (Go to INC_Q26)
No income (Go to INC_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to INC_END)
One adult respondent per household who has reported a household income where the amount was unspecified

INC_Q23
Was the total household income from all sources less than $10,000 or $10,000 or more?

Less than $10,000
$10,000 or more (Go to INC_Q25)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to INC_Q31)
One respondent per household who has reported an unspecified household income amount of less than $20,000

INC_Q24
Was the total household income from all sources less than $5,000 or $5,000 or more?

Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more
One respondent per household who has reported an unspecified household income amount of less than $10,000
Go to INC_Q31

INC_Q25
Was the total household income from all sources less than $15,000 or $15,000 or more?

Less than $15,000
$15,000 or more
One adult respondent per household who has reported an unspecified household income amount greater than $10,000 and less than $20,000
Go to INC_Q31

INC_Q26
Was the total household income from all sources less than $40,000 or $40,000 or more?

Less than $40,000
$40,000 or more (Go to INC_Q28)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to INC_Q31)
One adult respondent per household who has reported an unspecified household income amount greater than $20,000

INC_Q27
Was the total household income from all sources less than $30,000 or $30,000 or more?

Less than $30,000
$30,000 or more
One adult respondent per household who has reported an unspecified household income amount greater than $20,000 and less than $40,000
Go to INC_Q31

INC_Q28
Was the total household income from all sources:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...less than $50,000?
2. ...$50,000 to less than $60,000?
3. ...$60,000 to less than $80,000?
4. ...$80,000 to less than $100,000?
5. ...$100,000 or more?
One adult respondent per household who has reported an unspecified household income amount greater than $40,000

INC_Q31
If AGE of current respondent is less than 15, go to INC_END.

What is your best estimate of your total personal income, before taxes and other deductions, from all sources in the past 12 months?

(insert respondent answer between 0 and 999995) (Go to INC_END)
0 (Go to INC_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to INC_Q32)
Respondents aged 15 and over who have reported a household income

INC_Q32
Can you estimate in which of the following groups yourpersonal income falls? Was your total personal income less than $20,000 or $20,000 or more?

Less than $20,000
$20,000 or more (Go to INC_Q36)
No income (Go to INC_END)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to INC_END)
Respondents aged 15 and over who have reported an unspecified amount for personal income

INC_Q33
Was your total personal income less than $10,000 or $10,000 or more?

Less than $10,000
$10,000 or more (Go to INC_Q35)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to INC_END)
Respondents aged 15 and over who have reported an unspecified personal income amount less than $20,000

INC_Q34
Was your total personal income less than $5,000 or $5,000 or more?

Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more
Respondents aged 15 and over who have reported an unspecified personal income amount less than $10,000
Go to INC_END

INC_Q35
Was your total personal income less than $15,000 or $15,000 or more?

Less than $15,000
$15,000 or more
Respondents aged 15 and over who have reported an unspecified personal income amount greater than $10,000
Go to INC_END

INC_Q36
Was your total personal income less than $40,000 or $40,000 or more?

Less than $40,000
$40,000 or more (Go to INC_Q38)
Don’t Know, Refused (Go to INC_END)
Respondents aged 15 and over who have reported an unspecified personal income amount greater than $20,000

INC_Q37
Was your total personal income less than $30,000 or $30,000 or more?

Less than $30,000
$30,000 or more
Respondents aged 15 and over who have reported an unspecified personal income amount less than $40,000
Go to INC_END

INC_Q38
Was your total personal income:

Interviewer: Read categories to respondent.
1. ...less than $50,000?
2. ...$50,000 to less than $60,000?
3. ...$60,000 to less than $80,000?
4. ...$80,000 to less than $100,000?
5. ...$100,000 or more?
Respondents aged 15 and over who have reported an unspecified personal income amount greater than $40,000

INC_END

Administration information (ADM)

ADM_N31

Interviewer: Is this a fictitious name for the respondent?
1. Yes
2. No (Go to ADM_N35)
  Don’t Know (Go to ADM_N35)
  Note: Refused is not allowed.
  All respondents

ADM_N32

Interviewer: Remind respondent about the importance of getting correct names.
Do you want to make corrections to:
1. … first name only?
2. … last name only? (Go to ADM_N34)
3. … both names?
4. … no corrections? (Go to ADM_N35)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who used a fictitious name during the interview

ADM_N33

Interviewer: Enter the first name only.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 25 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who used fictitious first name, or first and last name, during the interview
If ADM_N32 does not equal 3 (both names), go to ADM_N35.

ADM_N34

Interviewer: Enter the last name only.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 25 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who used a fictitious last name, or first and last name, during the interview

ADM_N35

Interviewer: Was this interview conducted on the telephone or in person?
1. On telephone
2. In person
3. Both
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
All respondents
If proxy interview, go to ADM_N38.

ADM_N36

Interviewer: Was the respondent alone when you asked the health component questions?
1. Yes (Go to ADM_N38)
2. No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents aged 12 and over

ADM_N37

Interviewer: Do you think that the answers of the respondent were affected by someone else being there?
1. Yes
2. No
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents aged 12 and over who were not alone when asked the health component questions

ADM_N38

Interviewer: Select the language of interview.
01 English
02 French
03 Chinese
04 Italian
05 Punjabi
06 Spanish
07 Portuguese
08 Polish
09 German
10 Vietnamese
11 Arabic
12 Tagalog
13 Greek
14 Tamil
15 Cree
16 Afghan
17 Cantonese
18 Hindi
19 Mandarin
20 Persian (Farsi)
21 Russian
22 Ukrainian
23 Urdu
24 Inuktitut
25 Hungarian
26 Korean
27 Serbo-Croatian
28 Gujarati
29 Dari
90 Other - Specify (Go to ADM_S38)
(Don’t Know, Refused are not allowed)
All respondents
Go to ADM_END

ADM_S38

Interviewer: Specify.
(insert respondent answer to a maximum of 80 characters)
Note: Don’t Know and Refused are not allowed
Respondents who selected “other” for the language of the interview

ADM_END

Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO)

Financial Information of Universities and Colleges – 2011/2012

General information

Name of University (or College)
Address
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
Fiscal year ending: Day Month Year
Name and title of respondent
Telephone
- Area code
- Number
- Local
Fax
- Area code
- Number
E-mail address
Name of Senior Administrative Officer (if different from above)

Instructions

Please read carefully the accompanying Guidelines.
All amounts should be expressed in thousands of dollars ($000's).
In the "Observations and Comments" section, please explain financial data that may not be comparable with the prior year.
Please do not fill in shaded areas. All non-shaded cells should be completed.
A nil entry should be indicated with a zero.
Please complete and return the Transmittal Letter.

Reserved for Statistics Canada

Full-time equivalent
Report Status
Institution Code: cbeYYIII
Comments

Table 1. Income by fund
Types of income	Funds
	General operating	Special purpose and trust	Sponsored research			Ancillary	Capital	Endowment	Total funds
			Entities consolidated	Entities not consolidated	Sub-total
	thousands of dollars
Government departments and agencies - grants and contracts
Federal
1. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
2. Health Canada
3. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
4. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
5. Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
6. Canada Research Chairs
7. Other federal (see Table 6)
Other
8. Provincial (see Table 7)
9. Municipal
10. Other provinces
11. Foreign
Tuition and other fees
12. Credit course tuition
13. Non-credit tuition
14. Other fees
Donations, including bequests
15. Individuals
16. Business enterprises
17. Not-for-profit organizations
Non-government grants and contracts
18. Individuals
19. Business enterprises
20. Not-for-profit organizations
Investment
21. Endowment
22. Other investment
Other
23. Sale of services and products
24. Miscellaneous
25. Total¹
1. The total for Sponsored research – Entities not consolidated must agree with the total for Sponsored research – Entities not consolidated in Table 2.

Observations and comments

Description (Fund and type of income)
Comments

Table 2. Expenditures by fund
Types of expenditures	Funds
	General operating	Special purpose and trust	Sponsored research			Ancillary	Capital	Endowment	Total funds
			Entities consolidated	Entities not consolidated	Sub-total
	thousands of dollars
Academic salaries
1. Academic ranks
2. Other instruction and research
3. Other salaries and wages
4. Benefits
5. Travel
6. Library acquisitions
7. Printing and duplicating
8. Materials and supplies
9. Communications
10. Other operational expenditures
11. Utilities
12. Renovations and alterations
13. Scholarships, bursaries and prizes
14. Externally contracted services
15. Professional fees
16. Cost of goods sold
17. Interest
18. Furniture and equipment purchase
19. Equipment rental and maintenance
20. Internal sales and cost recoveries
21. Sub-total
22. Buildings, land and land improvements
23. Lump sum payments
24. Total¹
1. The total for Sponsored research – Entities not consolidated must agree with the total for Sponsored research – Entities not consolidated in Table 1.

Observations and comments

Description (Fund and type of expenditure)
Comments

Table 3. Statement of changes in net assets by fund
Objects	Funds
	General operating	Special purpose and trust	Sponsored research			Ancillary	Capital	Endowment	Total funds
			Entities consolidated	Entities not consolidated	Sub-total
	thousands of dollars
1. Net asset balances, beginning of year
2. Income (Table 1, line Total)
3. Expenditures (Table 2, line Total)
4. Prior year adjustments
5. Interfund transfers¹
6. Add: borrowings
7. Deduct: principal portion of debt repayments
8. Interfund reallocations¹
9. Add: capital expenditures
10. Deduct: amortization
11. Add or deduct: deferred income
12. Add or deduct: pension costs and vacation pay accrual
13. Add or deduct: future cost of employee benefits
14. Add or deduct: related or affilitated entities
15. Add or deduct: other (provide details in space below)
16. Net asset balances, end of year² Net asset balances are comprised of:
17. Unrestricted net assets
18. Investment in capital assets
19. Internally restricted net assets
20. Externally restricted net assets
21. Net asset balances, end of year²
1. Total interfund transfers and interfund reallocations in column Total funds must net to zero for lines Interfund transfers and Interfund reallocations.
2. The total for each column on Net asset balances, end of year (line 21) must agree with the total for each column on Net asset balances, end of year (line 16).

Observations and comments

Description (Fund and object)
Comments

Table 4. General operating expenditures by function
Types of expenditures	Functions
	Instruction and non-sponsored research	Non-credit instruction	Library	Computing and communications	Administration and general	Student services	Physical plant	External Relations	Total functions¹
	thousands of dollars
Academic salaries
1. Academic ranks
2. Other instruction and research
3. Other salaries and wages
4. Benefits
5. Travel
6. Library acquisitions
7. Printing and duplicating
8. Materials and supplies
9. Communications
10. Other operational expenditures
11. Utilities
12. Renovations and alterations
13. Scholarships, bursaries and prizes
14. Externally contracted services
15. Professional fees
16. Cost of goods sold
17. Interest
18. Furniture and equipment purchase
19. Equipment rental and maintenance
20. Internal sales and cost recoveries
21. Sub-total
22. Buildings, land and land improvements
23. Lump sum payments
24. Total
1. The amounts in column Total functions should agree with the amounts in column General operating in Table 2.

Observations and comments

Description (Function and type of expenditure)
Comments

Table 5. Affiliation report
Code Legal Name of Affiliated Institution	Category of Affiliation
	Health Research Institute	Other Research Institute	Affiliated Hospital	Other Affiliated Institution	Associated Hospital	Other Associated Institution	Federated Institution	Basis of Reporting		Amount Included in Annual Return ($000's)
								Included	Excluded
	For columns 1 to 9, indicate with an "x" in the appropriate column. Columns 1 to 9 are in order: Health Research Institute; Other Research Institute; Affiliated Hospital; Other Affiliated Institution; Associated Hospital; Other Associated Institution; Federated Institution; Basis of Reporting–Including; and finally Basis of Reporting–Excluding
Part I: Separate legal entities consolidated
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
	For columns 1 to 7, indicate with an "x" in the appropriate column.Columns 1 to 7 are in order: Health Research Institute; Other Research Institute; Affiliated Hospital; Other Affiliated Institution; Associated Hospital; Other Associated Institution; and finally Federated Institution.
Part II: Separate legal entities not consolidated List each separate legal entity over $100,000
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19. Total of all other legal entities under $100,000
20. Total¹
1. The total for Amount Included in Annual Return must agree with the total amount reported for Sponsored research – Entities not consolidated in Table 1, as well as the total amount reported for Sponsored research – Entities not consolidated in Table 2.

Observations and comments

Description (Function and type of expenditure)
Comments

Table 6. Other federal government departments and agencies – Grants and contracts
Source of grant/contract	Funds
	General operating	Special purpose and trust	Sponsored research			Ancillary	Capital	Endowment	Total funds
			Entities consolidated	Entities not consolidated	Sub-total
	thousands of dollars
1. A. Indirect costs of research
B. Separately list each department and agency over $100,000:
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25. C. Total of all departments and agencies under $100,000
26. Total¹
1. The total of each column must agree with the appropriate column for Government departments and agencies - grants and contracts, Other federal in Table 1.

Observations and comments

Description
Comments

Table 7. Provincial government departments and agencies – Grants and contracts
Source of grant/contract	Funds
	General operating	Special purpose and trust	Sponsored research			Ancillary	Capital	Endowment	Total funds
			Entities consolidated	Entities not consolidated	Sub-total
	thousands of dollars
A. Ministry responsible (total grants and contracts):
1.
2. CFI matching funds
B. Other (list each department and agency over $100,000):
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24. C. Total of all departments and agencies under $100,000
25. Total¹
1. The total of each column must agree with the appropriate column for Government departments and agencies - grants and contracts, Provincial in Table 1.

Observations and comments

Description
Comments

Guidelines Financial Information of Universities and Colleges Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO) 2011/2012

I. Preamble

A. General
B. Limitations

II. General Information

A. Financial Reporting by Institutions
B. Users of the Annual Return
C. Prescribed Reporting Practices
D. Reconciliation to Audited Financial Statements
E. Uniform Reporting Practices

1. Basis of Consolidation
2. Funds
3. Accrual Concept
4. Funds Flow Approach
5. Guidance on Use of the Correct Fund
6. Capital Assets
7. Vacation Pay, Pension Costs and Future Benefits
8. Sales and Cost Recoveries
9. Interfund Transfers
10. Gifts-In-Kind
11. Internally Restricted Net Assets
12. Borrowing and Principal Repayment
13. Full Costing of Ancillary Services
14. Use of Estimates
15. Double Counting

III. Detailed Instructions for Institutions Reporting Financial Data

A. Comparable Financial Data
B. Annual Return
C. Definitions, Explanations and Examples

1. Funds
2. Income by Fund (Table 1)
3. Expenditures by Fund (Table 2)
4. Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (Table 3)
5. General Operating Expenditures by Function (Table 4)
6. Affiliation Report (Table 5)
7. Other Federal Government Departments and Agencies – Grants and Contracts (Table 6)
8. Provincial Government Departments and Agencies – Grants and Contracts (Table 7)

I. Preamble

Financial Information of Universities and Colleges is an annual publication prepared by Statistics Canada for the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO). CAUBO obtains the financial data for the publication by undertaking an annual survey of its degree granting member institutions. Users have indicated that the publication is a comprehensive reference source for the financial data of universities and colleges in Canada.

The financial data in the publication is based on an annual return completed and submitted by each member institution. The hard copy of the publication reports the financial data individually, by institution, and in aggregate, by province, region and nationally.

A. General

These Guidelines are intended to assist both users and preparers of the financial data reported in the annual return; specifically, these Guidelines will assist

Users –
- to understand the limitations of the financial data;
- to understand the different and distinct purposes between an institution’s audited financial statements, its internal management reports and its annual return; and,
- to understand, in general terms, the prescribed reporting practices underlying the financial data in the annual return.
Preparers –
- to understand, in general terms, the users of the annual return and their information requirements;
- to appreciate the differences between accounting principles for audited financial statements, internal management reports and prescribed reporting practices; and,
- to appreciate that the financial data in the annual return must be consistent from one year to the next, and comparable between institutions.

The Guidelines are organized as follows:

Section II provides general information for both users and preparers of the annual return. This section discusses financial reporting by institutions and identifies the users of the annual return and their needs, as well as the relationship of generally accepted accounting principles to the financial data and the prescribed reporting practices underlying that data.

This section will assist users and preparers of the annual return to appreciate the differences between accounting principles for audited financial statements and prescribed reporting practices for the annual return. In addition, by understanding the information requirements of the users of the annual return, preparers should be better able to complete the annual return form in a manner that encourages consistency in reported data for each institution over time and, in accordance with the Guidelines, facilitates comparability between institutions.

Section III provides detailed instructions for institutions reporting financial data. This is the “how-to” section for preparers to refer to when completing the annual return, and will be of interest to users who seek additional information on specific terms or particular line items used in the annual return.

B. Limitations

While users require financial data that are consistent from one year to the next and comparable between institutions, users must also appreciate that notwithstanding the use of detailed Guidelines to assist preparers, there are limitations in the comparability of the data. The data is most useful when aggregated and used for trend analysis. As users move from aggregated data to data that directly compares institutions, either individually or even between provinces or regions, the comparability of the data has limitations.

Limitations in the comparability of the data can result because of differences in the underlying accounting practices followed by institutions. Even the most stringent of reporting guidelines cannot eliminate differences resulting from different underlying accounting practices. Limitations can also result from other inherent differences. Institutional comparisons are subject to interpretation and clarification because of differences such as size, academic programs, structure, physical environment, management philosophy, and budgetary and accounting procedures. Interregional comparisons must also recognize differences such as various sources of funding, fiscal year-end dates varying from March 31st to June 30th, and variations in provincial policies and provincial funding responsibilities.

Specific examples where differences between institutions result in limitations in the comparability of financial data include:

Definition of research – The definition of research used by an institution will determine the income and expenditures that are reported in the Sponsored research fund. For example, clinical trials may or may not be defined as research and therefore may or may not be reported as sponsored research expenditures.
Hospitals and hospital based medical research – The amount and level of detail reported by institutions for hospitals and for hospital based medical research varies depending upon the corporate relationship between the institution and the hospital.
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) – Provincial matching grants – while an institution separately reports certain specific provincial government grants that are earmarked as CFI matching grants, not all provincial CFI matching grants are separately reported because not all are specific and earmarked.
Internal sales and cost recoveries – Depending upon particular management information systems and business practices, an institution may report amounts by reducing offsetting expenditures or as internal cost recoveries.
Computing and communication costs – The amount reported by institutions for computing and for communication costs will vary depending upon whether an institution has a centralized or decentralized structure for computing and for communications.

In addition, comparisons of financial data over multiple years should be done with caution because of changes in generally accepted accounting principles that could alter the underlying data and changes in the Guidelines that govern the reporting of the data.

II. General Information

This section provides general information for both users and preparers of the annual return. It discusses financial reporting by institutions and identifies the users of the annual return and their needs, as well as the relationship of generally accepted accounting principles to the financial data and the prescribed reporting practices underlying that data.

This section will assist users and preparers of the annual return to appreciate the differences between accounting principles for audited financial statements and prescribed reporting practices for the annual return. In addition, by understanding the information requirements of the users of the annual return, preparers should be better able to complete the annual return in a manner that encourages consistency in reported data for each institution over time and, in accordance with the Guidelines, facilitates comparability between institutions.

A. Financial Reporting by Institutions

As previously stated, the CAUBO annual return is a comprehensive reference source for the financial data of universities and colleges in Canada. The annual return, however, is not the only source for financial information for individual institutions. An institution’s primary financial report is its annual financial statements.

An institution’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and are subject to audit by external auditors. The financial statements are a public document and represent an accounting by the institution’s Board of its financial stewardship of the institution as a whole.

An institution’s annual return is prepared in accordance with prescribed reporting practices. An institution’s annual return is not subject to audit, but is reconciled to its audited financial statements. The annual return is also available to the public, but rather than representing an accounting of financial stewardship, the annual return provides financial data for statistical comparisons among institutions and for trend analysis.

These two reports serve different and distinct purposes. Using audited financial statements, detailed comparisons of financial data between institutions are difficult, if not impossible. For statistical comparisons between institutions and for trend analysis, users of the financial data should refer to the CAUBO annual return. While the CAUBO annual return reports financial data that is more comparable between institutions and lends itself to validation, users should be aware of the limitations in the comparability of the data (see Section I.B).

B. Users of the Annual Return

Participating institutions submit the completed annual return to CAUBO for data verification and compilation by Statistics Canada. Once compiled and published, comparative statistics can be calculated and analyzed either for all institutions combined or for a group of institutions based on one or more characteristics common to the group. Examples of common characteristics include size, location, graduate programs and medicine.

The financial data is used for many and varied purposes. For example, at the aggregate level, the annual return is the principal source of financial data for the estimates of higher education research and development expenditures that are reported in Canada, and reported internationally, for Canada. At the institutional level, the financial data is used to establish the eligibility levels for funding under programs such as the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).

The financial data is available to many and varied users. Common users include Statistics Canada and clients of Statistics Canada, associations such as AUCC (Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada), granting councils, other Federal and Provincial government departments and agencies, university analysts and other internal university constituencies, and the external research community.

By identifying users of the annual return and understanding their information requirements, reporting practices that best meet user needs can be determined. A point that cannot be overemphasized, however, is that the financial data reported by each institution will only be useful to users of the annual return when the data has been prepared consistently over time and has been prepared in accordance with the Guidelines to facilitate comparability between institutions.

C. Prescribed Reporting Practices

The audited financial statements of reporting institutions are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). For individual institutions, adherence to GAAP results in consistency of reported financial results from one year to the next.

In certain situations, however, GAAP permits individual institutions to choose between equally acceptable alternatives. To the extent institutions make different choices, the financial data, while consistent for one institution from one year to the next, may not be comparable between institutions. As an example, institutions can choose either the deferral or restricted fund method of revenue recognition, and reporting nuances of each method may make comparisons between institutions difficult.

In addition to the differences that exist between the financial data of institutions when they choose different practices from equally acceptable alternatives, the users of the annual return may require, in certain situations, financial data based on an accounting practice that deviates from GAAP. For example, users of capital expenditure data generally require line item reporting of income and expenditures based on the flow of funds, rather than on capitalized and amortized amounts.

By way of highlights, users and preparers of the financial data should note the following points that apply to the annual return, even though they may represent differences from the practices normally followed by individual institutions in reporting financial information:

Restricted funds include both external and internal restrictions, rather than external only.
Certain restricted income not expended in the year, such as income in the Sponsored research fund, is reported on the funds flow approach, rather than deferred (see Section II.E.4).
Capital expenditures are reported on the funds flow approach, rather than capitalized and amortized (see Section II.E.6).
Certain expenditures, such as vacation pay, pension costs and future benefits, are reported on the cash basis, rather than accrued (see Section II.E.7).
Institutions are encouraged to minimize interfund transfers by reporting income and the corresponding expenditures in the same fund (see Section II.E.9).
Users require income and expenditure data, only; therefore, a complete set of financial statements is not reported.

These Guidelines are not intended to conform an institution’s annual return to its financial statements or its internal management reports. The prescribed practices, including the uniform reporting practices that follow, may or may not be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These Guidelines are intended to promote comparability of financial data between institutions, while maintaining consistency.

D. Reconciliation to Audited Financial Statements

By following prescribed reporting practices, each institution will have one or more differences between its annual return and its audited financial statements. To ensure credibility of the financial data reported by an institution, each is required to reconcile the data in its annual return to its audited financial statements.

The reconciliation is reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (Section III.C.4). While the types of items causing the differences between the two reports may vary among institutions, the number of such items is relatively few. The common reconciling items have been identified and can be reported on specified lines in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund.

E. Uniform Reporting Practices

For comparability of financial data between institutions, while maintaining consistency, reporting institutions and the preparers of the annual return within those institutions must comply with the Guidelines in general, and specifically with the uniform reporting practices. The uniform reporting practices, and the detailed instructions that follow in Section III, have been developed recognizing that balance is required between the information requirements of the users of the annual return and the response burden that is placed on the preparers. The uniform reporting practices are as follows:

1. Basis of Consolidation

For related and affiliated entities and except for certain research activities as noted below, each institution is to report financial data in the annual return on the same basis as that used for its consolidated financial statements. If the financial data for the entity is only reported in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, then the financial data is not reported in the annual return. To allow users to better understand the contents of the annual return and its limitations, each reporting institution is required to complete an affiliation report providing information for each legal entity that is consolidated with the annual return (see Section III.C.6 – Part I).

Sponsored research data are sometimes used for allocation purposes and users often look to the sponsored research reported by institutions as the main source of data for total funding of research activities of academic staff in Canada. As a result, institutions may wish to report separately certain additional research activities of their academic staff. Therefore, as an exception to the above practice whereby financial data in the annual return is reported on the same basis as that used for the consolidated financial statements, institutions are permitted, under certain conditions, to report separately sponsored research that is granted to academic staff of the reporting institution, but conducted in entities that are not consolidated (see Section III.C.1 – Sponsored research). Institutions that report sponsored research data that is conducted in entities that are not consolidated are required to complete an affiliation report identifying each non-consolidated entity and the amount included in the annual return (see Section III.C.6 – Part II).

Given the different relationships existing across Canada between institutions and their affiliated hospitals, for example, this exception will also increase the comparability of research data across institutions.

For clarity, the financial data for a Charitable Foundation will only be included in the annual return if the Charitable Foundation is consolidated in the financial statements of the institution.

2. Funds

The financial data will be reported following a form of fund accounting. Fund accounting classifies resources for accounting and reporting purposes in accordance with activities or objectives as specified by donors, in accordance with regulations, restrictions, or limitations imposed by sources outside the institution, or in accordance with directions issued by the governing body of the institution.

A fund is an accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts for recording assets, liabilities, a fund balance, and changes in the fund balance. Funds have been identified as either unrestricted or restricted. Restricted funds, other than Endowment, account for resources that may be used for current purposes, but with some limitations imposed by external or internal sources.

For accounting and reporting purposes, institutions combine the funds with similar characteristics into distinct fund groups. The fund groups reported in the annual return, with a brief explanation of each, are as follows:

General operating is an unrestricted fund that accounts for the institution’s primary operating activities of instruction and research, other than sponsored research.

Special purpose and trust is a restricted fund. The funds, including donations, may be restricted by external sources, or internally restricted by the institution’s governing body, for purposes other than sponsored research (Sponsored research fund), or capital (Capital fund).

Sponsored research is a restricted fund that accounts for income and expenditures for all sponsored research. Amounts are separately reported for entities consolidated and entities not consolidated (see Section II.E.1).

Capital is a restricted fund that accounts for resources provided to the institution for capital purposes and not reported in any other fund.

Endowment is a restricted fund that accounts for the capitalization of externally or internally restricted amounts, primarily donations, which cannot be spent.

Section III.C.1 provides additional information and explanatory comments on each of the above funds.

3. Accrual Concept

As a general reporting practice, institutions follow the accrual, rather than the cash basis of accounting. The accrual concept refers to the method of recording transactions where income is reported in the period in which the income is considered to have been earned, rather than received; and expenditures, in the period in which the expenditures are considered to have been incurred, rather than disbursed. An example of the application of this concept to an income item is the accrual for interest earned, but not received; and, to an expenditure item, is the accrual for retroactive salary costs earned, but not paid.

Exceptions in the annual return to the accrual concept include –

the funds flow approach for reporting income in the Special purpose and trust, and Sponsored research funds (see Section II.E.4),
the funds flow approach for reporting income and expenditures for capital asset transactions (see Section II.E.4), and
the cash basis for reporting vacation pay, pension costs and future benefits (see Section II.E.7).

4. Funds Flow Approach

For specific types of activities, income will be reported in the annual return following a funds flow approach; that is, for both Special purpose and trust, and Sponsored research (see Section III.C.1), the funds are reported as income in the period in which the funds are received or receivable. The corresponding expenditures, on the other hand, are reported consistent with the accrual concept; that is, in the period in which the expenditures are incurred. For example, when an institution is awarded a research contract, the income is reported when the funds are received or receivable under the terms of the contract.

For CAUBO reporting purposes, income and the corresponding expenditures are to be reported in the same fund (see Section II.E.9).

Where an institution defers the income noted above in its audited financial statements, the difference between the funds flow approach and the deferral method must be a reconciling item in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund between the institution’s annual return and its audited financial statements (see Section III.C.4 – line 11).

5. Guidance on Use of the Correct Fund

For all funds the matching principle applies; that is the revenue and related expenditure should be recorded in the same fund. it is not as straightforward to decide whether the revenue or expenditure source should dictate the fund where they are recorded. Depending upon the fund, there is not one method that says that expenditures should be recorded in the same fund as the revenue (expenditures follow revenues) or vice versa (revenues follow expenditures). Other reporting considerations have taken precedence over this consideration. However, while the applicable method may not be consistent across all funds, it is consistent within a given fund. The following shows the method to follow for each fund:

Operating Fund – expenditures follow revenues; Special Purpose & Trust Fund – expenditures follow revenues; Sponsored Research Fund – expenditures follow revenues; Ancillary Fund – expenditures follow revenues; Endowment Fund – revenues follow expenditures; Capital Fund – expenditures follow revenues.

6. Capital Assets

The uniform reporting practice in the annual return for capital expenditures is to follow the funds flow approach, rather than to capitalize and amortize. Funds received to acquire capital assets are reported as income in the period in which the funds are received or receivable. Funds used to acquire capital assets are reported as expenditures in the period in which the funds are paid or payable.

For CAUBO reporting purposes, capital expenditures are to be reported in the same fund as the corresponding income. Specifically, capital expenditures are only reported in the Capital fund when the corresponding income is reported in the Capital fund.

The difference between the funds flow approach and capitalized and amortized expenditures must be a reconciling item in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund between the institution’s annual return and its audited financial statements (see Section III.C.4 – lines 9 and 10).

7. Vacation Pay, Pension Costs and Future Benefits

Vacation pay, pension costs and future benefits, including benefits arising as a result of early retirement, are to be reported on the cash basis. The cash basis refers to the method of recording transactions where expenditures are reported in the period in which cash is disbursed.

Where an institution accrues the expenditures noted above in its audited financial statements, the difference between the cash basis and the accrual basis must be a reconciling item in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund between the institution’s annual return and its audited financial statements (see Section III.C.4 – lines 12 and 13).

8. Sales and Cost Recoveries

The practices followed by institutions in reporting sales and cost recoveries in their financial records vary significantly and, for the most part, are dependent upon the particular management information systems and business practices of the respective institutions.

For the annual return, as a general practice, sales and cost recovery amounts are to be reported at “gross”, rather than “net”. “Gross” means that the sales and the corresponding cost are reported as separate items. “Net” means that the sales and corresponding cost are combined, and the difference is reported as a separate item. Reporting amounts at “gross” provides users of the financial data with better information than reporting at “net”.

Sales and cost recovery transactions can generally be classified as external sales, internal sales, external cost recoveries and internal cost recoveries.

(a) External sales and external cost recoveries – “third party” transactions, where the price to the external party is determined based on either the commercial value of the services or product, or the cost of the services or product. The price may or may not include a profit component.
(b) Internal sales – transactions between funds or functions, where the price to the internal party is determined based on either the commercial value of the services or product, or the cost of the services or product. The price includes a profit component. Internal sales exclude transactions based specifically on indirect or overhead costs. For the purposes of the annual return, internal sales will be categorized by those sales originating from ancillary services (see Section III.C.1 – Ancillary) and those sales originating from other funds or functions.
(c) Internal cost recoveries – the recovery, allocation, charge-out or transfer of costs between funds or functions. Internal cost recoveries refers specifically to indirect or overhead costs.

External sales, external cost recoveries and internal sales originating from ancillary services are to be reported as sale of services and products (see Section III.C.2 – line 25).

As an exception to reporting amounts at “gross”, and also to avoid double counting of income and expenditures, the preferred method of reporting internal sales, other than those originating from ancillary services, is to report the amounts at “net”. To report at “net”, income in the fund or function selling the services or product is netted against the expenditures in that same fund or function. The fund or function purchasing the services or product reports the expenditure. Alternatively, where “netting” is not possible or feasible within a fund or function, the internal sales can be reported separately under an expenditure line item (a recovery) in both the fund or function selling the services or product and the fund or function purchasing the services or product (see Section III.C.3 – line 20).

Internal cost recoveries are also to be reported in such a manner as to avoid double counting of expenditures. The preferred method is direct allocation – that is, by reducing the expenditure types in the fund or function from which the costs are allocated, offset with a corresponding increase in the same expenditure types in the fund or function to which the costs are allocated. This approach provides users with better functional comparisons of individual expenditure line items. Alternatively, where direct allocation is not possible or feasible, the internal cost recoveries can be reported separately under an expenditure line item (a recovery) in the fund or function from and to which the costs are allocated (see Section III.C.3 –line 20).

9. Interfund Transfers

Situations arise where in the normal course of operations, an institution reports income in one fund, but reports the corresponding expenditure in another fund. In such situations, the institution records a transfer from the fund in which the income was received, to the fund in which it is expended. This transfer is referred to as an interfund transfer.

These Guidelines encourage institutions to report, to the extent possible, income and the corresponding expenditure in the same fund. For example, capital expenditures are to be reported in the same fund as the corresponding income and investment income earned on trust and endowment funds is to be reported in the same fund as the corresponding expenditures. This approach provides users with better financial data to calculate statistics such as the relationship between income and expenditures, by fund.

The transfer of an operating surplus from the Ancillary fund to the General operating fund is an example of an interfund transfer. Other examples include interfund transfers approved by the institution’s governing body. Interfund transfers are reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (see Section III.C.4 – lines 5 and 8).

10. Gifts-In-Kind

Gifts-in-kind that are recorded in an institution’s audited financial statements will be reported in the annual return as both an income and expenditure item. As an income and expenditure item, gifts-in-kind must be reported consistent with the CAUBO uniform reporting practices.

11. Internally Restricted Net Assets

Internally restricted net assets or fund balances are commonly referred to as appropriations or reserves. Changes in fund balances reported in an institution’s financial statements occur in part as a result of approved transfers or the appropriation of funds for specific future purposes. For the annual return, an increase or transfer to appropriations should not be recorded as an expenditure, nor should a decrease or transfer from appropriations be recorded as income (see Section III.C.4 – line 19).

12. Borrowing and Principal Repayment

The borrowing and repayment of principal will not be reported as income or expenditure. Any such amounts, however, will be separately reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (see Section III.C.4 – lines 6 and 7). However, interest payments will be reported as expenditures in the appropriate fund.

13. Full Costing of Ancillary Services

Ancillary services (see Section III.C.1 – Ancillary) should include all direct expenditures and cost allocations related to ancillary operations. Cost allocations, for example, should include a reasonable allocation for utility (unless the utility is an ancillary service) and plant maintenance, and for the institution’s management and administrative support. Cost allocations to ancillary services are internal cost recoveries (see Section II.E.8) in the fund or function from which the costs are allocated.

14. Use of Estimates

To complete the annual return in accordance with these uniform reporting practices, costs may have to be allocated among funds and functions. Where cost allocations are required, the allocations can be based on best estimates.

15. Double Counting

In certain situations, an institution receives funds and subsequently disburses or transfers all or part of the funds to one or more related or affiliated entities that are included in the annual return. These entities could be included in the annual return for either reason noted in the uniform reporting practice on “Basis of Consolidation” (see Section II.E.1). In such situations, the institution submitting the annual return must ensure that total income and total expenditures are only reported once. The types of income to be reported should correspond to the original source of the funds. The types of expenditures to be reported should correspond to the final use of the funds. The intervening disbursements or transfers of funds between related or affiliated entities should not be reported. Furthermore, the institution must ensure that the income and expenditures are reported in the same fund (see Section II.E.9).

Also, care should be exercised in situations where a reporting institution receives funds and subsequently disburses or transfers all or part of the funds to other reporting member institutions of CAUBO. This is particularly important in the case of large research grants such as Networks of Centres of Excellence, where one institution, the administrative centre, is responsible for disbursing funds to other participating institutions. In such situations, the reporting institution should report the funds received “net” of the funds disbursed or transferred. This practice avoids double counting of income and expenditures when annual return data is aggregated for provincial, regional and national totals.

III. Detailed Instructions for Institutions Reporting Financial Data

This section provides detailed instructions for institutions reporting financial data. This is the “how-to” section for preparers to refer to when completing the annual return, and will be of interest to users who seek additional information on specific terms or particular line items used in the annual return. Preparers of the financial data should review the previous sections of the Guidelines before proceeding.

A. Comparable Financial Data

Normally, the criteria for placement of a particular income or expenditure item within a fund or function in the annual return is the same as that used by an institution in its financial statements or internal management reports. However, where the Guidelines specifically designate the placement of an item, the item must be shown under the designated heading regardless of the institution’s practice. Consequently, the classification of activities or items of income and expenditure in the annual return may differ from the classification used by an institution in its financial statements or internal management reports. For example, health services and athletics are to be reported in the Student services function in the annual return (see Section III.C.5 – Student services) although they may be reported as ancillary services in the institution’s financial statements or internal management reports.

The financial data reported by each institution will only be useful to users of the annual return when the data has been prepared consistently over time and is comparable to other institutions. In order to satisfy user information needs, preparers must comply with these Guidelines.

B. Annual Return

The detailed financial data requested in the annual return is reported in Tables 1 to 7. The contents of the annual return are as follows:

General Information and Instructions
Table 1. Income by Fund
Table 2. Expenditures by Fund
Table 3. Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund
Table 4. General Operating Expenditures by Function
Table 5. Affiliation Report
- Part I: Separate Legal Entities Consolidated
- Part II: Separate Legal Entities not Consolidated
Table 6. Other Federal Government Departments and Agencies – Grants and Contracts
Table 7. Provincial Government Departments and Agencies – Grants and Contracts

In certain situations, an institution may determine that while it has complied with the Guidelines, it has provided financial data that may not be comparable to other institutions. In such situations, the institution can provide either accompanying notes of explanation, or observations and comments in the space provided at the bottom of each Table. This additional information would be useful for Statistics Canada in its review of the annual return for reasonableness. Examples could be any “material” extraordinary or non-recurring income or expenditure item included in a fund and/or functional area.

An institution may also use the space provided at the bottom of each Table for any observations and comments that the institution wishes to make regarding items not covered in the annual return.

Preparers should recognize that users of the annual return are prepared to accept reasonable allocations where exact numbers are not available (see Section II.E.14).

C. Definitions, Explanations and Examples

The funds are discussed first to assist the preparer to segregate the various income and expenditure items for reporting purposes. The financial data should be reported by fund in Tables 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 of the annual return. Following the discussion of funds, the financial data to be reported on the applicable lines in each Table is discussed.

1. Funds

Fund accounting (see Section II.E.2) classifies resources for accounting and reporting purposes in accordance with activities or objectives as specified by donors, in accordance with regulations, restrictions, or limitations imposed by sources outside the institution (external restrictions) or in accordance with directions issued by the governing body (internal restrictions). Funds have been identified as either unrestricted or restricted. Restricted funds, other than Endowment, account for resources that may be used for current purposes, but with some limitations imposed by external or internal sources.

For accounting and reporting purposes, institutions combine the funds with similar characteristics into distinct fund groups. For the annual return, the fund groups are General operating, Special purpose and trust, Sponsored research, Ancillary, Capital, and Endowment.

Preparers should note the following:

restricted funds include both external and internal restrictions,
income and expenditure within Sponsored research is separately reported for entities consolidated and entities not consolidated (see Section II.E.1),
interfund transfers should be minimized by reporting income and the corresponding expenditure in the same fund (see Section II.E.9),
differences resulting from compliance with the uniform reporting practices in these Guidelines (see Section II.E) and the principles followed in the institution’s financial statements will be reconciling items in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (see Section III.C.4).

General operating is an unrestricted fund that accounts for the institution’s primary operating activities of instruction and research, other than sponsored research. The general operating fund includes the costs of privately funded and non-credit programs.

Fund income includes provincial government grants (including research other than sponsored research), student tuition and other fees (for credit and noncredit courses), and income from private and other unrestricted sources. Fund income also includes investment income, if the corresponding expenditures are reported in the General operating fund.

Fund expenditures are for the general operating costs of the institution including instruction and research (other than sponsored research), academic support services, library, student services, administrative services, plant maintenance, external relations and other operating expenditures of the institution. Fund expenditures also include the purchase of capital assets, if the corresponding income is reported in the General operating fund.

Fund income includes designated gifts, benefactions and grants. Fund income also includes investment income, if the corresponding expenditures are reported in the Special purpose and trust fund.

Fund expenditures include the purchase of capital assets, if the corresponding income is reported in the Special purpose and trust fund.

Fund income includes funds to support research paid either in the form of a grant or by means of a contract from a source external to the institution. Income sources include government, private industry and donors. The federal grant allocation for Indirect Costs of Research would be included here. The corresponding expenditures should be reported as an internal cost recovery between the Operating and Sponsored Research Funds, similar to the treatment of overheads. Fund income also includes investment income, if the corresponding expenditures are reported in the Sponsored research fund.

Fund expenditures include activity funded from Sponsored research income and exclude activity funded from the General operating fund. Fund expenditures include the purchase of capital assets, if the corresponding income is reported in the Sponsored research fund. Fund expenditures also include internal cost recoveries (see Section II.E.8).

Funds from Canada Foundation for Innovation, along with applicable matching funds, are to be reported as Sponsored research income. The corresponding expenditures, including the purchase of capital assets, are to be reported as Sponsored research expenditures.

Funding related to Canada Research Chairs are to be reported as Sponsored Research income. The corresponding expenditures, including the purchase of capital assets, are to be reported as Sponsored Research expenditures.

Within the Sponsored research fund, the first column in the applicable Tables is used to report income and expenditures for entities consolidated, and the second column, for entities not consolidated. Both columns combined represent the total Sponsored research reported by the institution. For the first column, “Entities Consolidated”, reported amounts are based on the financial data of entities included in the consolidated financial statements of the institution.

For the second column, “Entities not Consolidated”, institutions are permitted to separately report sponsored research, including hospital based medical research funding, that is granted to academic staff of the reporting institution, but conducted in entities that are not consolidated. Reporting of the sponsored research is permitted if all the following four conditions are met:

the entity not consolidated must be an affiliated institution as established by an affiliation agreement with the reporting institution. The term affiliated institution refers to all federated, affiliated and associated entities (see Section III.C.6).
academic staff from the reporting institution lead the sponsored research project and conduct the research at the non-consolidated affiliated institution,
the financial data (income and expenditure) for the sponsored research are reported in the financial statements of the non-consolidated affiliated institution, and
the sponsored research would be reported in the Sponsored research fund had the research been conducted at the reporting institution, rather than at the affiliated institution.

In addition, for “Entities not Consolidated”, the amounts reported as income (Table 1, line 27, column 4) must equal the amounts reported as expenditures (Table 2, line 24, column 4).

To provide financial data that is consistent and comparable, the income and expenditure items for sponsored research for entities not consolidated are to be reported in accordance with these Guidelines. Although this financial data has not been subject to audit by the reporting institution, there is an expectation that the data has adequately documented support.

Institutions that report sponsored research for such entities are required to

acknowledge and represent in the Transmittal Letter that the four conditions above have been met, and
complete Part II of Table 5 identifying each entity and the amounts reported in the annual return (see Section III.C.6).

Ancillary is an unrestricted fund that separately accounts for all “sales-producing” operations or “selfsupporting” activities that are supplementary to the institution’s primary operating activities of instruction and research. Ancillary services exist to provide goods and services to students, faculty, staff, and others. Ancillary services charge a fee directly related to, although not necessarily equal to, the cost of the goods or services.

Ancillary services typically include bookstores, food services (dining hall, cafeterias, vending machines), residences and housing, parking, university press, publishing, laundry services, property rentals, university facility rentals, theaters, and conference centers.

All sales, external and internal, from ancillary services are reported as income (see Section II.E.8).

To report expenditures, full costing of ancillary services is required (see Section II.E.13). The preferred method of reporting internal cost recoveries or cost allocations is direct allocation, but where direct allocation is not possible or feasible, the internal cost recoveries can be reported under a separate expenditure line item (see Section II.E.8). Any capital items purchased directly from Ancillary income are to be reported in the Ancillary fund on the appropriate expenditure line.

Capital is a restricted fund that accounts for resources provided to the institution for capital purposes and not reported in any other fund. Income and expenditures are to be reported following the funds flow approach for capital assets (see Section II.E.6).

Fund income includes grants and related investment income, donations, and other resources made available to the institution by external funding sources, such as government and donors, specifically for capital purposes.

Fund expenditures include building programs, acquisitions of major equipment and furniture, major renovations and alterations, space rental and buildings, land and land improvements.

Because capital expenditures are to be reported in the same fund as the corresponding income, not all capital expenditures will be reported in the Capital fund. For example, funds from Canada Foundation for Innovation, along with applicable matching funds, are to be reported as Sponsored research income. The corresponding expenditures, including the purchase of capital assets, are to be reported as Sponsored research expenditures.

Endowment is a restricted fund that accounts for the capitalization of externally or internally restricted amounts, primarily donations, which cannot be spent.

Investment income generated by endowments may be used for various purposes, with these purposes often restricted by donors. Investment income should be reported in the same fund as the corresponding expenditures. Expenditures, excluding those incurred to earn investment income, are to be reported in an appropriate fund other than the Endowment fund.

Expenditures incurred to earn investment income are to be reported “net” of the investment income. Investment income that is used to preserve the capital value of the Endowment fund is reported as income in the Endowment fund.

2. Income by Fund (Table 1)

The funds described in Section III.C.1 are reported in columns 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Table 1, with the total of the funds reported in column 9. Column 5 reports the sub-total for the Sponsored research fund. Within Sponsored research, column 3 reports “Entities Consolidated” and column 4 reports “Entities not Consolidated”.

The types of income to be reported in Table 1 are identified on the left-hand side of the Table. If there is uncertainty as to which line to use to report a type of income, report the income on the line best describing the activity. For example, government funds to pay tuition fees for participants in a non-credit program should be reported on line 13 (Non-credit tuition), rather than under government grants and contracts. Furthermore, where the designation of a particular type of income in this Table differs from that used by an institution in its financial statements or its internal management reports, the type of income must be shown per the Guideline instructions regardless of the institution’s practice.

As a general reporting practice, institutions follow the accrual, rather than the cash basis of accounting (see Section II.E.3). For reporting income, exceptions to the accrual concept in the annual return include the funds flow approach for reporting funds received to acquire capital assets (see Section II.E.6) and for reporting income in the Special purpose and trust, and Sponsored research funds (see Section II.E.4).

Income includes gifts-in-kind that are recorded in an institution’s audited financial statements (see Section II.E.10).

Borrowings will not be reported as income (see Section II.E.12). Any such amounts, however, will be separately reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (see Section III.C.4 – line 6).

The six major categories of income are –

government departments and agencies – grants and contracts,
tuition and other fees,
donations, including bequests
non-government grants and contracts,
investment, and
other (including sale of services and products, and miscellaneous).

(i) Government departments and agencies – grants and contracts

Lines 1 to 11 include grants from, and contracts with, federal government departments and agencies, provincial government departments and agencies, and municipal governments. Grants and contracts from other provincial governments and from foreign governments are also reported in this category.

Government grants provide financial support to institutions and the grants may or may not be restricted.

Government contracts provide financial support to institutions under certain stipulations and conditions, including the provision of a deliverable product, such as a piece of equipment, a service, or a report. A contract normally includes provisions for institutions to recover certain indirect or overhead costs, with the contract specifying or documenting the basis for the calculation of the recoverable costs.

To avoid double counting of government grants and contracts, income must only be reported once. In other words, where an institution receives funds and subsequently disburses or transfers all or part of the funds to one or more related or affiliated entities that are included in the annual return, the transfers must be eliminated (see Section II.E.15).

Furthermore, and again to avoid double counting, where a reporting institution receives funds and subsequently disburses or transfers all or part of the funds to other reporting institutions of CAUBO, the funds received should be reported “net” of the funds disbursed or transferred (see Section II.E.15).

Federal

Lines 1 to 7 include all research grants, research contracts, grants and contributions from the Government of Canada and its departments and agencies, including the federal portion of capital and other grants that flow through a provincial government. Income received from the six major federal government agencies is reported on lines 1 to 6, as applicable.

The line items under “federal” are as follows:

Line 1 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Line 2 Health Canada

Income from Health Canada not reported under line 4 – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – should be reported in this line.

Line 3 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Line 4 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Line 5 Canada Foundation for Innovation ( CFI )

CFI income is reported under the Sponsored Research fund.

Line 6 Canada Research Chairs

Funding for Canada Research Chairs is reported under the Sponsored Research Fund.

Line 7 Other federal (see Table 6)

Income from all other federal government departments and agencies is reported on this line with the details provided in Table 6 (see Section III.C.7). This would include grant allocations for the Indirect Costs of Research. A separate line is provided in Table 6 for Indirect Costs of Research.

Other

Lines 8 to 11 include all grants from, and contracts with, the province and its departments and agencies, municipal governments, other provinces, and foreign governments.

The line items under “other” are as follows:

Line 8 Provincial (see Table 7)

Income from provincial government departments and agencies, including provincial CFI matching grants, is reported on this line with the details provided in Table 7 (see Section III.C.8).
Provincial CFI matching income from the Ministry responsible for the institution is reported under the Sponsored research fund.

Line 9 Municipal

Examples of income to be reported on this line include grants from urban transit, communication and parking authorities.

Line 10 Other provinces

This line includes grants from, and contracts with, provinces other than the province with jurisdiction.

Line 11 Foreign

Examples of income to be reported on this line include grants from the National Endowment for Humanities, National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

(ii) Tuition and other fees

The types of revenue (Lines 12 to 14) include credit course tuition, non-credit tuition and other fees.

Line 12 Credit course tuition

Credit courses are courses of instruction or programmed learning that are offered within a degree program; or, that may be granted status equivalent to a credit course within a degree program.
Credit courses are offered during the fall and winter sessions of a semester type operation, all three terms of a trimester operation and the year round operation of graduate schools and include intersession, spring session and summer session credit courses and credit extension.
Credit course tuition includes tuition and other mandatory fees related to the instruction of the courses, such as computer and laboratory fees.
Credit course tuition also includes fees for “make-up” or special courses that are related to the credit offerings of the institution, and fees forauditing in credit courses.
Credit course tuition should be reported on this line whether the cost of the credit course is subsidized or fully recoverable.

Line 13 Non-credit tuition

Non-credit programs are courses of instruction or programmed learning that are not credit courses (see line 12).
Non-credit tuition includes fees for lectures, courses and similar activities that are not recognized by the institution for the purpose of granting credit. Non-credit programs are usually offered through continuing education units.
Government funds to pay tuition for participants in a non-credit program should be reported as non-credit tuition, rather than as government grants and contracts.

Line 14 Other fees

Other fees include all compulsory and noncompulsory fees charged to students such as health services, athletics, library, applications, late registrations, lockers and transcripts. These fees would be reported under the General operating fund.
Other fees exclude fees collected by the institution acting in an agency capacity. An example would be student fees collected on behalf of student controlled and administered activities such as student councils or federations.

(iii) Donations, including bequests

Donations are a voluntary transfer of cash or negotiable instruments made without expectation of return or benefits of any kind to the donor. Bequests flow from wills. Donations, including bequests, are considered to be gifts for tax purposes. Amounts received that are eligible to be receipted as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes are to be reported on lines 15 to 17, as applicable.

Lines 15 to 17 categorize “donations, including bequests” by individuals, business enterprises, foundations and not-for-profit organizations.

In addition, donations designated for specific purposes and donations that cannot be spent are reported in the Endowment fund (see Section III.C.1 – Endowment). Donations also include gifts-in-kind that are recorded in an institution’s audited financial statements (see Section II.E.10).

With the exception of circumstances outlined in the preceding paragraph, donations are to be reported in the same fund as the corresponding expenditures (see Section II.E.9).

Line 15 Individuals

This line includes families.

Line 16 Business enterprises

Business enterprises include unincorporated businesses as well as privately or publicly incorporated companies that are operated for profit and derive revenue mainly from the sale of goods and services. The common forms of unincorporated businesses are sole proprietorships and partnerships, and examples include farmers and professional practitioners.

Line 17 Not-for-profit organizations

This includes foundations and other not-for-profit organizations.

A foundation is an entity that can either be a corporation or a trust constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. Funds contributed to an institution by a non-consolidated charitable foundation would be reported here.
Not-for-profit organizations include associations or societies, and examples include religious organizations, labour unions, professional organizations and fraternal societies.

(iv) Non-government grants and contracts

Non-government grants and contracts provide financial support under certain specific stipulations and conditions, including the provision of a deliverable product, such as a piece of equipment, a service, or a report. The amounts received by an institution are not considered as charitable donations for tax purposes and therefore are ineligible to be receipted as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

Lines 18 to 20 categorize “non-government grants and contracts” by individuals, business enterprises, foundations and not-for-profit organizations.

Line 18 Individuals

This line includes families.

Line 19 Business enterprises

Business enterprises include unincorporated businesses as well as privately or publicly incorporated companies that are operated for profit and derive revenue mainly from the sale of goods and services. The common forms of unincorporated businesses are sole proprietorships and partnerships, and examples include farmers and professional practitioners.

Line 20 Not-for-profit organizations

This includes foundations and other not-for-profit organizations.

A foundation is an entity that can either be a corporation or a trust constituted and operated exclusively for charitable purposes.
Not-for-profit organizations include associations or societies, and examples include religious organizations, labour unions, professional organizations and fraternal societies.

(v) Investment income

Investment income includes income from dividends, bonds, mortgages, short-term notes and bank interest. Bond interest would include an accrual for stripped bonds (see Section II.E.3). Investment income also includes realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment transactions, if the gains and losses are reported in the audited financial statements, regardless of how investments have been designated by the institution (held for trading or not).

Investment income excludes income from a nonconsolidated charitable foundation. Income from a non-consolidated charitable foundation should be reported on line 17 (Not-for-profit organizations).

Included in this section are endowment and other investment income (Lines 21 and 22).

Line 21 Endowment

Investment income earned on endowment funds is reported on this line under the same fund as the corresponding expenditures.
Investment income earned on endowment funds and used to preserve the capital value of the Endowment fund is reported on this line under the Endowment fund.
Expenditures incurred to earn investment income, such as the cost of an investment manager(s) to manage the endowment funds, are to be reported “net” of the investment income.

Line 22 Other investment

Investment income earned on all funds other than endowment funds is reported on this line under the same fund as the corresponding expenditures.
Other investment income also includes charges for deferred or installment payments and for unpaid student tuition and other fees.
Any significant non-recurring items should be explained by way of accompanying notes or in the observations and comments section at the bottom of Table 1.

(vi) Other

Other income (Lines 23 and 24) includes sale of services and products, and miscellaneous.

Line 23 Sale of services and products

This line includes external sales and external cost recoveries (see Section II.E.8).
External sales and external cost recoveries include sales to outside organizations, such as those for laboratory tests, space rental, utilities and incidental income (including athletic gate receipts, parking fees, conferences and various medical clinics).
This line also includes rental income from residences and parking.
Payments received from non-consolidated federated or affiliated entities for the provision of instructional, administrative or other services are reported as sale of services and products.
For ancillary services (see Section III.C.1 – Ancillary), this line includes both external and internal sales (see Section II.E.8).
Internal sales, other than those originating from ancillary services, and internal cost recoveries are not reported as income.

Line 24 Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous income includes commissions, royalties and fees from the use of institution owned rights or properties, or fees for services rendered. Miscellaneous also includes library and other similar fines, rentals, net gain or loss on sale of fixed assets and any type of income not identified in the other categories of income.
Payments received from non-consolidated federated or affiliated entities for the provision of instructional, administrative or other services are reported as sale of services and products (line 23).

3. Expenditures by Fund (Table 2)

The funds described in Section III.C.1 are reported in columns 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Table 2, with the total of the funds reported in column 9. Column 5 reports the sub-total for the Sponsored research fund. Within Sponsored research, column 3 reports “Entities Consolidated” and column 4 reports “Entities not Consolidated”.

The types of expenditures to be reported in Table 2 are identified on the left-hand side of the Table. Where the designation of a particular expenditure in this Table differs from that used by an institution in its financial statements or its internal management reports, the expenditure must be shown under the designated Table heading regardless of the institution’s practice.

As a general reporting practice, institutions follow the accrual, rather than the cash basis of accounting (see Section II.E.3). For reporting expenditures, exceptions to the accrual concept in the annual return include the funds flow approach for reporting funds used to acquire capital assets (see Section II.E.6) and the cash basis for reporting vacation pay, pension costs and future benefits (see Section II.E.7).

Expenditures include gifts-in-kind that are recorded in an institution’s audited financial statements (see Section II.E.10).

The repayment of principal will not be reported as an expenditure (see Section II.E.12). Any such amounts, however, will be separately reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (see Section III.C.4 – line 7).

Lines 1 to 20 report expenditures that are generally recurring, with a sub-total for lines 1 to 20 reported on line 21. Lines 22 and 23 report significant periodic expenditures such as those for buildings, land and land improvements (line 22) and unusual or nonrecurring expenditures, referred to as lump sum payments (line 23), such as those for special assisted early retirement programs. The total of all expenditures is reported on line 24.

The types of expenditures to be reported in Table 2, by line, are as follows:

Salaries and wages

Salaries and wages are categorized as academic salaries (lines 1 and 2) and other salaries and wages (line 3). Academic salaries are reported by academic ranks (line 1) and by other instruction and research (line 2).

The following types of payments are to be reported as salary and wage expenditures:

compensation payments, such as payments for salary continuance during sick leave or maternity leave,
severance payments as a result of terminations in the normal course of business, and
vacation pay (see Section II.E.7).

Certain lump sum payments for current and future fiscal periods to employees who have terminated employment with the institution are reported on an accrual basis as lump sum payments (line 23).

With the exception of vacation pay, the amounts to be reported as salaries and wages in the annual return are to be calculated following the same practices as those used by the institution for its audited financial statements.

Academic salaries

Academic salaries are reported by academic ranks and by other instruction and research.

Line 1 Academic ranks

This line includes payments to both full and part time staff members who hold an academic rank at the reporting institution and are engaged in instruction and research activities.
The academic ranks include deans, professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers.
Academic salaries also include payments to staff members in the academic ranks for various types of leave such as administrative, academic or sabbatical.

Line 2 Other instruction and research

This line includes payments to both full and part time staff and non-staff members without academic rank at the reporting institution, but who are engaged in instruction and research activities.
The staff and non-staff members include instructors, tutors, markers, laboratory demonstrators, teaching assistants, research assistants, invigilators, clinical assistants, post-doctoral fellows, and others.
Other instruction and research salaries also include payments made to graduate and undergraduate students undertaking instruction and research activities.

Line 3 Other salaries and wages

This line includes salaries and wages not reported on lines 1 and 2. Specifically, other salaries and wages includes payments to all full and part time non-instructional (support) staff including among others, technicians, teaching and research laboratory technicians, clerical and secretarial, professional and managerial, janitorial, trades and maintenance.
Other salaries and wages also includes payments to individuals who may hold an academic rank, or equivalent thereto, but are engaged in activities other than instruction and research. Examples of such individuals include the president, vicepresidents, certain professional librarians and computing center personnel.

Line 4 Benefits

Pension costs and future benefits, including benefits arising as a result of early retirement, are to be reported on the cash basis (see Section II.E.7). Otherwise, the amounts to be reported as benefits in the annual return are to be calculated following the same practices as those used by the institution for its audited financial statements.
Benefits include the cost of an institution’s contributions (with respect to salaries) for pensions (including payments for actuarial deficiencies and past service liability), group life insurance, salary continuance insurance, dental plans, workers’ compensation, health taxes, tuition remission, employment insurance and other costs of an employee benefit programs.
Benefits also include the cost of benefits paid during early retirement periods, as well as the cost of post retirement benefits.
Whenever an institution pays a premium or sets aside a negotiated amount for an employee, these amounts should be included as Benefits.
Memberships or other perquisites of employment are not reported as Benefits.

Line 5 Travel

Travel includes expenditures on recruitment, travel, moving and relocation of staff, field trips and all other types of travel necessary for the operation of the institution.

Line 6 Library acquisitions

Library acquisitions include all purchases of, and access to (including electronic access), books, periodicals and other reference materials for the institution’s main branch and faculty or departmental libraries.
Cost of binding may also be included if normally considered part of the acquisition cost.

Line 7 Printing and duplicating

This line includes expenditures that would normally be consumed in the fiscal year such as printing, duplicating, photocopying, reproductions, illustrations, publishing and the related supplies.

Line 8 Materials and supplies

Materials and supplies include expenditures that would normally be consumed in the fiscal year such as sports supplies, stationery, computer and other office supplies.
Also included are material and supplies for teaching and laboratories. Laboratory supplies include chemicals, instruments, animals, feed and seed.
Small dollar value equipment and computer software items should be reported under furniture and equipment purchase (line 18).

Line 9 Communications

Communications includes telephone, data communications, mailing and courier, but excludes expenditures reported as equipment rental and maintenance (line 19).
Telephone includes watts lines, line services, long distance and other charges.

Line 10 Other operational expenditures

This line includes space rental, property taxes, institutional membership fees, insurance, meals, advertising and promotion, and doubtful accounts.
Space rental includes the cost of renting space and land on a long-term basis.
Property taxes include all taxes paid directly to municipalities by the institution, whether assessed on property values or based on student population.
Institutional membership fees include fees paid by the institution to organizations such as AUCC and CAUBO.
This line includes all other expenditures that are not reported elsewhere.

Line 11 Utilities

Utilities include expenditures for items such as electricity, water, natural gas, fuel and sewer.
Utilities also include the generating costs for electricity, steam, water, and natural gas.

Line 12 Renovations and alterations

This line includes expenditures for renovations and alterations to the existing space of the institution, whether the expenditures are internally performed or external contracted.

Line 13 Scholarships, bursaries and prizes

This line includes payments to students (except those for which the student is required to perform service for the payment) such as those for fee remission, prizes and awards.
Payments for which the student is required to perform service for the payment are reported as other instruction and research (line 2), and include payments to graduate and undergraduate students who are instructors, tutors, markers, laboratory demonstrators, teaching assistants, research assistants, invigilators, clinical assistants, postdoctoral fellows, and others.

Line 14 Externally contracted services

This line includes all expenditures for services contracted to external agencies except for renovations and alterations (line 12), professional fees (line 15), equipment rental and maintenance (line 19), and buildings, land and land improvements (line 22).
Examples of expenditures to be included are cleaning contracts, security services, snow removal and similar time and material contracts, and food services.
Where food services are contracted, the contract amount in total should be shown on this line and not as cost of goods sold (line 16) or any other expenditure types, even though the contractor may provide a breakdown of costs.

Line 15 Professional fees

Professional fees include all fees paid to legal counselors (including retainers for the negotiations of collective agreements), auditors, and computer, human resource and other consultants.
This line excludes consulting fees for renovations and alterations (line 12), equipment rental and maintenance (line 19), and buildings, land and land improvements (line 22).

Line 16 Cost of goods sold

Cost of goods sold is to be used where an inventory method of accounting is normally employed, (e.g. bookstore, food services) and should include the laid down cost of goods purchased for resale only. The remaining costs of operating the service, such as salaries and supplies, are to be shown in their respective expenditure types.
Where a service is externally contracted, particularly for ancillary services, the total costs of the contract should be included in externally contracted services (line 14). For example, contracted food services are to be reported on line 14, under the Ancillary fund.
The cost of goods sold is to be reported under the same fund as the income from the sale of the product (see Section III.C.2 – line 25).

Line 17 Interest

This line includes all interest expenditures to service debts of the institution. Examples include bank interest, mortgage or debenture interest and related charges, and the interest component of installment or lease payments.
Repayments of principal such as principal reductions on loans, mortgages, debentures or repayable grants are not reported as expenditures (see Section II.E.12).

Line 18 Furniture and equipment purchase

This line includes laboratory equipment (other than consumables), computing equipment and computer software packages, administrative equipment and furnishings (including carpets and drapery), copying and duplicating equipment, and maintenance equipment. Installation expenditures for the above items are to be included as part of their cost.
This line also includes installment payments and payments under lease purchase contracts, where the lease is a capital lease for accounting purposes. The interest component of any such payments should be reported on line 17.
This line includes small dollar equipment and computer software items that would normally be expensed in the accounting records of the institution.
Furniture and equipment purchases are reported under the same fund as the corresponding income (see Section II.E.6). For example, purchases made from CFI grants are reported under Sponsored research (see Section III.C.1 – Sponsored research). Purchases made or to be made from current or future ancillary services income are to be reported under Ancillary (see Section III.C.1 – Ancillary).
Amortization is not reported as an expenditure, but is included as a reconciling item in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (see Section III.C.4 – line 10).
Provisions for the replacement of furniture and equipment are considered to be transfers to appropriation or reserve accounts; consequently, such provisions are not to be reported as expenditures (see Section II.E.11).

Line 19 Equipment rental and maintenance

This line includes all rental and maintenance expenditures for furniture and equipment including laboratory equipment (other than consumables), administrative equipment and furnishings (including carpets and drapery), copying and duplicating equipment, computing equipment, maintenance equipment and telephone equipment.
This line also includes lease purchase contracts, where the lease is an operating lease for accounting purposes.
This line also includes expenditures for equipment repairs and maintenance contracted to external agencies.

Line 20 Internal sales and cost recoveries

The preferred method of reporting internal sales, other than those originating from ancillary services, is to report the amounts at “net” (see Section II.E.8). The preferred method of reporting internal cost recoveries is direct allocation (see Section II.E.8). Where the preferred method is not possible or feasible, this expenditure type can be used, but when it is used, the internal sales and cost recoveries for all funds, when added together, must equal zero.
This line includes internal sales, other than those originating from ancillary services, and internal cost recoveries (see Section II.E.8).
Internal sales originating from ancillary services are to be reported as sale of services and product (see Section III.C.2 – line 25).
Common examples of internal cost recoveries include the overhead recovery of administrative costs and the indirect costs of research between the General Operating fund and the Ancillary and Sponsored research funds, and the overhead recovery of utility (unless the utility is an ancillary service) and maintenance costs between the General operating fund and the Ancillary fund.
To provide better functional comparisons of types of expenditures, institutions are asked to minimize the use of this line to the extent possible.

Line 21 Sub-total

This line is the sub-total of all expenditures reported on lines 1 to 20.

Line 22 Buildings, land and land improvements

Buildings include all expenditures that are normally considered part of the construction cost as well as costs incurred during the construction period such as utilities. Land and land improvements include acquisition costs and site preparation such as landscaping, sewers, tunnels and roads. All fees and planning costs related to buildings, land and land improvements are also included.
Furniture and equipment purchases are reported on line 18.
The expenditures for buildings, land and land improvements are reported under the same fund as the corresponding income (see Section II.E.6). For example, purchases made from CFI grants are reported under Sponsored research (see Section III.C.1 – Sponsored research). Purchases made or to be made from current or future ancillary services income are to be reported under Ancillary (see Section III.C.1 – Ancillary).
Amortization is not reported as an expenditure, but is included as a reconciling item in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (see Section III.C.4 – line 10).
Provisions for the replacement of buildings are considered to be transfers to appropriation or reserve accounts; consequently, such provisions are not to be reported as expenditures (see Section II.E.11).

Line 23 Lump sum payments

This line includes certain lump sum payments for current and future fiscal periods to employees who have terminated employment with the institution. The characteristics of the payments are such that similar transactions or events are not expected to occur frequently over several years, or do not typify normal business activities of the institution.
Lump sum payments are reported on an accrual basis.
Examples of lump sum payments include payments under downsizing or special assisted early retirement programs.
Severance payments as a result of terminations in the normal course of business are reported as salary and wage expenditures (lines 1 to 3).

4. Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund (Table 3)

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund identifies, for each fund in the annual return, the changes between the net asset balances at the beginning of the year and the net asset balances at the end of the year. The changes between the beginning and ending net asset balances are more than the difference between total income (Table 1, line 27) and total expenditures (Table 2, line 24). The changes also result from the addition and deduction of transactions that are neither income nor expenditures. These transactions are reported on lines 4 to 7 and include prior year adjustments, interfund transfers, borrowings, and the principal portion of debt repayments.

In addition, the statement identifies the uniform reporting practices that cause differences between the institution’s annual return and its audited financial statements (see Section II.D). While the specific types of items causing the differences may vary among institutions, the number of such items is relatively few. These items are reported on lines 8 to 15. The uniform reporting practices that cause the differences include funds flow (see Section II.E.4), capital assets (see Section II.E.6), and vacation pay, pension costs and future benefits (see Section II.E.7).

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets by Fund, then, reconciles the net asset balances at the beginning of the year with the net asset balances at the end of the year. As more clearly indicated in the details for lines 16 to 21, both the beginning and ending net asset balances are based on information reported in the institution’s audited financial statements.

The details of each line in the statement are as follows:

Line 1 Net asset balances, beginning of year

The net asset balances, by fund, at the beginning of the year must equal line 16 of the prior year’s return.

Line 2 Income (Table 1, line 27)

This line must equal the total reported in Table 1 (Income by Fund), line 27.

Line 3 Expenditures (Table 2, line 24)

This line must equal the total reported in Table 2 (Expenditures by Fund), line 24.

Line 4 Prior year adjustments

This line should be used infrequently and generally only when the net asset balances reported in the audited financial statements at the end of the prior year have been subsequently adjusted.
An example of a prior year adjustment includes a retroactive change in accounting policies.

Line 5 Interfund transfers

Institutions have been encouraged to minimize interfund transfers in the annual return by reporting income and the corresponding expenditures under the same fund (see Section II.E.9). For example, capital expenditures are to be reported under the same fund as the corresponding income. Investment income earned on trust and endowment funds is to be reported under the same fund as the corresponding expenditures.
Where the amount of an interfund transfer is not material to an institution’s reported financial data, the amount should be restated to an appropriate fund.
After following the above guidelines, any remaining interfund transfers would be reported on this line. An example would be the transfer of an operating surplus from the Ancillary fund to the General operating fund. Other examples include transfers approved by the institution’s governing body.
The total in column 9 on line 5 must equal 0.

Line 6 Add: borrowings

This line reports debt borrowings (see Section II.E.12).

Line 7 Deduct: principal portion of debt repayments

This line reports repayment of principal (see Section II.E.12).
Repayments of principal include principal reductions on loans, mortgages, debentures or repayable grants.
Interest to service debts of the institution is reported as an expenditure (see Section III.C.3 – line 17).

Line 8 Interfund reallocations

Normally, the criteria for placement of a particular income or expenditure item within a fund in the annual return is the same as that used by an institution in its financial statements or internal management reports. However, where the Guidelines specifically designate the placement of an item, the item must be shown under the designated heading regardless of the institution’s practice. Consequently, items may be classified under one fund for the purposes of an institution’s annual return, but a different fund in its audited financial statements or internal management reports (see Section III.A).
In addition, institutions have been encouraged to minimize interfund transfers in the annual return by reporting income and the corresponding expenditures under the same fund (see Section II.E.9). For example, capital expenditures are to be reported under the same fund as the corresponding income. Investment income earned on trust and endowment funds is to be reported under the same fund as the corresponding expenditures. To the extent interfund transfers have been minimized, items may be classified under one fund for the purposes of the institution’s annual return, but a different fund in its audited financial statements.
Differences in ending net asset balances, by fund, between the annual return and audited financial statements resulting from the above guidelines, can be adjusted on line 8. Column 9, the total for all interfund reallocations reported on line 8, must equal 0.

Line 9 Add: capital expenditures

Funds used to acquire capital assets have been reported as expenditures in the annual return based on the funds flow approach (see Section II.E.6). This line reports the difference between capital asset expenditures as reported in the annual return and the same amounts that have been capitalized during the year in the audited financial statements.
This line also includes differences that result from installment payments and payments under lease purchase contracts where the lease is a capital lease for accounting purposes (see Section III.C.3 – line 18).
The differences that result from amortizing capital assets are reported on line 10.

Line 10 Deduct: amortization

Funds used to acquire capital assets have been capitalized in the audited financial statements and amortized on an annual basis (see Section II.E.6). This line reports the amortization expense that has been recorded in the audited financial statements.
The differences that result upon the acquisition of capital assets are reported on line 9.

Line 11 Add or deduct: deferred income

Certain restricted income not expended in the year is reported in the annual return following a funds flow approach (see Section II.E.4). This line reports the difference between amounts that have been reported as income in the annual return following a funds flow approach and the same amounts that have been reported as income in the audited financial statements following the deferral method.

Line 12 Add or deduct: pension costs and vacation pay accrual

Vacation pay and pension costs are reported in the annual return on a cash basis (see Section II.E.7). This line reports the difference between amounts that have been reported as expenditures in the annual return on a cash basis and the same amounts that have been reported as expenditures in the audited financial statements on an accrual basis.

Line 13 Add or deduct: future cost of employee benefits

Future cost of employee benefits are reported on this line and represent employee benefit costs not already reported in the annual return on a cash basis. An example would be the cost of future benefits on early retirement programs.

Line 14 Add or deduct: related or affiliated entities

In certain situations, the reporting institution may report financial data for a related or affiliated entity in its audited financial statements, but not report the same data in its annual return (see Section III.C.6 – Part I). In such situations, the change in the net asset balances of the related or affiliated entity between the beginning of the year and the end of the year should be reported on this line.

Line 15 Add or deduct: other

This line reports any other amounts such as the net book value of asset disposals where there are differences between the institution’s annual return and its audited financial statements.
For amounts reported on this line, provide details in the “Observations and Comments” space at the bottom of the Table.

Line 16 Net asset balances, end of year

For a number of institutions, the audited financial statements may not specifically disclose net asset balances, by fund, in a format similar to the annual return. As a minimum, total net asset balances reported in column 9 should equal the total net assets reported in the institution’s audited financial statements.
In certain situations, the reporting institution will report sponsored research in Column 4 that is attributable to the institution, but conducted through entities that are not consolidated. In such situations, the amount reported for column 4, on line 16, must equal 0 (see Section III.C.1 – Sponsored research).
The net asset balances, by fund, reported on this line, should equal the net asset balances, by fund, reported on line 21.
The net asset balances, by fund, reported on this line, should also equal the net asset balances, by fund, at the beginning of the next year; that is, line 16 of the current year’s annual return must equal line 1 of next year’s annual return.

Net asset balances are comprised of:

The net asset balances reported on lines 17, 18, 19 and 20 agree with certain net asset balances in the institutions audited financial statements.

Line 17 Unrestricted net assets

The net asset balance in column 9 should equal the accumulated surplus or deficit reported in the institution’s audited financial statements.

Line 18 Investment in capital assets

investment in capital assets represents the funds expended to acquire capital assets, less accumulated amounts amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related capital assts. The funds expended are reduced by amounts financed by long term debt and, where applicable, deferred capital contributions. These funds are not available for other purposes since they have been invested in capital assets.
The net asset balance in column 9 should equal the investment in capital assets reported in the institution’s audited financial statements.

Line 19 Internally restricted net assets

An increase or transfer to appropriations should not be recorded as an expenditure, nor should a decrease or transfer from appropriations be recorded as income (see Section II.E.11).
The net asset balance in column 9 should equal the internally restricted appropriations, including internal endowments, reported in the institution’s audited financial statements.

Line 20 Externally restricted net assets

The net asset balance in column 9 should equal the externally restricted funds, including external endowments, reported in the institution’s audited financial statements.

Line 21 Net asset balances, end of year

The net asset balances, by fund, reported on this line, should equal the net asset balances, by fund, reported on line 16.

5. General Operating Expenditures by Function (Table 4)

Expenditures by Fund (see Section III.C.3) and this section of the Guidelines are very similar in that types of expenditures are identified on the left-hand side of both Tables. Table 2, however, is organized by fund, and Table 4 is organized by operational or functional areas, within the General operating fund, that represent the major areas of institutional activity. The functions are Instruction and non-sponsored research, Non-credit instruction, Library, Computing and communications, Administration and general, Student services, Physical plant and External relations. These functions are reported in columns 1 to 7, with the total of the functions reported in column 8. The amounts in Column 8 should be identical to the amounts in Table 2, Column 1 (General operating).

This section provides details to assist preparers to segregate, by function, the various activities and types of expenditures under the General operating fund. Unless otherwise indicated, the definitions, explanations and examples presented in Section III.C.3 for types of expenditures also apply to this section. In addition, as noted previously, where the designation of a particular expenditure in this Table differs from that used by an institution in its financial statements or its internal management reports, the expenditure must be shown under the designated Table heading regardless of the institution’s practice. For example, health services and intramural and intercollegiate athletics are to be reported under the Student services function although they may be reported as ancillary services in the institution’s financial statements or its internal management reports.

In reporting General operating fund expenditures by function, preparers should be familiar with the uniform reporting practices (see Section II.E). In particular, preparers should be familiar with the practices on internal and external cost recoveries (see Section II.E.8) and use of estimates (see Section II.E.14).

The functions in the General operating fund are as follows:

(i) Instruction and non-sponsored research

The Instruction and non-sponsored research function in the General operating fund includes all direct costs of faculties, academic departments (including salaries of academic deans and their offices), graduate school, summer school, credit extension, and other academic functions and expenditures attributable to this function.

(ii) Non-credit instruction

The Non-credit instruction function in the General operating fund includes lectures, courses and similar activities that are not recognized by the institution for the purpose of granting credit. Non-credit programs are usually offered through continuing education units. Normally where there is non-credit tuition income reported on line 13 under the General operating fund in Table 1, the corresponding expenditures (not necessarily equal to the income) will be reported under this function.

(iii) Library

The Library function in the General operating fund includes the institution’s Archives and other activities related to the institution’s main branch and faculty or departmental libraries. The expenditures include the salary and wage costs of providing the library services as well as the cost of books and periodicals.

(iv) Computing and communications

The Computing and communications function in the General operating fund includes only the activities of centralized computing and communication facilities. A centralized computing facility refers to computerrelated activities and resources that have been organized under the management of a central administration. The computing facility is usually seen as an institutional resource that is available on an institution-wide basis and is the most effective way of providing certain services supportive of the institution’s research and administrative activities. Such a facility usually results from factors including economies of scale, a large number of users who require a wide variety of services, and a high degree of technical expertise required in computer operations.

This function does not include the activities of local or decentralized stand-alone computer installations that are under the management of, and were established for the main purpose of providing services to, a single division or department. The expenditures for decentralized computing facilities are to be included under the related functions and funds, as appropriate.

A centralized communications facility includes the costs of telephone equipment rental, service, acquisition and switchboard, including related personnel and other costs. The expenditures for decentralized communications facilities are to be included in the related functions and funds, as appropriate.

If an institution employs a charge-out system for central computing time or communications equipment usage, expenditures should be combined and reported under this function.

Any sales to, or recoveries from, other functional areas or funds, or outside users, are considered to be either an internal or external cost recovery and are to be reported according to the uniform reporting practice for internal and external cost recoveries (see Section II.E.8).

(v) Administration and general

The Administration and general function in the general operating fund covers expenditures in the two broad areas of academic support and other support services. Other support services include administration. These areas are combined and reported in Table 4 under Administration and general.

The academic support area of the Administration and general function includes all activities provided by an institution in direct support of Instruction and nonsponsored research. This area includes the following types of activities:

the positions of vice-president academic and research (or their equivalents) and their offices
faculty and instructional support services
research administration (including grants and contracts administration)
registrar’s and graduate students office (including calendars, admissions, student records and related reporting)
convocation and ceremonies
co-op program administration
central animal services
central shops for instruction and research (machine shop, glass blowing, electronics shop)
distance education support
instructional technology and audio visual services
academic class scheduling

The administration area of the Administration and general function includes the following activities:

administration, planning and information costs and activities associated with the positions of president and vice-president (or their equivalents) and their offices, except for the positions of vice-president academic and research (or their equivalents) and their offices, which are included in the academic support area. Administrative costs for activities such as fundraising, development, alumni and external communications are included in the external relations area.
finance, including investment management, internal audit and accounting
human resources (personnel)
institutional research
board and senate secretariat
printing and duplicating services

Specific types of expenditures in the administration area include the following:

professional fees including legal, audit, human resource and other consulting fees that are not specifically attributable to another function. Computer consulting fees are included if the computing facilities are decentralized.
general university memberships including AUCC and CAUBO
liability and E & O insurance (fire, boiler and pressure vessel, and property insurance are reported under the Physical plant function).

The appropriate reporting for computing, communications, purchasing, receiving and stores will depend upon whether the institution operates with centralized or decentralized facilities. If the institution has centralized facilities for computing and communications, the activities should be reported under the Computing and communications function. If the institution has centralized facilities for purchasing, receiving and stores, the activities should be included in the administration area of the Administration and general function. If any of computing, communications, purchasing, receiving or stores is decentralized, then these activities should be included under the related functions and funds, as appropriate.

(vi) Student services

The Student services function in the General operating fund includes the cost of services (other than direct teaching, research and administrative services) provided to students by the institution. Generally, these services will include:

the dean of students and the dean’s office
counseling and chaplaincy services
career guidance and placement services
intramural and intercollegiate athletics (not physical education)
student health services
student accommodation services (not residences)
student transportation services
student financial aid administration
bursaries, scholarships and prizes
grants to student organizations, including the student union
student programs, including music, drama and student center
student day care center
any other student services, social or cultural activities funded by the institution

These services may be provided from General operating fund income in whole, or in part by a specific fee included in the student incidental fee structure. Where an institution acts in an agency capacity, however, and collects student fees on behalf of student controlled and administered activities such as student councils or federations, the fees collected by the institution are to be excluded from income of the institution. The amount turned over to the benefit of the student council or federation is to be excluded from expenditures of the institution.

(vii) Physical plant

The Physical plant function in the General operating fund includes expenditures related to the physical facilities of the institution. The expenditures include the physical plant office, space planning, maintenance of buildings and grounds, custodial services, utilities, vehicle operations, security and traffic, repairs and furnishings, renovations and alterations, mail delivery services, long-term space and property rental, and municipal taxes (including those for which compensatory grants are received from government).

Physical plant also includes fire, boiler and pressure vessel, and property insurance. All other insurance is reported in the administration area of the Administration and general function.

(viii) External relations

The external relations area includes all activities provided by an institution in support of ongoing external relations. These activities include fundraising, development, alumni, public relations and public information or external communications. The related administrative costs from the office of the vice-president(s), or equivalent, responsible for one or more of these activities should be included in this area.

6. Affiliation Report (Table 5)

For each reporting institution, there could be one or more separate legal entities that are related or affiliated to the reporting institution and for which financial data is included in the annual return (see Section II.E.1).

To allow users to better understand the contents of the annual return and its limitations, each reporting institution is required to identify and provide additional information in Table 5 for each such entity.

Depending upon an institution’s circumstances, two parts of the affiliation report may be required. The first part is for entities consolidated in the institution’s audited financial statements; the second is for entities not consolidated in the institution’s audited financial statements, but for which some data is nevertheless included in the annual return.

(i) Part I: Separate Legal Entities Consolidated

Normally, an institution will report financial data in the annual return on the same basis as that used for its consolidated financial statements. This means that the financial data for a separate legal entity that is consolidated in the audited financial statements will be included in the annual return.

As an exception, there could be financial data for an affiliated entity that is included in the institution’s consolidated financial statements, but not reported in the annual return. This exception could arise where an affiliated entity is also submitting an annual return as a member institution of CAUBO.

Information to be provided in the affiliation report for “entities consolidated” is based on the separate legal entities consolidated in the institution’s financial statements and includes –

Legal name of affiliated institution
Category of affiliation – columns 1 to 7. Indicate the category of affiliation with an “x” in the appropriate column. For further information see the section below on Categories of Affiliation.
Basis of reporting – columns 8 and 9. Indicate with an “x” in the appropriate column whether the separate legal entity is included (I) in the annual return (the norm) or excluded (E) from the annual return (the exception).

(ii) Part II: Separate Legal Entities not Consolidated

Under certain conditions, institutions are permitted to report separately sponsored research that is granted to academic staff of the reporting institution, but conducted in entities that are not consolidated (see Section III.C.1 – Sponsored research). This sponsored research data must be reported under column 4 (Entities not Consolidated) in the applicable Tables in the annual return. Part II of the affiliation report requests additional information on this data.

For clarity, financial data for a Charitable Foundation is only included in the annual return if the Charitable Foundation is consolidated in the financial statements of the institution.

Separate legal “entities not consolidated” are individually identified on lines 11 to 18 in the affiliation report when the amount reported in the annual return is over $100,000. For the entities individually identified, information to be provided includes –

Legal name of affiliated institution
Category of affiliation – columns 1 to 7. Indicate the category of affiliation with an “x” in the appropriate column. For further information see the section below on Categories of Affiliation.
Amount included in annual return – column 10. The amount for the separate legal entity must be over $100,000.

All other separate legal entities with amounts under $100,000 are to combined and reported on line 19.

The total amount reported on line 20 in column 10 must agree with the amount reported in Table 1, line 27, column 4 and with the amount reported in Table 2, line 24, column 4.

(iii) Categories of Affiliation

For the purposes of the affiliation report in Table 5, a parent institution is defined as a university with federated, affiliated or associated institutions, research institutes or hospitals. In the Guidelines and the affiliation report, the term affiliates and affiliated institutions are used to simplify the text and refer to all federated, affiliated and associated entities. For the same reason, the term institution may refer to universities, university-colleges, colleges, institutes and hospitals.

An affiliated institution is responsible for its own administration but does not have the power to grant degrees. An associated institution is a public or private education, health, or research oriented, legal entity that is neither federated nor affiliated with the parent institution, yet has academic, research, or administrative ties to that parent institution. A federated institution is responsible for its own administration and has the power to grant degrees, but during the term of federation agreement it suspends some or all of its degree-granting powers.

Please note that in the cases of affiliated and federated institutions, the parent institution supervises instruction in the programs covered by the federation or affiliation agreement, and grants degrees to the students who successfully complete those programs.

7. Other Federal Government Departments and Agencies – Grants and Contracts (Table 6)

Table 6 reports grants and contracts by federal government departments and agencies, other than the grants and contracts reported on lines 1 to 6 in Table 1. In section A in Table 6, a separate line is provided for reporting the federal government allocation for the Indirect Costs of Research. The column totals in Table 6 must agree with the amounts reported on line 7 (Other federal) in Table 1.

In section B in Table 6, where the aggregate grants and contracts provided by a separate federal government department or agency is in excess of $100,000, identify the department or agency and report the amount, by fund.

On line C in Table 6, where the aggregate grants and contracts provided by a separate federal government department or agency is less than $100,000, combine the departments and agencies and report the total amount, by fund.

Please note that double counting of government grants and contracts is to be avoided and in certain situations grants or contracts received should be reported “net” of the funds disbursed or transferred (see Section II.E.15).

For additional information on the funds and on federal government grants and contracts, preparers should refer to Section III.C.1 (Funds) and Section III.C.2 (Income by Fund), with particular emphasis in Section III.C.2 on the details in the government departments and agencies – grants and contracts category.

8. Provincial Government Departments and Agencies – Grants and Contracts (Table 7)

Table 7 reports grants and contracts, including certain specific and earmarked provincial CFI matching grants, by provincial government departments and agencies. The column totals in Table 7 must agree with the amounts reported on line 8 in Table 1.

Grants and contracts from provincial government departments and agencies only include those from the province with jurisdiction. Grants and contracts from other provinces are reported on line 10 (Other provinces) in Table 1.

In section A (Ministry responsible) in Table 7, please report the following information on lines 1 and 2:

Line 1: identify the primary provincial government department or agency responsible for the institution and report, by fund, the total of the grants and contracts received from that department or agency, excluding the CFI matching funds reported on line 2. The types of grants might include funding formula operating grants.
Line 2: under column 3 or 4, as appropriate, for sponsored research, report the total of the specific grants received, if any, from the “Ministry responsible” that are earmarked as CFI matching funds.

In section B (Other) in Table 7, where the aggregate grants and contracts provided by a separate provincial government department or agency is in excess of $100,000, identify the department or agency and report the amount, by fund.

On line C in Table 7, where the aggregate grants and contracts provided by a separate provincial government department or agency is less than $100,000, combine the departments and agencies and report the total amount, by fund. These types of departments and agencies are primarily funded by the provincial government and include Councils, Grants Commissions, and commissions and boards that perform various functions delegated to them by public authorities.

For additional information on the funds and on provincial government grants and contracts, preparers should refer to Section III.C.1 (Funds) and Section III.C.2 (Income by Fund), with particular emphasis in Section III.C.2 on the details in the government departments and agencies – grants and contracts category.

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Table of contents

I General Description of Survey

II Authority and Participation

III Confidentiality

IV Federal Data Sharing Agreement

V Submission of Reports

VI Detailed Instructions for Reporting on Statement 2 (I,II,III,IV,V,F)

VII Editing of Recorded Data

VIII Glossary

Note:

A - Contract Selection

B - Contract Description

C - Contract Pricing

C1 - Professional Fees

C2 - Overhead and Profit

C3 - Charges Other Than Professional Fees

C4 -Total Price

C5 - Reason for Price Change

E - Comments

F - Certification

A - Contract Selection

B - Contract Description

C - Fee Estimation

C1 - Direct Labour (excluding direct costs for sub-consultants)

C2 - Overhead and Profit

C3 - Reimbursable Expenses (excluding direct expenses for sub-consultants)

C4 -Total Fee

D - Reason for Total Fee Change

E - Comments

F - Certification

2009 to 2011

Household Questionnaire

Financial Information of Universities and Colleges – 2011/2012

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II. General Information

A. Financial Reporting by Institutions

B. Users of the Annual Return

C. Prescribed Reporting Practices

D. Reconciliation to Audited Financial Statements

E. Uniform Reporting Practices

1. Basis of Consolidation

2. Funds

3. Accrual Concept