The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Income sources' refers to those income sources that make up an individual's total income.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Value (owner estimated, market)' refers to the dollar amount expected by the owner if the asset were to be sold.
In the context of dwelling, it refers to the value of the entire dwelling, including the value of the land it is on and of any other structure, such as a garage, which is on the property. If the dwelling is located in a building which contains several dwellings, or a combination of residential and business premises, all of which the household owns, the value is estimated as a portion of the market value that applies only to the dwelling in which the household resides.
Usage: Though "value (owner estimate, market)" applies to dwellings, a person or private household can be assigned such a value based on the owner-estimated market value of the dwelling in which the person or household usually resides.
'Private dwelling' refers to a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance either from outside the building or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway inside the building. The entrance to the dwelling must be one that can be used without passing through the living quarters of some other person or group of persons.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Income status' refers to the position of a person or household's income in relation to a low income line.
Note: In the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), low-income statistics are presented based on the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT). This measure is not related to the low-income cut-offs (LICO) presented in the 2006 Census and prevalence rates are conceptually not comparable.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Period of construction' refers to the period in time during which the building or dwelling was originally constructed.
'Private dwelling' refers to a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance either from outside the building or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway inside the building. The entrance to the dwelling must be one that can be used without passing through the living quarters of some other person or group of persons.
Usage: Though 'period of construction' applies to dwellings, a person or private household can be assigned a period of construction classification based on the dwelling in which the person or household usually resides.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Structural type' refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.
'Private dwelling' refers to a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance either from outside the building or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway inside the building. The entrance to the dwelling must be one that can be used without passing through the living quarters of some other person or group of persons.
Usage: Though "structural type" applies to dwellings, a person or private household can be assigned a structural type of dwelling classification based on the dwelling in which the person or household usually resides.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Shelter cost to income ratio' refers to the percentage of a household's average total monthly income which is spent on shelter-related expenses. Those expenses include the monthly rent (for tenants) or the mortgage payment, property taxes and condominium fees (for owners) and the costs of electricity, heat, municipal services, etc. The percentage is calculated by dividing the total shelter-related expenses by the household's total monthly income and multiplying the result by 100.
Note: In the National Household Survey 2011 shelter cost to income ratio is disseminated for private households in owner or tenant-occupied non-farm dwellings. Households who reported a loss in their total household income, or had no income in 2010 are excluded.
'Private household' refers to a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada or abroad. The household universe is divided into two sub-universes on the basis of whether the household is occupying a collective dwelling or a private dwelling. The latter is a private household.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Shelter cost' refers to the average monthly total of all shelter expenses paid by a private household.
For owner households, shelter cost includes, where applicable, the mortgage payment, the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services, property taxes and condominium fees. For tenant households, shelter cost includes, where applicable, the monthly rent and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.
'Private household' refers to a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada or abroad. The household universe is divided into two sub-universes on the basis of whether the household is occupying a collective dwelling or a private dwelling. The latter is a private household.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Number of earners' refers to employment income recipients in an economic family. An earner is a person aged 15 years or over who received wages and salaries, net income from a non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice, and/or net farm self-employment income during the reference year.
'Economic family' refers to a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law or adoption. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. Foster children are included.
By definition, all persons who are members of a census family are also members of an economic family. Examples of the broader concept of economic family include the following: two co-resident census families who are related to one another are considered one economic family; co-resident siblings who are not members of a census family are considered as one economic family; and, nieces or nephews living with aunts or uncles are considered one economic family.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'Presence and number of children under 18 years' refers to whether or not children under 18 years old are present and if so how many.
Note: In the 2011 National Household Survey, ‘Presence and number of children under 18 years’ is referred to as 'Presence and number of children under 18'.
'Economic family' refers to a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law or adoption. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. Foster children are included.
By definition, all persons who are members of a census family are also members of an economic family. Examples of the broader concept of economic family include the following: two co-resident census families who are related to one another are considered one economic family; co-resident siblings who are not members of a census family are considered as one economic family; and, nieces or nephews living with aunts or uncles are considered one economic family.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classification(s) and/or list(s):
'After-tax income' refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for the reference year.
'Person' refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programmes.
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