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Publisher:
Statistics Canada
Survey:
Canadian Census 2011
Document:
Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 99-000-X2011001 National Household Survey
citation:
Social Explorer; Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 99-000-X2011001 National Household Survey
Documentation
Canadian Census 2011
Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 99-000-X2011001 National Household Survey
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Short definition
Detailed definition
Additional Information
Reported in
Reported for
Question no(s).
Responses
Remarks
Geography universe
Introduction to the geography universe
Population universe
Introduction to the population in private households universe
Introduction to the private dwellings occupied by usual residents universe
Introduction to the private households universe
Chapter 2. Introduction to the universes
Introduction to the family universe
Chapter 3. Aboriginal Peoples
Aboriginal ancestry
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Aboriginal group
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Aboriginal identity
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Area of residence - Inuit Nunangat
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Area of residence - On reserve
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Membership in a First Nation or Indian band
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Registered or Treaty Indian status
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Chapter 4. Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity
Age at immigration
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Citizenship
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Ethnic origin
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
First official language spoken
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Generation status
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Home language
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Home language - Part A
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Home language - Part B
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Immigrant status
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Knowledge of non-official languages
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Knowledge of official languages
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mother tongue
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Period of immigration
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Place of birth of father
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Place of birth of mother
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Place of birth of respondent
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Population group
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Religion
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Visible minority
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Year of immigration
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Chapter 5. Education and Labour
5.1. Education
Attendance at school
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Location of study
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence
Major field of study - International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) and Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada concordances
Major field of study (based on the Classification of Instructional programs (CIP) Canada 2000, historical)
Major field of study (based on the Classification of Instructional programs (CIP) Canada 2011)
Postsecondary certificates, diplomas and degrees, types obtained
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalent
5.2. Labour
Class of worker
Commuting distance
Commuting duration
Commuting type
Employed
Employment rate
Experienced labour force
Full-time or part-time weeks worked in 2010
Hours worked for pay or in self-employment
Incorporation status
Industry (based on the North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] 2007)
Inexperienced labour force
Labour force
Labour force status
Labour force status (based on 1971 concepts)
Language of work
Looked for paid work in past four weeks (full- or part-time work)
Mode of transportation
New job to start in four weeks or less from reference week
Not in the labour force
On temporary lay-off or absent from job or business
Participation rate
Place of work status
Reasons unable to start a job
Time arriving at work
Time leaving for work
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Vehicle occupancy
Weeks worked in 2010
When last worked for pay or in self-employment
Work activity in 2010
Workplace location
Chapter 6. Mobility and Migration
Census division of current residence
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Census subdivision of current residence
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 1: Census division of residence 1 year ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 1: Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 1 year ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 1: Census subdivision of residence 1 year ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 1: Census subdivision type of residence 1 year ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 1: Components of migration (in- and out-)
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 1: Country of residence 1 year ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 1: Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 1: Province or territory of residence 1 year ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 1: Statistical Area Classification of residence 1 year ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 5: Census division of residence 5 years ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 5: Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 5 years ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 5: Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 5: Census subdivision type of residence 5 years ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 5: Components of migration (in- and out-)
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 5: Country of residence 5 years ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 5: Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 5: Province or territory of residence 5 years ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Mobility 5: Statistical Area Classification of residence 5 years ago
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Province or territory of current residence
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Chapter 7. Income and Housing
7.1. Income
Adjusted after-tax income for economic families and persons not in economic families
Adjusted after-tax income of households
Adjusted income for economic families and persons not in economic families
Adjusted market income of households
Adjusted total income of households
After-tax income
After-tax income of census families
After-tax income of economic families
After-tax income of households
Average income of families or persons not in families
Average income of households
Average income of individuals
Benefits from Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan
Benefits from Employment Insurance
Census family total income
Child benefits
Child care expenses paid
Child or spousal support payments
Composition of income
Disposable income for the MBM
Dividends, interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other
Earner or employment income recipient
Earnings or employment income
Economic family total income
Government transfer payments
Household total income
Income decile group
Income status
Income tax paid
Low-income gap
Low-income after-tax cut-offs (LICO-AT)
Low-income before-tax cut-offs (LICO-BT)
Low-income measure after tax (LIM-AT)
Low-income measure before tax (LIM-BT)
Low-income measure of market income (LIM-MI)
Major source of income
Market income
Market Basket Measure (MBM)
Net capital gains or losses
Net farm income
Net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice
Non-discretionary spending for the MBM
Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement
Other income from government sources
Other money income
Prevalence of low income
Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from RRSPs and RRIFs
Self-employment net income
Severity of low income
Total income
Total income plus net capital gains or losses
Wages and salaries
7.2. Housing
Annual payment for electricity
Annual payment for fuels
Annual payment for water and other municipal services
Annual property taxes
Bedrooms
Condition of dwelling
Condominium fees
Condominium status
Household maintainer
Housing suitability
Monthly mortgage payment
Number of persons per room
Owner's major payments
Period of construction
Primary household maintainer
Property taxes included in mortage payments
Rent, gross
Rent, monthly cash
Rooms
Shelter-cost-to-income ratio
Subsidized housing
Tenure
Value of dwelling
Chapter 8. Other
Activities of daily living
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Age
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Census family
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Census family composition
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Census family status
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Census family structure
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Census farm
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Common-law status
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Date of birth
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Dwelling, private, occupied by usual residents
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Economic family
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Economic family status
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Economic family structure
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Farm operator
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Household living arrangements
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Household size
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Household type
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Household, private
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Legal marital status
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Marital status
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Presence of children
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Relationship to household reference person (Person 1)
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Rural farm population
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Sex
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Structural type of dwelling
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
Usual place of residence
Part A - Short definition
Part B - Detailed definition
Additional Information
List of abbreviations
Appendix 1.1. 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) questionnaires
Appendix 1.2. Ethnic origins disseminated in the 2011 National Household Survey 2011
Appendix 1.3. Mother tongue and home language – 2011 National Household Survey
Appendix 1.4. Knowledge of non-official languages – 2011 National Household Survey
Appendix 1.5. Places of birth disseminated in the 2011 National Household Survey
Appendix 1.6. Classification of the countries of citizenship for the 2011 National Household
Appendix 1.7. Religions disseminated in the 2011 National Household Survey
Appendix 2.1. Comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey Labour force status data
Appendix 2.2. Major field of study - Classification based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2011
Appendix 2.3. Major field of study - Classification based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2000 codes
Appendix 2.4. Language of work: 2011 National Household Survey classification
Appendix 2.5 Empirical concordance: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 - National Occupational Classification Statistics (NOC-S) 2006
Appendix 3.1. Derived Statistics
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