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  • 1. Household Expenditures Research Paper Series
    Journals and periodicals: 62F0026M
    Description:

    This series provides detailed documentation on the issues, concepts, methodology, data quality and other relevant research related to household expenditures from the Survey of Household Spending, the Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey and the Food Expenditure Survey.

    Release date: 2021-01-22
  • 2. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2019
    Articles and reports: 62F0026M2021001
    Description:

    This guide presents information of interest to users of data from the Survey of Household Spending (SHS). It includes descriptions of the survey terms and variables definitions as well as of the survey methodology and data quality. The guide also includes a section describing various examples of estimates that can be drawn from the survey data.

    Release date: 2021-01-22
  • 3. Survey of Household Spending Modelled Annual Statistics, 2010 to 2017
    Articles and reports: 62F0026M2020001
    Description:

    Since the 2010 Survey of Household Spending redesign, statistics on the annual proportion of households reporting expenditures and the annual average expenditure per reporting household have not been available for many good and service categories. To help fill this data gap for users, a statistical model was developed in order to produce approximations of these statistics. This product consists of data tables and a user guide.

    Release date: 2021-01-07
  • 4. Survey of Household Spending 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X2021022232
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-01-22
  • 5. Survey of Household Spending: Population rebasing 2010 to 2012 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201609714141
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-04-06
  • 6. What Canadian households spend on culture goods and services Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-004-X20030049503
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using data from the Survey of Household Spending (SHS), this article explores household spending on culture goods and services over a five year period, from 1999 to 2004, and examines differences in average spending by household type.

    Release date: 2006-11-02
  • 7. Improving the quality of estimates for a low-income population: Use of a dual frame in the survey of household spending Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018753
    Description:

    For the estimation of low-income households, a supplementary sample is selected within a limited number of geographic areas. This paper presents the dual sample design used, along with scenarios considered and some findings that led to the choices made.

    Release date: 2005-10-27
  • 8. Household spending on health care Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20000015302
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines changes in household spending on health care between 1978 and 1998. It also provides a detailed look at household spending on health care in 1998.

    Release date: 2000-10-20
  • 9. "Can I help you?": The rise in household spending on services Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X19980023999
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Consumer expenditures by households are increasingly a driving force behind economic growth - not only for many individual industries, but also for the overall economy. In 1996, personal expenditures amounted to 58.3% of Canada's nominal gross domestic product (GDP), up from 56.6% in 1986. Aggregate consumer spending patterns are affected by several factors. Consumer tastes can shift over time, as new commodities are introduced and others become outdated. As well, changes in the demographic, economic and social characteristics of consumers can affect consumer decisions, as can shifts in the relative prices, utilities and quality levels of different goods and services.

    Release date: 1998-10-15
  • 10. Household spending in the territorial capitals, 2017 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018052
    Description:

    This infographic presents some results on household spending in the territories, based on the data from the 2017 Survey of Household Spending. It illustrates the expense categories representing the top five shares of the household budget for goods and services in each territorial capital. It also highlights specific expenditure sub-categories within each expense category.

    Release date: 2018-12-12
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  • 1. Survey of Household Spending 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X2021022232
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-01-22
  • 2. Survey of Household Spending: Population rebasing 2010 to 2012 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201609714141
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2016-04-06
  • 3. Household spending in the territorial capitals, 2017 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018052
    Description:

    This infographic presents some results on household spending in the territories, based on the data from the 2017 Survey of Household Spending. It illustrates the expense categories representing the top five shares of the household budget for goods and services in each territorial capital. It also highlights specific expenditure sub-categories within each expense category.

    Release date: 2018-12-12
  • 4. Results from the Survey of Household Spending, 2017 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018053
    Description:

    This infographic highlights some of the information provided by the 2017 Survey of Household Spending. It presents the annual average spending on selected expenditures by various household types, including one person households, couples with and without children and lone-parent households. It also includes the percentage of homeownership and vehicle ownership by household type.

    Release date: 2018-12-12
  • 5. 2015, Household spending in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2017002
    Description:

    The following infographic highlights some of the information provided by the 2015 Survey of Household Spending (SHS). For example, it presents annual average spending on pets, clothing and accessories, as well as water, fuel and electricity. As well as, an overview of how Canadian households allocated their budgets to various goods and services.

    Release date: 2017-01-27
  • 6. Household Spending on Education Archived
    Stats in brief: 81-599-X2009001
    Description:

    This fact sheet provides an overview of household spending related to education between 1997 and 2007. The text and accompanying charts summarize data at the Canadian and provincial levels from the Survey of Household Spending.

    Release date: 2009-05-01
  • 7. Distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption, saving and wealth of Canadian households third quarter 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202301915681
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-01-19
  • 8. Distributions of household economic accounts for wealth of Canadian households second quarter 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202227629484
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-10-03
  • 9. Rising prices are affecting the ability to meet day-to-day expenses for most Canadians
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202216035143
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-06-09
  • 10. Key household indicators, 2021 Census of Population
    Stats in brief: 98-20-00032021023
    Description:

    Data collected by the Census of Population are used to create different household indicators to help governments and organizations assess housing needs in Canada. This video focuses on six key household indicators that help governments and organizations manage the state of housing in Canada, namely, shelter costs, shelter-cost-to-income ratio, housing adequacy, housing suitability, housing affordability and core housing need.

    Release date: 2022-10-26
Articles and reports (133)

Articles and reports (133) (0 to 10 of 133 results)

  • 1. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2019
    Articles and reports: 62F0026M2021001
    Description:

    This guide presents information of interest to users of data from the Survey of Household Spending (SHS). It includes descriptions of the survey terms and variables definitions as well as of the survey methodology and data quality. The guide also includes a section describing various examples of estimates that can be drawn from the survey data.

    Release date: 2021-01-22
  • 2. Survey of Household Spending Modelled Annual Statistics, 2010 to 2017
    Articles and reports: 62F0026M2020001
    Description:

    Since the 2010 Survey of Household Spending redesign, statistics on the annual proportion of households reporting expenditures and the annual average expenditure per reporting household have not been available for many good and service categories. To help fill this data gap for users, a statistical model was developed in order to produce approximations of these statistics. This product consists of data tables and a user guide.

    Release date: 2021-01-07
  • 3. What Canadian households spend on culture goods and services Archived
    Articles and reports: 87-004-X20030049503
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using data from the Survey of Household Spending (SHS), this article explores household spending on culture goods and services over a five year period, from 1999 to 2004, and examines differences in average spending by household type.

    Release date: 2006-11-02
  • 4. Improving the quality of estimates for a low-income population: Use of a dual frame in the survey of household spending Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-522-X20040018753
    Description:

    For the estimation of low-income households, a supplementary sample is selected within a limited number of geographic areas. This paper presents the dual sample design used, along with scenarios considered and some findings that led to the choices made.

    Release date: 2005-10-27
  • 5. Household spending on health care Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20000015302
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines changes in household spending on health care between 1978 and 1998. It also provides a detailed look at household spending on health care in 1998.

    Release date: 2000-10-20
  • 6. "Can I help you?": The rise in household spending on services Archived
    Articles and reports: 63-016-X19980023999
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Consumer expenditures by households are increasingly a driving force behind economic growth - not only for many individual industries, but also for the overall economy. In 1996, personal expenditures amounted to 58.3% of Canada's nominal gross domestic product (GDP), up from 56.6% in 1986. Aggregate consumer spending patterns are affected by several factors. Consumer tastes can shift over time, as new commodities are introduced and others become outdated. As well, changes in the demographic, economic and social characteristics of consumers can affect consumer decisions, as can shifts in the relative prices, utilities and quality levels of different goods and services.

    Release date: 1998-10-15
  • 7. Income from Owner-occupied Housing, 1969 to 2011: New Evidence from the Survey of Household Spending and the Survey of Financial Security Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-626-X2015054
    Description:

    This article in the Economic Insights series uses data from the latest cycles of the Survey of Household Spending and the Survey of Financial Security to examine trends in the implicit income derived from owner-occupied housing. Covering the 1969-to-2011 period, the article updates previous estimates of the returns to housing in order to assess the implications of the shifting economic environment of the late 2000s.

    Release date: 2015-12-10
  • 8. Incentive Effect on Response Rates for the 1997 Canadian Survey of Household Spending Archived
    Articles and reports: 62F0026M2000004
    Description:

    The Survey of Household Spending (SHS), which replaced the periodic Family Expenditure Survey (FAMEX) in 1997, is an annual survey that collects detailed expenditure information from households for a given calendar year. Due to the heavy response burden placed on respondents of this survey, it was decided for the 1997 survey to perform a test of incentive effect on response rates. Two incentives were used: a one-year subscription to the Statistics Canada publication Canadian Social Trends and a telephone calling card. The response rate data was analysed using Fisher's exact test and some non-parametric methods. After controlling for a discovered interviewer assignment effect, it was found that there was some evidence of a telephone card effect in the western and eastern most regions of Canada, while there was no evidence of any effect for the magazine. These findings were somewhat corroborated by a separate study testing effects of incentives on respondent relations. All these results will be discussed in this paper.

    Release date: 2000-08-31
  • 9. Rural and Urban Household Expenditure Patterns for 1996 Archived
    Articles and reports: 21-006-X1998004
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    A defining feature of rural populations is that they are distant from major metropolitan centres. Thus, households in rural areas have different needs than those in urban areas and, therefore, different spending patterns. In 1996, the total expenditure of an average Canadian household was $49,054. Rural households spent an average of $42,620 while urban households had an average spending of $50,283. This article gives an overview of the differences and similarities in the spending patterns of rural and urban households.

    Release date: 1999-03-30
  • 10. "Can I Help You?": The Rise in Household Spending on Services Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1999021
    Description:

    Consumer expenditures by households are increasingly a driving force behind economic growth, and are affected by several factors. Consumer tastes can shift over time, as new commodities are introduced and others become outdated. Changes in the demographic, economic and social characteristics of consumers can also affect consumer preferences, as can shifts in the relative prices, utilities and quality levels of various goods and services.

    Based on Family Expenditure Survey data for both 1986 and 1996, this study examines how the household consumption of services has shifted over the past decade. Particular attention is paid to spending on: communications services; finance and real estate services; food and beverage services; traveler accommodation services; amusement and recreation services; and personal and household services. Insights are also provided on why household spending patterns for specific service commodities have changed from 1986 to 1996.

    Release date: 1999-01-28
Journals and periodicals (5)

Journals and periodicals (5) ((5 results))

  • 1. Household Expenditures Research Paper Series
    Journals and periodicals: 62F0026M
    Description:

    This series provides detailed documentation on the issues, concepts, methodology, data quality and other relevant research related to household expenditures from the Survey of Household Spending, the Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey and the Food Expenditure Survey.

    Release date: 2021-01-22
  • 2. Education Indicators in Canada: Fact Sheet
    Journals and periodicals: 81-599-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: The fact sheets in this series provide an "at-a-glance" overview of particular aspects of education in Canada and summarize key data trends in selected tables published as part of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP).

    The PCEIP mission is to publish a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada for policy makers, practitioners and the general public to monitor the performance of education systems across jurisdictions and over time. PCEIP is a joint venture of Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).

    Release date: 2022-10-20
  • 3. Perspectives on Labour and Income
    Journals and periodicals: 75-001-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of labour and income data. Topics include youth in the labour market, pensions and retirement, work arrangements, education and training, and trends in family income. One section highlights new products, surveys, research projects and conferences. Another section uses charts and text to describe a variety of subjects related to labour and income. Each winter print issue contains an index of all published articles.

    To find the latest updates on labour market and household issues such as gambling, minimum wage, retirement and unionization, please visit: Topics of interest on labour and income.

    Release date: 2012-08-22
  • 4. A Portrait of Seniors in Canada Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 89-519-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This report depicts the demographic characteristics, health and wellness, living arrangements, social networks and social participation, security from crime and victimization, work patterns and related activities, income and expenditures, and lifestyles of the population aged 65 and over. It examines many of these issues, where data allow, in terms of different age groups within the senior population, for example those aged 65 to 74 and those aged 85 and over. Information are also presented for individuals in the 55 to 64 age range.

    The report also includes a chapter on Aboriginal seniors and a chapter on immigrant seniors.

    It presents the most comprehensive statistical picture of the situation of Canada's senior population with data drawn from a wide array of sources including the census, as well as other surveys such as the National Population Health Survey, General Social Survey, Canadian Community Health Survey, and Survey of Labour and Income dynamics.

    Release date: 2007-02-27
  • 5. Low Income Cut-offs Archived
    Journals and periodicals: 13-551-X
    Description:

    Low income cut-offs (LICOs) are intended to convey the income level at which a family may be in straitened circumstances because it has to spend a greater portion of its income on the basics (food, clothing and shelter) than does the average family of similar size. The LICOs vary by family size and by size of community.

    This publication provides a brief explanation of how the LICOs are derived and updated annually. In addition, it provides on a historical basis, LICOs for different family sizes by size of area of residence. LICOs are calculated based on the spending patterns of families on basic 'necessities' - food, shelter and clothing - as collected from the Survey of Household Spending (formerly referred to as the Family Expenditure Survey (FAMEX)).

    Release date: 1999-12-10
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