User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2014
Appendix C — Response rates by size of area of residence and by dwelling type

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Table C1
Interview response rates by size of area of residence, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Interview response rates by size of area of residence to the Eligible sampled households, No contacts, Refusals, Residual non-respondents, Respondents and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Eligible sampled households No contacts Refusals Residual non-respondents Respondents Response rateNote  1 table 1
number percentage
All population centres and rural area 17,109 1,232 3,918 546 11,413 66.7
Population centre 1,000,000 and over 4,693 352 1,095 139 3,107 66.2
Population centre 500,000 to 999,999 1,527 169 340 44 974 63.8
Population centre 250,000 to 499,999 1,775 108 492 66 1,109 62.5
Population centre 100,000 to 249,999 2,501 212 595 83 1,611 64.4
Population centre 30,000 to 99,999 1,972 115 474 75 1,308 66.3
Population centre 1,000 to 29,999 2,006 125 404 41 1,436 71.6
Rural area 2,635 151 518 98 1,868 70.9
Table C2
Diary response rates by size of area of residence, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates by size of area of residenceto the Eligible sampled households, Interview non-respondents, Diaries, Response rate, Refusal, Unusable and Usable, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Eligible sampled householdstable 2 Note 1 Interview non-respondentstable 2 Note 2 Diariestable 2 Note 3 Response ratetable 2 Note 5
Refusaltable 2 Note 4 Unusable Usable
number percentage
All population centres and rural area 8,625 2,943 1,789 135 3,758 43.6
Population centre 1,000,000 and over 2,395 837 536 32 990 41.3
Population centre 500,000 to 999,999 778 298 164 6 310 39.8
Population centre 250,000 to 499,999 916 368 199 10 339 37.0
Population centre 100,000 to 249,999 1,289 463 244 20 562 43.6
Population centre 30,000 to 99,999 990 328 220 19 423 42.7
Population centre 1,000 to 29,999 997 281 196 22 498 49.9
Rural area 1,260 368 230 26 636 50.5
Table C3
Interview response rates by dwelling type, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Interview response rates by dwelling type, Canada, 2014 Eligible sampled households, No contacts, Refusals, Residual non-respondents, Respondents and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Eligible sampled households No contacts Refusals Residual non-respondents Respondents Response ratetable 3 Note 1
number percentage
All dwelling types 17,109 1,232 3,918 546 11,413 66.7
Single detached 10,888 700 2,638 317 7,233 66.4
Double or row/terrace 1,595 117 331 45 1,102 69.1
Duplex, low-rise or high-rise apartment 4,145 370 821 147 2,807 67.7
Other 423 37 97 18 271 64.1
Not available 58 8 31 19 0 0.0
Table C4
Diary response rates by dwelling type, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates by dwelling type, Canada, 2014 Eligible sampled households, Interview non-respondents, Diaries, Response rate, Refusal, Unusable and Usable, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Eligible sampled householdstable 4 Note 1 Interview non-respondentstable 4 Note 2 Diariestable 4 Note 3 Response ratetable 4 Note 5
Refusaltable 4 Note 4 Unusable Usable
number percentage
All dwelling types 8,625 2,943 1,789 135 3,758 43.6
Single detached 5,451 1,871 1,060 75 2,445 44.9
Double or row/terrace 827 268 194 21 344 41.6
Duplex, low-rise or high-rise apartment 2,102 700 487 35 880 41.9
Other 218 77 48 4 89 40.8
Not available 27 27 0 0 0 0.0
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