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User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2016
Appendix C
Response rates by size of area of residence and by dwelling type, Canada

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Table C1
Interview response rates by size of area of residence, Canada^{Table C1 Note 1}, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Interview response rates by size of area of residence 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).
	number					percentage
	Eligible sampled households	No contacts	Refusals	Residual non-respondents	Respondents	Response rate^{Table C1 Note 2}
All population centres and rural areas	17,590	1,279	4,177	688	11,446	65.1
Population centre 1,000,000 and over	4,775	358	1,146	174	3,097	64.9
Population centre 500,000 to 999,999	1,568	157	417	72	922	58.8
Population centre 250,000 to 499,999	1,933	111	561	69	1,192	61.7
Population centre 100,000 to 249,999	2,554	227	647	109	1,571	61.5
Population centre 30,000 to 99,999	1,866	128	405	86	1,247	66.8
Population centre 1,000 to 29,999	2,197	152	466	80	1,499	68.2
Rural area	2,697	146	535	98	1,918	71.1
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 (Respondent households/Eligible sampled households) x 100. Return to note 2 referrer

Table C2
Diary response rates by size of area of residence, Canada^{Table C2 Note 1}, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates by size of area of residence 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 households^{Table C2 Note 2}	Interview non-respondents^{Table C2 Note 3}	Refusal^{Table C2 Note 5}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table C2 Note 6}
	Eligible sampled households^{Table C2 Note 2}	Interview non-respondents^{Table C2 Note 3}	Diaries^{Table C2 Note 4}			Response rate^{Table C2 Note 6}
	number					percentage
All population centres and rural areas	8,882	3,064	1,871	138	3,809	42.9
Population centre 1,000,000 and over	2,441	848	577	27	989	40.5
Population centre 500,000 to 999,999	790	327	135	12	316	40.0
Population centre 250,000 to 499,999	998	390	186	12	410	41.1
Population centre 100,000 to 249,999	1,337	498	245	15	579	43.3
Population centre 30,000 to 99,999	927	279	251	18	379	40.9
Population centre 1,000 to 29,999	1,084	348	214	31	491	45.3
Rural area	1,305	374	263	23	645	49.4
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The eligible sampled households are those selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes interview "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 (Usable diaries/Eligible sampled households) x 100. Return to note 6 referrer

Table C3
Interview response rates by dwelling type, Canada^{Table C3 Note 1}, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Interview response rates by dwelling type 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).
	number					percentage
	Eligible sampled households	No contacts	Refusals	Residual non-respondents	Respondents	Response rate^{Table C3 Note 2}
All dwelling types	17,590	1,279	4,177	688	11,446	65.1
Single detached	11,023	663	2,747	405	7,208	65.4
Double or row/terrace	1,754	144	393	63	1,154	65.8
Duplex, low-rise or high-rise apartment	4,257	417	859	170	2,811	66.0
Other	446	26	118	29	273	61.2
Not available	110	29	60	21	0	0.0
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 (Respondent households/Eligible sampled households) x 100. Return to note 2 referrer

Table C4
Diary response rates by dwelling type, Canada^{Table C4 Note 1}, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates by dwelling type 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 households^{Table C4 Note 2}	Interview non-respondents^{Table C4 Note 3}	Refusal^{Table C4 Note 5}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table C4 Note 6}
	Eligible sampled households^{Table C4 Note 2}	Interview non-respondents^{Table C4 Note 3}	Diaries^{Table C4 Note 4}			Response rate^{Table C4 Note 6}
	number					percentage
All dwelling types	8,882	3,064	1,871	138	3,809	42.9
Single detached	5,556	1,927	1,103	80	2,446	44.0
Double or row/terrace	882	289	204	19	370	42.0
Duplex, low-rise or high-rise apartment	2,174	706	522	37	909	41.8
Other	217	89	42	2	84	38.7
Not available	53	53	0	0	0	0.0
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The eligible sampled households are those selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes interview "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 (Usable diaries/Eligible sampled households) x 100. Return to note 6 referrer

Date modified:: 2017-12-13