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User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2017
Appendix C
Interview response rates by size of area of residence, Canada^{Table C1 Note 1},2017

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Table C1
Interview response rates by size of area of residence, Canada, 2017
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	17,792	1,116	4,126	656	11,894	66.9
Population centre 1,000,000 and over	4,864	332	1,113	165	3,254	66.9
Population centre 500,000 to 999,999	1,512	108	352	65	987	65.3
Population centre 250,000 to 499,999	1,925	104	556	62	1,203	62.5
Population centre 100,000 to 249,999	2,589	179	703	109	1,598	61.7
Population centre 30,000 to 99,999	1,928	118	447	77	1,286	66.7
Population centre 1,000 to 29,999	2,123	132	421	83	1,487	70.0
Rural area	2,851	143	534	95	2,079	72.9
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}, 2017
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	8,948	3,063	2,048	138	3,699	41.3
Population centre 1,000,000 and over	2,487	851	641	34	961	38.6
Population centre 500,000 to 999,999	757	290	132	8	327	43.2
Population centre 250,000 to 499,999	970	357	201	19	393	40.5
Population centre 100,000 to 249,999	1,334	515	291	17	511	38.3
Population centre 30,000 to 99,999	992	330	229	20	413	41.6
Population centre 1,000 to 29,999	1,040	323	253	16	448	43.1
Rural area	1,368	397	301	24	646	47.2
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}, 2017
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	17,792	1,116	4,126	656	11,894	66.9
Single detached	11,343	634	2,823	392	7,494	66.1
Double or row/terrace	1,664	98	380	71	1,115	67.0
Duplex, low-rise or high-rise apartment	4,386	355	834	177	3,020	68.9
Other	392	28	83	16	265	67.6
Not available	7	1	6	0	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}, 2017
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	8,948	3,063	2,048	138	3,699	41.3
Single detached	5,655	1,977	1,202	73	2,403	42.5
Double or row/terrace	833	293	203	18	319	38.3
Duplex, low-rise or high-rise apartment	2,254	723	604	36	891	39.5
Other	202	66	39	11	86	42.6
Not available	4	4	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:: 2018-12-12