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User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2017
Appendix D
Diary response rates among the interview respondents, by various household characteristics, Canada

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Table D1
Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview, by household type, Canada^{Table D1 Note 1}, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview Interview respondents, Diaries, Refusal, Unusable, Usable and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Interview respondents^{Table D1 Note 2}	Refusal^{Table D1 Note 4}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table D1 Note 5}
	Interview respondents^{Table D1 Note 2}	Diaries^{Table D1 Note 3}
	number				percentage
All household types	5,885	2,048	138	3,699	62.9
One person household	1,608	618	44	946	58.8
Couple without children	1,803	543	27	1,233	68.4
Couple with children	1,512	527	28	957	63.3
Couple with other related or unrelated persons	180	62	5	113	62.8
Lone-parent household with no additional persons	430	163	12	255	59.3
Other household with related or unrelated persons	352	135	22	195	55.4
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Interview respondents from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 (Usable diaries/Interview respondents selected for the diary) x 100. Return to note 5 referrer

Table D2
Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview, by household tenure, Canada^{Table D2 Note 1}, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview Interview respondents, Diaries, Refusal, Unusable, Usable and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Interview respondents^{Table D2 Note 2}	Refusal^{Table D2 Note 4}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table D2 Note 5}
	Interview respondents^{Table D2 Note 2}	Diaries^{Table D2 Note 3}
	number				percentage
All household tenures	5,885	2,048	138	3,699	62.9
Owner without mortgage	2,016	635	31	1,350	67.0
Owner with mortgage	2,135	745	46	1,344	63.0
Renter (with or without rent paid)	1,734	668	61	1,005	58.0
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Interview respondents from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 (Usable diaries/Interview respondents selected for the diary) x 100. Return to note 5 referrer

Table D3
Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview, by age of the reference person, Canada^{Table D3 Note 1}, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview Interview respondents, Diaries, Refusal, Unusable, Usable and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Interview respondents^{Table D3 Note 2}	Refusal^{Table D3 Note 4}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table D3 Note 5}
	Interview respondents^{Table D3 Note 2}	Diaries^{Table D3 Note 3}
	number				percentage
Reference person of all ages	5,885	2,048	138	3,699	62.9
Less than 30 years	507	205	18	284	56.0
30 to 39 years	904	365	17	522	57.7
40 to 54 years	1,631	580	37	1,014	62.2
55 to 64 years	1,215	390	30	795	65.4
65 years and over	1,628	508	36	1,084	66.6
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Interview respondents from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 (Usable diaries/Interview respondents selected for the diary) x 100. Return to note 5 referrer

Table D4
Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview, by before-tax income quintile, Canada^{Table D4 Note 1}, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Diary response rates among the respondents to the interview Interview respondents, Diaries, Refusal, Unusable, Usable and Response rate, calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Interview respondents^{Table D4 Note 2}	Refusal^{Table D4 Note 4}	Unusable	Usable	Response rate^{Table D4 Note 5}
	Interview respondents^{Table D4 Note 2}	Diaries^{Table D4 Note 3}
	number				percentage
Total of all income quintiles	5,885	2,048	138	3,699	62.9
Lowest quintile	1,158	461	47	650	56.1
Second quintile	1,167	398	19	750	64.3
Third quintile	1,243	407	28	808	65.0
Fourth quintile	1,208	385	25	798	66.1
Highest quintile	1,109	397	19	693	62.5
Note 1 Only the 10 provinces are included. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Interview respondents from households selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The definition of usable and unusable diaries is given in the "Data processing and quality control" section. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes diary "No contacts", "Refusals" and "Residual non-respondents" from interview respondents selected to fill out the diary. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 (Usable diaries/Interview respondents selected for the diary) x 100. Return to note 5 referrer

Date modified:: 2018-12-12