Table 1:
Data availability on voluntary inter-household transfers in 3 Statistics Canada surveys

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  Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics Survey of Household Spending Survey of Financial Security 2005 Survey of Financial Security 1999
Reference Period 20061 -2008 19982 - 2008 2005 for assets 1999 for assets
2004 for income and transfers 1998 for income and transfers
Voluntary
Inter-household Transfers
Data availability
Household / Family Count 
Sent
Yes3 Yes3 Yes4 Yes4
Received
Yes3 Unable to disambiguate  Yes4 Yes4
Dollar amount 
Sent
Yes3 Yes3 Yes3 No
Received
Yes3 Unable to disambiguate  Yes3 No
Other Dimensions5
Domestic / International Transfer
Yes3 Yes3 No No
Relationship with receiver / donor
No No No Yes4
Payment Frequency
No No No Yes4
Who's counted as receiver / donor?
Family members that lives outside the Household Any persons that lives outside the Household Family members that lives outside the Household Family members that lives outside the Household
Unit of Analysis
Households / Individual  Households Economic Families Economic Families
Alimony, Separation Allowance, and Child Support Payments6
Dollar amount
Sent
Yes3 Yes4 Yes4 No
Received
Yes3 Yes4 Yes4 No
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID), Survey of Household Spending (SHS) and Survey of Financial Security (SFS) questionnaires.
1.SLID 2006 did not ask respondents aged 66 or over on questions about inter-household transfers.
2.SHS1997 was not used, since involuntary inter-household transfers such as alimony, separation allowance and child support payments were included as one question on inter-household transfers.
3. Data that are available and used in this study.
4. Data available from surveys.
5. Listed for comparison.
6. Alimony, separation allowance, and child support payments that are under court order or written agreement are considered involuntary inter-household transfers and are included for comparison.

 

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