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Demographics

• year of birth/age
• sex
• marital status
• duration of current marital status
• year/age at first marriage

Ethno-cultural

• ethnic background
• member of an employment equity designated group
• mother tongue
• date of immigration
• country of birth
• parents' schooling and place of birth

Activity limitation

• annual information on activity limitations and their impact on working
• satisfaction with work

Information on children

• number of children born, raised
• year and person's age when first child born

Geography and geographic mobility

• economic region or census metropolitan area of current residence
• size of community
• moved during year
• move dates
• reason for move
• nature of move (full household/household split)

Household and family information^{Note 1}

• key characteristics of other household/family members (e.g., age, sex, relationship, income, annual hours worked)
• low income status according to various measures
• family events (marriage, separation, deaths, births)
• Housing information:
  • type of dwelling
  • dwelling condition
  • characteristics of dwelling
  • ownership / mortgage / rent
  • payments / costs / rent inclusions
  • housing suitability indicator
  • shelter costs to income ratio
• Income
  • Income sources
  • Low income status
• Material Deprivation (Ontario households only)^{Note 2}

Notes

1. Annual summary information, e.g. , size, type
2. For further information, see Ontario Material Deprivation Survey (OMDS), 2009 Public Use Microdata File and http://news.ontario.ca/mcys/en/2009/12/ontario-deprivation-index.html.