Appendix A.4
Logistic regression coefficients, standard errors and chi-squared statistics for postal code consistency by selected characteristics

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Table A.4
Logistic regression coefficients, standard errors and chi-squared statistics for postal code consistency by selected characteristics
Table summary
This table displays the results of Logistic regression coefficients. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Coefficient, Standard error and Chi-squared statistic (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic Coefficient Standard error Chi-squared statistic
Intercept 3.78 0.01 62,761.6
Migrant status  
Non-migrant Reference
Migrant within the same CSD -0.94 0.01 20,717.4
Migrant in another CSD in the same province/territory -1.08 0.01 14,642.9
Interprovincial migrant -1.01 0.02 3,191.6
Aboriginal identity  
No identity Reference
First Nations -0.10 0.02 38.4
Métis -0.12 0.02 43.4
Inuit 0.78 0.07 136.0
More than one aboriginal identity 0.01 0.06 0.0
Province or territory of workTable A.4 Note 1  
Same province or territory Reference
Other province or territory -0.44 0.03 202.0
Immigrant status and period of immigration  
Individual born in Canada Reference
Immigrant landed between 2006 and 2011 -0.26 0.01 649.1
Immigrant landed between 2001 and 2005 -0.16 0.01 194.6
Immigrant landed between 1996 and 2000 -0.07 0.01 23.7
Immigrant landed before 1996 0.00 0.01 0.0
Non-permanent resident 0.04 0.02 2.8
Metropolitan influenced zone (MIZ)Table A.4 Note 2  
CA or CMA Reference
Strong MIZ -0.16 0.01 128.0
Moderate MIZ -0.12 0.01 94.9
Weak MIZ -0.01 0.01 58.3
No MIZ -0.03 0.03 0.7
Territories (outside CAs) 0.65 0.08 71.0
Primary household maintainer  
No Reference
Yes 0.05 0.01 69.8
Marital status  
Single 0.19 0.02 132.9
Married or common-law Reference
Separated or divorced 0.09 0.02 20.7
Widow/widower 0.25 0.02 120.1
Highest educational attainment  
No secondary school diploma -0.01 0.01 3.0
Secondary school diploma Reference
College diploma 0.00 0.01 0.2
University diploma -0.06 0.01 69.8
School attendance  
No Reference
Yes -0.05 0.01 36.0
Presence of spouse in household  
Spouse present Reference
Spouse absent -0.39 0.04 107.7
Age group  
0 to 9 years -0.67 0.02 1,047.2
10 to 19 years -0.54 0.02 886.7
20 to 29 years -0.50 0.01 2,946.3
30 to 39 years -0.30 0.01 1,395.9
40 to 49 years Reference
50 to 59 years 0.17 0.01 336.4
60 to 69 years 0.13 0.01 118.0
70 to 79 years 0.13 0.02 62.6
80 years and older 0.01 0.02 0.1
Industry Sector (North American Industry Classification System)  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting -0.19 0.02 59.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction -0.09 0.03 10.7
Utilities -0.04 0.03 1.4
Construction -0.10 0.02 37.5
Manufacturing Reference
Wholesale trade -0.06 0.02 9.6
Retail trade -0.05 0.01 13.1
Transportation and warehousing -0.07 0.02 16.3
Information and cultural industries -0.01 0.02 0.1
Finance and insurance -0.07 0.02 17.8
Real estate and rental and leasing -0.24 0.02 106.1
Professional, scientific and technical services -0.12 0.01 70.6
Management of companies and enterprises -0.27 0.09 9.8
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services -0.08 0.02 22.8
Educational services 0.03 0.02 4.8
Health care and social assistance -0.06 0.01 16.1
Arts, entertainment and recreation -0.07 0.02 9.2
Accommodation and food services -0.10 0.02 41.9
Other services (except public administration) -0.12 0.02 47.2
Public administration 0.00 0.02 0.0
Did not work in 2010 or 2011 -0.02 0.02 1.6
Renter status  
Owner Reference
Renter -0.77 0.01 20,449.8
Band housing -0.20 0.03 43.7
Household size  
1 person 0.75 0.02 1,950.8
2 persons 0.18 0.01 158.0
3 persons 0.08 0.01 33.8
4 persons Reference
5 persons -0.02 0.01 3.1
6 or more persons -0.15 0.01 112.0
Status of person within census family  
Married spouse or common-law partner Reference
Lone parent 0.30 0.02 208.5
Child 0.80 0.02 2,056.8
Lone-parent family status  
Not a lone-parent family Reference
Lone-parent family -0.43 0.01 2,071.1
Census metropolitan area of residence  
St. John's -0.38 0.03 153.5
Newfoundland and Labrador non-CMA -0.26 0.03 94.0
Prince Edward Island -0.43 0.04 138.9
Halifax -0.09 0.02 15.3
Nova Scotia non-CMA -0.44 0.02 492.5
Moncton -0.16 0.03 23.4
Saint John -0.12 0.04 10.5
New Brunswick non-CMA -0.29 0.02 214.0
Saguenay -0.11 0.03 12.4
Québec -0.03 0.02 4.9
Sherbrooke -0.22 0.03 77.4
Trois-Rivières -0.02 0.03 0.3
Montréal 0.03 0.01 14.6
Ottawa — Gatineau 0.16 0.05 10.6
Quebec non-CMA -0.02 0.01 2.2
Kingston -0.18 0.03 29.8
Peterborough -0.13 0.04 9.1
Oshawa 0.14 0.03 30.4
Toronto Reference
Hamilton 0.09 0.02 26.8
St. Catharines — Niagara 0.00 0.02 0.0
Kitchener — Cambridge — Waterloo 0.11 0.02 32.0
Brantford -0.06 0.04 2.8
Guelph 0.06 0.04 2.5
London 0.01 0.02 0.3
Windsor 0.08 0.03 9.2
Barrie -0.18 0.03 36.4
Greater Sudbury -0.02 0.03 0.5
Thunder Bay -0.01 0.04 0.1
Ontario non-CMA -0.12 0.01 100.1
Winnipeg 0.04 0.02 6.9
Manitoba non-CMA -0.29 0.02 184.3
Regina -0.05 0.03 2.9
Saskatoon -0.25 0.02 102.9
Saskatchewan non-CMA -0.28 0.02 181.2
Calgary -0.14 0.01 128.5
Edmonton -0.16 0.01 152.2
Alberta non-CMA -0.41 0.01 952.0
Kelowna -0.42 0.03 228.8
Abbotsford — Mission -0.42 0.03 211.5
Vancouver -0.27 0.01 865.5
Victoria -0.30 0.02 229.5
British Columbia non-CMA -0.55 0.01 2,112.5
Yukon -0.75 0.06 139.8
Northwest Territories -1.12 0.06 359.5
Nunavut -1.47 0.11 189.7
Household on-reserve  
No Reference
Yes -0.45 0.03 280.6
Type of record in T1FF  
Living taxfiler Reference
Imputed child/spouse -0.57 0.02 998.8
OtherTable A.4 Note 3 -0.10 0.05 4.3
Linkage wave  
1) Exact match Reference
2) More relaxed constraint on name -0.14 0.01 117.5
3) Mix Match -0.14 0.01 84.9
4) At least three family members with match on sex and date of birth -0.11 0.01 208.2
5) Unattached persons added -1.18 0.01 15,817.5
Return prepared by third party (box 490)Table A.4 Note 4  
No Reference
Yes -2.94 0.02 24,041.2
Sex  
Female Reference
Male -0.01 0.00 5.0
Total household income  
Less than $25,000 -0.17 0.01 389.5
Between $25,000 and $74,999 -0.08 0.01 205.9
Between $75,000 and $149,999 Reference
$150,000 and over -0.08 0.01 128.8
Rural postal code  
No Reference
Yes 0.21 0.01 507.0
Size of census family  
2 persons -0.22 0.01 236.6
3 persons -0.21 0.01 237.1
4 persons Reference
5 persons 0.02 0.01 1.7
6 or more persons 0.05 0.02 7.8
Number of observations   3,991,353
Cox and Snell R-squared (percent)   4.4
Note 1.

Persons living in the Ottawa — Gatineau CMA or in the census agglomerations (CAs) of Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster were excluded from this analysis because their metropolitan area overlaps two provinces.

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Note 2.

A MIZ is a category assigned to a municipality not included in either a CMA or a CA depending on the percentage of its resident employed labour force that commute to work in the core of any CMA or CA.

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Note 3.

This group consists mostly of living taxfilers associated with deceased taxfilers.

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Note 4.

This variable is obtained from box 490 on the T1 tax return. Box 490 provides information only on the preparer of the return if a fee was charged. Consequently, this variable does not cover all persons who had their return prepared by a third party.

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Sources: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census, 2011 National Household Survey, and 2010 T1 Family File.
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