Census of Population

Shelter-cost-to-income ratio of private household, category

Shelter-cost-to-income ratio refers to the proportion of average total income of household which is spent on shelter costs.

Private household refers to a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada or abroad. The household universe is divided into two sub-universes on the basis of whether the household is occupying a collective dwelling or a private dwelling. The latter is a private household.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Shelter cost to income ratio