Canadian Income Survey - 2017

Activity (Labour force) (ACT1) - Question identifier:ACT1_Q01

Did you work at a job or business in ^DV_REFYEAR?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Activity (Labour force) (ACT1) - Question identifier:ACT1_Q05

During ^DV_REFYEAR, how many weeks did you work at a job or business? [Include vacation, maternity or parental leave, illness, strikes and lock-outs./(Include vacation, maternity or parental leave, illness, strikes and lock-outs.)]

Min = 00; Max = 52

Activity (Labour force) (ACT1) - Question identifier:ACT1_Q10

During [that week/those weeks], how many hours did you [work/usually work per week] at all jobs?

Min = 1.0; Max = 168.0

If the number of work hours varied from week to week, ask the respondent to provide an average.

Activity (Labour force) (ACT1) - Question identifier:ACT1_Q15

Considering all the jobs you have held in ^DV_REFYEAR, did you work...

Read categories to respondent.
Mark all that apply.

• 1: as an employee?
• 2: as self-employed?
• 3: in a family business without pay?
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Activity (Labour force) (ACT2) - Question identifier:ACT2_Q05

[During ^DV_REFYEAR,/(During ^DV_REFYEAR,)] how many weeks were you without work AND looking for work? [Include temporary lay-offs./(Include temporary lay-offs.)]

Min = 00; Max = 52

Do not consider a person as "without work and looking for work" during the weeks he/she was a full-time student.

Activity (Labour force) (ACT2) - Question identifier:ACT2_Q10

What was your main activity during the [week/weeks] when you were neither working nor looking for work?

• 1: Ill, or disabled and unable to work
• 2: Took care of home or family
• 3: Went to school
• 4: Retired
• 5: Other - Specify
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Activity (School attendance) (ACT3) - Question identifier:ACT3_Q05

Did you attend a school, college, CEGEP or university [at any time between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR/(at any time between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR)]?

Ask respondent to include attendance only for courses that can be used as credit towards a certificate, diploma or degree.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Activity (School attendance) (ACT3) - Question identifier:ACT3_Q10

Were you enrolled as...?

• 1: A full-time student
• 2: A part-time student
• 3: Both full-time and part-time student
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Activity (School attendance) (ACT3) - Question identifier:ACT3_Q15

Did you receive any money from a scholarship, bursary or fellowship in ^DV_REFYEAR?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Activity (School attendance) (ACT3) - Question identifier:ACT3_Q20

What was the total amount you received in ^DV_REYEAR?

Min = 1; Max = 999995

Support payments received (SCC1) - Question identifier:SCC1_Q05

Between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR, did you receive support payments from a former spouse or partner? [By support payments I mean a formal agreement for spousal support, alimony, separation allowance, or child support./(By support payments I mean a formal agreement for spousal support, alimony, separation allowance, or child support.)]

Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money. Include only support payments actually received.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Support payments received (SCC1) - Question identifier:SCC1_Q10

What is your best estimate of the amount of support payments you received in ^DV_REFYEAR?

Min = 1; Max = 99999995

Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money. Include only support payments actually received.

Support payments paid (SCC2) - Question identifier:SCC2_Q05

Between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR, did you make support payments to a former spouse or partner? (By support payments I mean a formal agreement for spousal support, alimony, separation allowance, or child support.)

Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money. Include only support payments actually paid.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Support payments paid (SCC2) - Question identifier:SCC2_Q10

What is your best estimate of the total amount you paid in support payments in ^DV_REFYEAR?

Min = 1; Max = 99999995

Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money. Include only support payments actually paid.

Childcare expenses (SCC3) - Question identifier:SCC3_Q05

Between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR, did you pay for child care, so that you could work at your paid job(s)?

Include child care paid during school holidays.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Childcare expenses (SCC3) - Question identifier:SCC3_Q10

What is your best estimate of the total amount you paid for child care between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR? [blank/Please exclude any amount previously reported.]

Min = 0; Max = 99999995

Do not double-count any expenses that were already reported. Please enter "0" if the entire amount was previously entered.

Inter-household transfers - amounts received (IHT1) - Question identifier:IHT1_Q05

Excluding spousal and child support payments from a formal agreement, did anyone not living with you help to pay for your living expenses by giving you money or paying bills, [between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR/(between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR)]?

Formal agreement can be a court order or a mediation agreement.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Inter-household transfers - amounts received (IHT1) - Question identifier:IHT1_Q10

[Between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR,/(Between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR,)] did anyone not living with you help to pay for your living expenses by giving you money or paying bills?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Inter-household transfers - amounts received (IHT1) - Question identifier:IHT1_Q15

In total, how much did you receive from anyone not living with you between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR?

Min = 0; Max = 9999995

Do not double-count any amounts received by the household that were already reported. Please enter "0" if the entire amount was previously entered.

Inter-household transfers - amounts paid (IHT2) - Question identifier:IHT2_Q05

Excluding spousal and child support payments from a formal agreement, did you help anyone not living with you pay for their living expenses by giving them money or paying their bills, [between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR/(between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR)]?

Formal agreement can be a court order or a mediation agreement.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Inter-household transfers - amounts paid (IHT2) - Question identifier:IHT2_Q10

[Between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR,/(Between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR,)] did you help anyone not living with you pay for their living expenses by giving them money or paying their bills?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Inter-household transfers - amounts paid (IHT2) - Question identifier:IHT2_Q15

In total, how much did you give to anyone not living with you between January and December ^DV_REFYEAR?

Min = 0; Max = 99999995

Do not double-count any amounts paid by the household that were already reported. Please enter "0" if the entire amount was previously entered.

Total personal income (INC1) - Question identifier:INC1_Q05

What is your best estimate of your total personal income, before taxes and deductions, from all sources during the year ending December 31, ^DV_REFYEAR?

[Income can come from various sources such as from work, investments, pensions or government. Examples include Employment Insurance, Social Assistance, Child Tax Benefit and other income such as child support, spousal support (alimony) and rental income./(Income can come from various sources such as from work, investments, pensions or government. Examples include Employment Insurance, Social Assistance, Child Tax Benefit and other income such as child support, spousal support (alimony) and rental income.)]

Min = -9000000; Max = 90000000

Capital gains should not be included in the personal income.

Total personal income (INC1) - Question identifier:INC1_Q10

Can you estimate in which of the following groups your personal income falls? Was your total personal income during the year ending December 31, ^DV_REFYEAR... ?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Less than $30,000, including income loss
• 2: $30,000 and more
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Total personal income (INC1) - Question identifier:INC1_Q15

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you.

Was it... ?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Less than $5,000
• 2: $5,000 to less than $10,000
• 3: $10,000 to less than $15,000
• 4: $15,000 to less than $20,000
• 5: $20,000 to less than $25,000
• 6: $25,000 to less than $30,000
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Total personal income (INC1) - Question identifier:INC1_Q20

Please stop me when I have read the category which applies to you.

Was it... ?

Read categories to respondent.

• 01: $30,000 to less than $40,000
• 02: $40,000 to less than $50,000
• 03: $50,000 to less than $60,000
• 04: $60,000 to less than $70,000
• 05: $70,000 to less than $80,000
• 06: $80,000 to less than $90,000
• 07: $90,000 to less than $100,000
• 08: $100,000 and over
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Total personal income (INC1) - Question identifier:INC1_Q25

Does this amount include any Social Assistance payments?

Income from the following programs SHOULD NOT be considered as Social Assistance payments: Employment Insurance (including for maternity leave), Workers' Compensation, Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) and Child Tax Benefits.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Introduction to the disability screening questions (PDSQ) - Question identifier:PDSQ_R05

In order to reduce the length of the interview and to obtain additional information about the relationship between income and persons with and without a disability, one person has been randomly selected in your household for the next set of questions. In your household, you have been selected.

Press <1> to continue.

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_R01

The following questions are about difficulties you may have doing certain activities. Please tell me only about difficulties or long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.

Press <1> to continue.

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q01

Do you have any difficulty seeing?

Read categories to respondent.

If respondent indicates that he/she uses glasses or contact lenses, ask for a response based on their ability to see when using these aids.

• 1: No
• 2: Sometimes
• 3: Often
• 4: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q02

Do you wear glasses or contact lenses to improve your vision?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q03

[With your glasses or contact lenses, which/Which] of the following best describes your ability to see? [You/He/She]... ?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Have no difficulty seeing
• 2: Have some difficulty (seeing)
• 3: Have a lot of difficulty (seeing)
• 4: Are legally blind
• 5: Are blind
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q04

How often does this [difficulty/condition] limit your daily activities?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q05

Do you have any difficulty hearing?

Read categories to respondent.

If respondent indicates that he/she uses a hearing aid or a cochlear implant, ask for a response based on their ability to hear when using these aids.

• 1: No
• 2: Sometimes
• 3: Often
• 4: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q06

Do you use a hearing aid or cochlear implant?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q07

[With your hearing aid or cochlear implant, which/Which] of the following best describes your ability to hear? [You/He/She]... ?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Have no difficulty hearing
• 2: Have some difficulty (hearing)
• 3: Have a lot of difficulty (hearing)
• 4: Cannot hear at all
• 5: Are Deaf
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q08

How often does this [difficulty/condition] limit your daily activities?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q09

Do you have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using your hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: No
• 2: Sometimes
• 3: Often
• 4: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_R10

The following questions are about your ability to move around, even when using an aid such as a cane.

Press <1> to continue.

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q10

How much difficulty do you have walking on a flat surface for 15 minutes without resting?

Read categories to respondent.

This corresponds to the regular walking pace of the respondent. If the respondent uses an aid for minimal support such as a cane, walking stick or crutches, ask for a response based on their ability to walk when using these aids.

• 1: No difficulty
• 2: Some (difficulty)
• 3: A lot (of difficulty)
• 4: [You/He/She] cannot do at all
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q11

How much difficulty do you have walking up or down a flight of stairs, about 12 steps without resting?

Read categories to respondent.

This corresponds to the regular walking pace of the respondent. If the respondent uses an aid for minimal support such as a cane, walking stick or crutches, ask for a response based on their ability to walk when using these aids.

• 1: No difficulty
• 2: Some (difficulty)
• 3: A lot (of difficulty)
• 4: [You/He/She] cannot do at all
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q12

How often [does this difficulty walking limit/does this difficulty using stairs limit/do these difficulties limit] your daily activities?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q13

How much difficulty do you have bending down and picking up an object from the floor?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: No difficulty
• 2: Some (difficulty)
• 3: A lot (of difficulty)
• 4: [You/He/She] cannot do at all
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q14

How much difficulty do you have reaching in any direction, for example, above your head?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: No difficulty
• 2: Some (difficulty)
• 3: A lot (of difficulty)
• 4: [You/He/She] cannot do at all
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q15

How often [does this difficulty bending down and picking up an object limit/does this difficulty reaching limit/do these difficulties limit] your daily activities?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q16

How much difficulty do you have using your fingers to grasp small objects like a pencil or scissors?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: No difficulty
• 2: Some (difficulty)
• 3: A lot (of difficulty)
• 4: [You/He/She] cannot do at all
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q17

How often does this difficulty using your fingers limit your daily activities?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_R18

Please answer for difficulties or long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.

Press <1> to continue.

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q18

Do you have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: No
• 2: Sometimes
• 3: Often
• 4: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q19

Do you think you have a condition that makes it difficult in general for you to learn? This may include learning disabilities such as dyslexia, hyperactivity, attention problems, etc..

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q20

Has a teacher, doctor or other health care professional ever said that you had a learning disability?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q21

How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q22

Has a doctor, psychologist or other health care professional ever said that you had a developmental disability or disorder? This may include Down syndrome, autism, Asperger syndrome, mental impairment due to lack of oxygen at birth, etc..

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q23

Do you have any ongoing memory problems or periods of confusion? Please exclude occasional forgetfulness such as not remembering where you put your keys.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q24

How often are your daily activities limited by this problem?

Read categories to respondent.

If respondent indicates that the problem is controlled by medication or therapy ask for a response based on when the respondent is using medication or therapy.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q25

Please remember that your answers will be kept strictly confidential.

Do you have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions? These may include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, anorexia, etc..

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: No
• 2: Sometimes
• 3: Often
• 4: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q26

How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?

Read categories to respondent.

If respondent indicates that the condition is controlled by medication or therapy, ask for a response based on when the respondent is using medication or therapy.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_R27

The following questions are about pain due to a long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more.

Press <1> to continue.

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q27

Do you have pain that is always present?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q28

Do you [also/null/blank] have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q29

How often does this pain limit your daily activities?

Read categories to respondent.

If the respondent has both pain that is always present and pain that reoccurs from time to time, ask them about the pain that bothers them the most. If respondent indicates that pain is controlled by medication or therapy, ask for a response based on when the respondent is using medication or therapy.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q30

Do you have any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Disability screening questions (DSQ) - Question identifier:DSQ_Q31

How often does this health problem or long-term condition limit your daily activities?

Read categories to respondent.

If respondent indicated more than one health problem or condition, ask for a response that is based on the health problem or condition that limits the respondent's daily activities the most.

• 1: Never
• 2: Rarely
• 3: Sometimes
• 4: Often
• 5: Always
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Financial difficulty due to disability (FDD) - Question identifier:FDD_Q05

In ^DV_REFYEAR, have [you/you and your household] experienced significant financial difficulty because of a long term disability or health problem[(blank)/ of a member of your household]?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Yes, sometimes
• 2: Yes, often
• 3: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners and renters (DWL) - Question identifier:DWL_R05

The next series of questions will be about your dwelling.

Press <1> to continue.

Owners and renters (DWL) - Question identifier:DWL_Q05

Is this dwelling part of a condominium development?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners and renters (DWL) - Question identifier:DWL_Q10

Is this dwelling in need of any repairs? Do not include remodelling or additions.

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: No, only regular maintenance is needed (painting, furnace cleaning, etc.)
• 2: Yes, minor repairs are needed (missing or loose floor tiles, bricks or shingles, defective steps, railing or siding, etc.)
• 3: Yes, major repairs are needed (defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc.)
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q05

Does anyone in your household operate a farm on this property?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q10

Does anyone in your household operate a business from this dwelling or property?

Property is interpreted as the land and buildings associated with the dwelling.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q15

How many bedrooms are there in this dwelling?

Min = 0; Max = 95

Include all rooms designed as bedrooms even if they are now used for something else, for example, as guest rooms or television rooms.

Do not count rooms used solely for business purposes.

Include all rooms used as bedrooms now, even if they were not originally built as bedrooms, such as bedrooms in a finished basement.

For a one-room dwelling or bachelor apartment, enter zero.

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q20

Is there a mortgage on this dwelling?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q25

Are property taxes included in your mortgage payments?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q30

Do you have more than one mortgage on your dwelling?

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q35

How often do you make regular mortgage payments?

• 01: Weekly
• 02: Every two weeks
• 03: Twice a month
• 04: Biweekly
• 05: Monthly
• 06: Quarterly
• 07: Annually
• 08: Twice a year
• 09: Other - Specify
• 98: RF
• 99: DK

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q40

Is that...?

Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Every two weeks
• 2: Twice a month
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q45

How much do you pay [for your mortgage ^OWN_Q35/for each of these regular mortgage payments], including your property taxes? Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.

Min = 1; Max = 99999995

Round to nearest dollar.

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q50

How much do you pay [for your mortgage ^OWN_Q35/for each of these regular mortgage payments]? Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.

Min = 1; Max = 99999995

Round to nearest dollar.

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q55

How much do you pay monthly for all these mortgages, including your property taxes? Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.

Min = 1; Max = 99999995

Round to nearest dollar.

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q60

How much do you pay monthly for all these mortgages? Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.

Min = 1; Max = 99999995

Round to nearest dollar.

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q65

What is the total annual property tax bill for this dwelling? Include school taxes, special service charges and local improvements.

Min = 0; Max = 99999995

Round to nearest dollar.

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q70

Is water included in the payments just mentioned?

Payments just mentioned could include mortgage payments and property taxes.

• 1: Yes
• 2: No
• 8: RF
• 9: DK

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q75

What is the regular monthly condominium fee for this dwelling?

Min = 0; Max = 99999995

Owners (OWN) - Question identifier:OWN_Q80

Are any of the following items included in the payments just mentioned?

Payments just mentioned could include mortgage payments, property taxes and condo fees.
Mark all that apply. Read categories to respondent.

• 1: Electricity
• 2: Heating fuel
• 3: Water
• 4: None of the above
• 8: RF
• 9: DK