Nunavut Housing Needs Survey, 2009

Introduction (INT) - Question identifier:INT_R01

Hello, I'm... from the Nunavut Bureau of Statistics.

The Nunavut Bureau of Statistics is working with Statistics Canada to conduct a survey of housing needs in Nunavut. Information from this survey will help the Nunavut Housing Corporation, Inuit organizations and communities to improve housing in our territory.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. All of your information will be kept confidential; no one will be able to access information that will identify you or anyone in your household. Your help is very important to make sure that this survey provides a real picture of housing conditions in Nunavut. What language would you prefer to be interviewed in?

Introduction (INT) - Question identifier:INT_N01

Language of Interview

1. Inuktitut
2. Inuinnaqtun
3. English
4. French

Introduction (INT) - Question identifier:INT_N02

Final Outcome Code

20. No contact
21. Absent for duration of survey
23. Language barrier
28. Vacant dwelling
29. No usual residents living here
30. Complete
31. Partial
32. Refusal
33. Unusual/ special circumstances

Introduction (INT) - Question identifier:INT_N03

Type of Dwelling:
Which of the following categories best describes the type of dwelling that this household lives in?

1. Single detached
2. Semi-Detached or Double (2 units, side-by-side)
3. Duplex (2 units, one above the other)
4. Row House, Town House or Multiplex (3 or more units, side-by-side, no other units above or below)
5. Apartment in a building with two or more storeys (3 or more units)
6. Movable Dwelling, Mobile Home or Trailer
7. Other single attached house
8. Other type of dwelling

Household Composition (A) - Question identifier:A_R01

We are going to start with general questions about the people who live in your dwelling. We use the term dwelling or home to refer to your house, apartment or rental unit.

Household Composition (A) - Question identifier:A_Q01

Including yourself, how many persons usually live in this dwelling? Include all persons who usually live here, even if they are temporarily away. Do not include visitors or temporary residents who have a usual home elsewhere.

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 95

Household Composition (A) - Question identifier:A_Q02

Including yourself, what are the names of all persons who usually live here?

Household Composition (A) - Question identifier:A_Q03

Are there any other persons who usually live here but are now away at school, in hospital, on the land, house sitting, or somewhere else and will return to this dwelling?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Household Composition (A) - Question identifier:A_Q04

Is there anyone staying here temporarily who does not have a usual home elsewhere?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_R01

I would like to ask you a few questions about the people who are living in this dwelling.

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q01

I would like to confirm that this person is ...?

1. A usual resident of this home
2. A temporary resident with no usual home elsewhere

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q02

For how many nights has this person slept here during the last two weeks?

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 14

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q03

Is this person male or female?

1. Male
2. Female
RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q04

How old is this person?

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 120

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q05

Is this person Inuk?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q06

Is this person a Beneficiary of the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q07

How is this person related to (Enter name of PERSON 1)?

1. Husband or wife of Person 1
2. Common-law partner of Person 1
3. Son or daughter of Person 1
4. Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Person 1
5. Grandchild of Person 1
6. Father or mother of Person 1
7. Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Person 1
8. Grandparent of Person 1
9. Brother or sister of Person 1
10. Brother-in-law or sister-in-law of Person 1
11. Lodger or boarder
12. Room-mate
13. Other - Specify
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q08

Are there any persons who are currently living here because there are not enough housing units available in your community?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_R09

The next few questions will help determine which household members living here would move out if more housing units were available in your community and with whom they would move.

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q09

Would this person move out if more housing units were available in your community?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q10

Would this person move out ...?

1. Only with people who live here
2. With people who live here and elsewhere
3. Only with people who do not live here
4. On his/her own
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q11

Which group(s) of people living here would move together if more housing units were available?

1. Group A
2. Group B
3. Group C
4. Group D
5. Group E
6. Group F
7. Group G
8. Group H
9. Group I
10. Group J
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12A1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group A Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12B1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group B Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12C1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group C Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12D1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group D Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12E1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group E Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12F1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group F Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12G1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group G Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12H1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group H Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12I1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group I Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q12J1

How many bedrooms would each group of people require?

Group J Bedrooms

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q13

Is this person on a waiting list for public housing?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q14A

In total, how long has this person been waiting for public housing?
Months

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 95

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q14B

In total, how long has this person been waiting for public housing?
Years

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 95

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q15

What is this person's marital status? Is it...?

1. Married
2. Living common-law
3. Widowed
4. Separated
5. Divorced
6. Single, never married
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q16

Where was this person living six months ago?

1. Same dwelling
2. Same community, different dwelling
3. Different community in Nunavut
4. Outside Nunavut
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q17

Where was this person living one year ago?

1. Same dwelling
2. Same community, different dwelling
3. Different community in Nunavut
4. Outside Nunavut
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_R18

Now I would like to ask you some questions about each person's formal education.

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q18

Has this person completed a secondary (high) school diploma or equivalent?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q19

Has this person completed a Registered Apprenticeship or other trades certificate or diploma?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q20

Has this person completed a college, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q21

Has this person completed a university degree, certificate or diploma?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_R22

Now I would like to ask about each person's work. The following questions refer to last week, the week beginning on Sunday and ending last Saturday.

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q22

Last week, did this person work at a job or business?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q23

Last week, did this person have a job or business from which he/she was absent (For example because of illness or vacation)?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q24

What was the main reason this person was not at work last week?

1. Temporary layoff due to business conditions
2. Seasonal layoff
3. Casual job, no work available
4. Own illness or disability
5. Caring for relatives
6. Vacation or holiday
7. Other - Specify
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_R25

I would like to ask a few questions about income. Please remember that the Nunavut Bureau of Statistics will keep this information confidential.

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q25

Does this person currently receive income support from the Government of Nunavut?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q26

What is your best estimate of the total household income received by all household members aged 15 and over, from all sources, before taxes and deductions, during the year ending December 31, 2008?

Income can come from various sources such as from work, government, pensions or investments, as well as from selling country foods or crafts. Examples of sources include wages and salaries, Income Support, Child Tax Benefit, Employment Insurance, and other income such as child support, alimony, rental income and benefits received from the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement.

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 9999999

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q27

Can you estimate in which of the following groups your household income falls? Was the total household income during the year ending December 31, 2008...?

1. Less than $50,000 (includes income loss)
2. $50,000 and more
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q28

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

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 $30,000
6. $30,000 to less than $40,000
7. $40,000 to less than $50,000
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q29

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

1. $50,000 to less than $60,000
2. $60,000 to less than $70,000
3. $70,000 to less than $80,000
4. $80,000 to less than $90,000
5. $90,000 to less than $100,000
6. $100,000 to less than $125,000
7. $125,000 to less than $150,000
8. $150,00 and over
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q30

Including yourself, how many household members aged 15 and over received income from any source for the year ending December 31, 2008?

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 95

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q31

From which of the following sources did you and your household receive any income during the year ending December 31, 2008?

1. Employment income from wages, salaries or self-employment income
2. Child Tax Benefits
3. Income Support
4. Other income (for example, Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, investment income, alimony, benefits received from the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement)
5. No income
DK, RF

Demographics (B) - Question identifier:B_Q32

What was the main source of income for your household during the year ending December 31, 2008?

1. Employment income from wages, salaries or self-employment income
2. Child Tax Benefits
3. Income Support
4. Other income (for example, Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, investment income, alimony, benefits received from the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement)
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_R01

The next questions are about your dwelling.

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q01

How many rooms are there in this dwelling? Please include kitchen, bedrooms, living room and other finished rooms. Do not count bathrooms, halls, attached sheds, porches or sealift room.

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 95

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q02

How many of these rooms are bedrooms? Please include all rooms designed as bedrooms, even if they are now used for something else.

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 95

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q03

Other than bedrooms, are any other areas regularly used for sleeping because there is no other place to sleep? Please include all areas in the house, even if they are not normally considered as rooms.

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q04

Which areas are regularly used for sleeping?

1. Living room
2. Kitchen
3. Dining room
4. Sealift room
5. Laundry room
6. Hallway
7. Porch
8. Bathroom
9. Other
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q05

How satisfied are you with the condition of the dwelling you live in? Are you...?

1. Very satisfied
2. Satisfied
3. Dissatisfied
4. Very dissatisfied
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q06

Is this dwelling in need of any repairs?

1. No, only regular maintenance is needed (painting, furnace cleaning, weather stripping, etc.)
2. Yes, minor repairs are needed (missing or loose floor tiles, broken window, hole in inside wall, damaged siding, etc.)
3. Yes, major repairs are needed (defective plumbing or electrical wiring, leaking oil/sewage tank, broken hot water boiler, etc.)
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q07

Is this dwelling connected to a Utilidore or are water and sewer serviced by truck?

1. Connected to a Utilidore
2. Water and sewer serviced by truck
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q08

Is this dwelling...?

1. Owned by you or a member of this household, even if it is still being paid for
2. Rented by you or a member of this household even if no cash rent is paid
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_R09

The next few questions are about the land lease agreement and mortgage for this property.

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q09

Can you tell me whose name is on the land lease for this property?

1. Person 1
2. Person 2
3. Person 3
4. Person 4
5. Person 5
6. Person 6
7. Person 7
8. Person 8
9. Person 9
10. Person 10
11. Person 11
12. Person 12
13. Person 13
14. Person 14
15. Person 15
16. Person 16
17. Person 17
18. Person 18
19. A person who does not live here
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q10

Are there any annual land lease costs for the land related to this property?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q11

Is there a mortgage on this dwelling?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q12

Are the land lease costs included in the mortgage?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q13

Can you tell me whose name is on the mortgage for this dwelling?

1. Person 1
2. Person 2
3. Person 3
4. Person 4
5. Person 5
6. Person 6
7. Person 7
8. Person 8
9. Person 9
10. Person 10
11. Person 11
12. Person 12
13. Person 13
14. Person 14
15. Person 15
16. Person 16
17. Person 17
18. Person 18
19. A person who does not live here
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q14

What are the total regular mortgage payments for this dwelling? Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 999999

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q15

How often are these mortgage payments made? Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.

1. Weekly
2. Every two weeks
3. Twice a month
4. Monthly
5. Quarterly
6. Annually
7. Other - Specify
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q16

When was this dwelling originally built? Was it...?

1. 1970 or earlier
2. 1971 to 1980
3. 1981 to 1990
4. 1991 to 2000
5. 2001 to 2005
6. 2006 to later
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q17

Is this dwelling covered by insurance?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q18

Is that because...?

1. Insurance is too expensive
2. You can't find an insurance company that will insure you
3. Some other reason
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q19

Have you received any direct assistance from the Nunavut Housing Corporation or the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation in obtaining this dwelling?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q20

Have you received any direct assistance from the Nunavut Housing Corporation or the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation in repairing this dwelling?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q21

Does this dwelling have an air exchange system?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q22

How is this dwelling primarily heated?

1. Forced air furnace
2. Hot water boiler
3. Electric space heater
4. Oil fired space heater
5. Wood burning fireplace/stove
6. Other - Specify
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q23

Do you have a secondary heating source?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q24

What secondary heating source is used?

1. Forced air furnace
2. Hot water boiler
3. Electric space heater
4. Oil fired space heater
5. Wood burning fireplace/stove
6. Other - Specify
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q25

How is water heated in this dwelling?

1. Oil
2. Electricity
3. Other - Specify
4. No hot water
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q26

Is this dwelling ...?

1. A public housing unit
2. A Government of Nunavut staff house
3. A private market rental unit
4. A Government of Canada staff house
5. A housing unit provided by another employer
6. Other
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q27

What is the monthly rent paid for this dwelling?

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 999999

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q28

Are the contents of your home covered by insurance?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q29

Is that because...?

1. Insurance is too expensive
2. You can't find an insurance company that will insure you
3. Some other reason
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_R30

The next few questions are about people who have any difficulty moving around because of a health condition or a permanent physical disability. We are interested in problems that have lasted or are expected to last 6 months or more.

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q30

Does anyone who usually lives in this dwelling have a health problem that makes it difficult for them to move around?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q31

How old is this person/are these people?

1. Age 60 and above
2. Age 45 to 59
3. Age 44 and below
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q32

Has this dwelling been modified in any way for a person with mobility problems? This may include grab bars, kitchen or bathroom modifications, lowered light switches or outdoor wheelchair access.

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q33

Does this dwelling need to be modified in any way for a person with mobility problems?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_R34

I would like to ask you about people who may have stayed in this dwelling during the last twelve months because they did not have a home of their own.

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q34

Did anyone who didn't have a usual home stay in your dwelling overnight or longer (during the last twelve months)?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q35

How many persons (who didn't have a usual home) stayed in your dwelling (during the last twelve months)?

Minimum: 0 Maximum: 95

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_R36

The last few questions are about access that members of this household have to the Internet and to telephone services.

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q36

Is there any usual member of this household who has access to the Internet from within this dwelling?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q37

Does this household have a telephone?

1. Yes
2. No
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q38

Is it...?

1. A land line (a regular phone)
2. A cell phone that functions in this community
3. Other (for example, satellite phone, cable, Voice over Internet Protocol)
DK, RF

Dwelling Characteristics (C) - Question identifier:C_Q39

In case we need to contact you to clarify some questions could you please provide us with a telephone number where we can reach you?

Long Answer, 10 characters.