Survey of Household Spending, 2001 [Canada]

This public-use microdata file presents data from the 2001 Survey of Household Spending (SHS) conducted in January through March 2002. Information about the spending habits, dwelling characteristics and household equipment of Canadian households during 2001 was obtained by asking people in the ten provinces and the three territories to recall their expenditures for the previous calendar year (spending habits) or as of December 31 (dwelling characteristics and household equipment). <br> Conducted since 1997, the Survey of Household Spending integrates most of the content found in the Family Expenditure Survey and the Household Facilities and Equipment Survey. Many data from these two surveys are comparable to the Survey of Household Spending data. However, some differences related to methodology, to data quality and to definitions must be considered before comparing these data. See User Guide Section 1.1.4., for further information. <br> New for 2001 For 2001 only, extra questions were included in the survey so that data from the SHS could be used in the weighting of the Consumer Price Index. This change may affect historical comparisons for a few variables. See User Guide section 4.2.4., Comparability Over Time. There were also new questions added to the 2001 SHS. The expenditure questions covered yarn and thread, regular and other leasing fees for vehicles, and cable and satellite services. Questions were also added about the presence in the home of a satellite dish, DVD player or CD writer, and the type of Internet connection.

本公开使用微数据文件收录了2001年家庭支出调查（Survey of Household Spending，SHS）的相关数据，该调查于2002年1月至3月开展。本次调查面向加拿大10个省及3个地区的家庭，通过受访者回忆上一日历年的支出情况（对应支出习惯维度），或填报截至2001年12月31日的住宅特征与家用设备状况，采集得到2001年加拿大家庭的支出习惯、住宅特征及家用设备相关信息。

家庭支出调查自1997年起开展，整合了原《家庭支出调查》与《家庭设施与设备调查》的绝大多数调查内容。两项原调查的多数数据可与本次家庭支出调查数据进行比对，但在开展数据比对前，需注意二者在方法学、数据质量及定义维度存在的部分差异，详细信息请参阅《用户指南》1.1.4章节。

2001年版新增内容：仅针对2001年的调查，研究团队增设了额外问卷题项，以便将家庭支出调查数据用于消费者物价指数（Consumer Price Index，CPI）的权重计算。此调整可能对部分变量的历史比对结果产生影响，相关说明请参阅《用户指南》4.2.4章节「跨时间可比性」。此外，2001年版家庭支出调查还新增了其他问卷题项：支出类问题涵盖纱线与缝线、车辆常规租赁及其他租赁费用、有线电视与卫星电视服务费用；新增题项还涉及家庭是否配备卫星天线、DVD播放机或CD刻录机，以及互联网连接类型等内容。