Canadian Internet Use Survey (Individual Component) - Public Use Microdata File

The Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) was redesigned in 2010 to better measure the type and speed of household Internet connections. It is a hybrid survey that measures both household Internet access and the individual online behaviours of a selected household member. It replaces the previous CIUS, a biennial survey conducted in 2005, 2007 and 2009. As the new survey has two distinct components - household and individual - with revised and streamlined questions, it is not appropriate to directly compare results from these two surveys in most cases.
The Individual Component is administered in a similar fashion to the individual-level surveys conducted in prior years. Following the Household Component, an individual aged 16 years and older is randomly selected and asked about their use of the Internet, and online activities including electronic commerce. While the Household Component covers Internet access at home, the Individual Component covers uses of the Internet from any location. This content is supplemented by individual and household characteristics (e.g. age, household income, family type) and some geographical detail (e.g. province and region).

加拿大互联网使用调查（Canadian Internet Use Survey，缩写CIUS）于2010年完成重新设计，以更精准地测度家庭互联网连接的类型与速率。该调查为混合型调研，同时覆盖家庭互联网接入情况与选定家庭成员的个体网络行为，并取代了此前于2005、2007及2009年开展的两年一度的CIUS调查。由于新版调查包含家庭与个体两个独立模块，且问题经过修订与精简，多数情况下不宜直接对比新旧两项调查的结果。
个体模块的实施流程与此前年度的个体层面调研保持一致。在完成家庭模块调研后，调研人员会随机选取一名年满16周岁的个体，询问其互联网使用情况及包括电子商务（electronic commerce）在内的各类网络活动。家庭模块仅覆盖家庭场景下的互联网接入情况，而个体模块则涵盖任意地点的互联网使用行为。上述调研内容还辅以个体与家庭特征信息（如年龄、家庭收入、家庭类型）以及部分地理细节信息（如省份与地区）。