Survey of Financial Security, 1999 [Canada]: Economic Family File

The purpose of the survey is to collect information from a sample of Canadian families on their assets, debts, employment, income and education. This helps in understanding how family finances change because of economic pressures. </p> The SFS provides a comprehensive picture of the net worth of Canadians. Information is collected on the value of all major financial and non-financial assets and on the money owing on mortgages, vehicles, credit cards, student loans and other debts. A family's net worth can be thought of as the amount of money they would be left with if they sold all of their assets and paid off all of their debts. </p> The survey data are used by government departments to help formulate policy, the private sector and by individuals and families to compare their wealth with those of similar types of families.

本调查旨在从加拿大家庭样本中收集其资产、负债、就业状况、收入及受教育情况相关信息，以此助力解析经济压力下家庭财务状况的变化规律。
本调查（SFS）全面展现了加拿大民众的净资产全貌。调查涵盖各类主要金融与非金融资产的价值，以及抵押贷款、车辆贷款、信用卡欠款、助学贷款及其他各类负债的金额。家庭净资产可理解为：将全部资产出售并清偿所有负债后剩余的资金总额。
该调查数据可用于政府部门制定政策、私营部门开展业务参考，同时也可供个人及家庭将自身财富与同类型家庭进行对比参照。