Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2010 [Canada]: Persons file

For 2010, the Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) was redesigned 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 behaviors 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 conponents - household and individual - with revised and streamlined question, it is not appropriate to directly compare results from these two surveys in most cases. The CIUS measures the availability, type, and speed of home Internet connections. It then selects a member from the household to measure the extent and scope of online behavior including the location, frequency and intensity of use, specific uses including the purchase of products and services (electronic commerce), and other related issues such as online security practices. This content is supplemented by individual and household characteristics (e.g., age, income, family type) and some geographical detail (e.g. province and Census Metropolitan Area).