Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey and Home Energy Retrofit Survey, 1995 [Canada]

This public-use microdata file combines data from the Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey (funded by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Natural Resources Canada and Statistics Canada) and data from the Home Energy Retrofit Survey (funded by Natural Resources Canada). The surveys were carried out in March 1996 as a supplement to the Labour Force Survey and refer to the previous calendar year 1995. These surveys provide information about homeowners living in private households in the ten provinces of Canada. The file includes data for expenditures on: improving and maintaining homes; renovations and alterations; contract work; materials i.e. doors, windows, eavestroughing; additions such as rooms, garages or landscaping; painting, plumbing or re-roofing; and heating and air-conditioning equipment. Only homeowners who owned and occupied the current dwelling for 12 months in 1995 are included on this file. This is a change from the 1994 version of the file.