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Principal investigator: Statistics Canada. Household Surveys Division

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Content:

Survey year Income year Household income,
facilities &
equipment (HIFE)
Income of
census families
Income of
economic families
Individuals 15 years
and over with
and without income
Linkage files
1972 1971 X X      
1974 1973 X X X    
1976 1975 X X X    
1977 1976     X    
1978 1977 X X X    
1980 1979 X X X    
1982 1981 X X X X  
1983 1982 X X X X  
1984 1983     X X  
1985 1984 X X X X  
1986 1985 X X X X  
1987 1986 X X X X X
1988 1987 X X X X X
1989 1988 X X X X X
1990 1989 X X X X X
1991 1990 X X X X X
1992 1991 X X X X X
1993 1992 X X X X X
1994 1993 X X X X X
1995 1994 X X X X X
1996 1995 X X X X X
1997 1996 X X X X X
1998 1997 X X X X X

Income of Census Family Units
Income Year Sample Size Codebook SPSS Control Commands SAS Control Commands
1971 N=25,927 SPSS dictionary display
Frequencies, unweighted
Print documentation available in UT/DLS
income.cen.71.sps  
1973 N=28,226 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf731.sps  
1975 N=28,613 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf752.sps  
1977 N=39,782 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf771.sps  
1979 N=39,906 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf791.sps  
1981 N=40,308 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf811.sps  
1982 N=50,134
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  cf821.sps  
1984 N=38,597   cf841.sps  
1985 N=38,460 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf851.sps  
1986 N=34,528 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf861.sps  
1987 N=46,042   cf871.sps  
1988 N=39,833   cf881.sps  
1989 N=43,424   cf891.sps  
1990 N=47,840 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf901.sps  
1991 N=44,827 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf911.sps  
1992 N=41,785 Print documentation available in UT/DLS cf921.sps  
1993 N=41,272   cf931.sps  
1994 N=41,446 User guide [PDF format] cf941.sps  
1995 N=35,966
User guide [version 2; PDF format]
cf951.sps [PDF format]  
1996 N=37,396 User guide [PDF format] scf96cf.sps  
1997 N=37,251 User guide [PDF format] scf97cfv2.sps  
1998   Continued by Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID).
See note: <http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/datalib/codebooks/cstdli/scf/Readscf98.txt>
Household Income, Facilities and Equipment
Income Year Sample Size Codebook SPSS Control Commands SAS Control Commands
1971 N=18,616
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Print documentation available in UT/DLS hi711.sps  
1973 N=24,545
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi731.sps  
1975 N=21,130
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi751.sps  
1977 N=34,791
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi771.sps  
1979 N=35,337
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi791.sps  
1981 N=35,595
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi811.sps  
1982 N=35,642
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi821.sps  
1984 N=34,262
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives hi841.sps  
1985 N=34,150
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi851.sps  
1986 N=30,841
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi861.sps  
1987 plus shelter costs N=33,070
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi871.sps  
1988 N=30,465
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi881.sps  
1989 N=38,882
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Special note regarding the new "Census Metropolitan Area" variable
Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi891.sps  
1990 plus shelter cost
plus environment
N=43,016
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi901.sps  
1991 N=40,087
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi911.sps  
1992 N=37,605
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi921.sps  
1993 N=36,997
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Unweighted frequencies and descriptives [UT/DLS ed.]
hi93v2.sps  
1994 N=37,475
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User guide [PDF format]
Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi941.sps hi941_.sas
1995 N=32,700
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User guide [PDF format]
Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
hi951_.sps hi951_.sas
1996 N=34,007
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User guide [PDF format]
Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
Questionnaire
scf96hife.sps  
1997 N=33,843
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User guide [PDF format]
Unweighted frequencies and descriptives
Questionnaire comparability chart: HIUS 1997-2000, GSS 12 & 14, HIFE 1997 (PDF; English language)
scf97hi.sps  
    Continued by: Survey of household spending
Individuals Aged 15 Years and Over, With and Without Income (some files include Veteran Supplemental Data)
Income Year Sample Size Codebook SPSS Control Commands SAS Control Commands
1976   See Income, assets and debts of economic families and unattached individuals, 1976    
1981 N=79,517
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Codebook ind811.sps ind811.sas
1982 N=79,712
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Codebook
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ind821.sps ind821.sas
1983   See Income, assets and debts of economic families and unattached individuals, 1983    
1984 N=74,394
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Codebook
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ind841.sps ind841.sas
1985 N=73,582
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Codebook
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ind851.sps ind851.sas
1986 N=66,109
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Codebook
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ind861.sps ind861.sas
1987 plus Veterans Supplemental Survey N=87,837
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Codebook
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ind871.sps ind871.sas
1988 N=74,839
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Codebook
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ind881.sps ind881.sas
1989 N=81,696
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Codebook
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ind891.sps ind891.sas
1990 N=89,734
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Codebook
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ind901.sps ind901.sas
1991 N=83,535
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Print documentation available in UT/DLS ind911.sps ind911.sas
1992 N=77,336
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Codebook
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ind921.sps ind921.sas
1993 N=76,535
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Codebook
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ind931.sps ind931.sas
1994 N=76,777
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User guide [PDF format] ind941.sps ind941.sas
1995 N=66,908
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User guide [2nd ed.; PDF format]
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ind951.sps ind951.sas
1996 N=69,461
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User guide [PDF format]
Questionnaire [PDF format]
Errata
scf96ind.sps scf96ind.sas
1997 N=68,633
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User guide [PDF format] scf97ind.sps  
1998   Continued by Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID).
See note: <http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/datalib/codebooks/cstdli/scf/Readscf98.txt>
Linkage Files for Surveys of Consumer Finances and Household Facilities and Equipment
Income Year Sample Size Codebook SPSS Control Commands SAS Control Commands
1986 N=86,378   key861.sps  
1987 N=114,693   key871.sps  
1988 N=97,532   key881.sps  
1989 N=105,597   key891.sps  
1990 N=115,966   key901.sps  
1991 N=115,966 Print documentation available in UT/DLS key911.sps  
1992 N=107,538   key921.sps  
1993 N=99,078   key931.sps  
1994 N=98,328 User guide [PDF format] key941.sps  
1995 N=98,304 User guide [PDF format] key951.sps  
1996 N=87,882 User guide [PDF format]
Questionnaire [PDF format]
scf96keyf.sps  
1997 N=87,882 User guide [PDF format] scf98keyf.sps  

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Created: 16/02/99; Last updated: 2009-07-31