Canada Population and Housing Census 1996
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 1996 - September, 1996
Data type
Census:
De jure - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
The 1996 Canada Census was the first time that information was collected on unpaid housework and method of transportation to work. A total of five questionnaires were used, one short form, one long form, one for Canadians abroad, one for households in northern areas and most Indian reservations, and one for individuals located in non-institutionalized collectives or individuals in private households that recorded their responses separately. Approximately 2% of households were enumerated by interview.
Keywords
Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Education degrees, Electricity, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Income, International migration, Languages, Living conditions, Marital status, Medical education, Occupations, Population, Public social assistance, Taxes, Transportation, Unemployment
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Statistics Canada (StatCan). Canada Population and Housing Census 1996.