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2011 National Household Survey - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2011
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CAN_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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Government transfer payments (CA2011A_INCTRANSF)

Data file: CAN2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous
Start: 211
End: 215
Width: 5
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Income in 2010</span>
<br />[Question 55 were asked of all persons aged 15+]</p>

<p>(d) Did this person receive any child benefits from federal, provincial or territorial governments?</p>
<div class="i1">Include amounts such as child tax benefits, universal child care benefits and family allowances.<br /><br />[] Yes: $_, _ _ _, _ _ _.00<br />[] No</div><p>(e) Did this person receive any Old Age Security Pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance or Allowance for the Survivor from the federal government?</p>
<div class="i1">Provincial income supplements should be reported in (h).<br /><br />[] Yes: $_, _ _ _, _ _ _.00<br />[] No</div><p>(f) Did this person receive any benefits from the Canada or Quebec Pension Plan?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes: $_, _ _ _, _ _ _.00<br />[] No</div><p>(g) Did this person receive any benefits from Employment Insurance from the federal government or the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan?</p>
<div class="i1">Include maternity and parental benefits. <br />Report total benefits before tax deductions.<br /><br />[] Yes: $_, _ _ _, _ _ _.00<br />[] No</div><p>(h) Did this person receive any other income from government sources? </p>
<div class="i1">Include income such as provincial income supplements and grants, the GST/QST/HST credit, provincial tax credits, workers' compensation, veterans' pensions, and welfare payments.<br /><br />[] Yes: $_, _ _ _, _ _ _.00<br />[] No</div>

Description

Definition
This variable reports income from government transfer payments, including public pensions, employment insurance benefits, child benefits, and other income from government sources.
Universe
Canada 2011: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 25.3%]

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Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
CA2011A0408 is a 5-digit numeric variable.


Codes99999 = NIU.
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