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Question 1

Question 2

• Census family
• Census family composition
• Census family household composition
• Census family status
• Census family structure
• Census family type
• Economic family
• Economic family status
• Economic family structure
• Economic family type
• Household living arrangements
• Household type
• Sex

Question 3

• Age
• Age at immigration
• Census family
• Census family composition
• Census family household composition
• Census family status
• Census family structure
• Census family type
• Date of birth
• Economic family
• Economic family status
• Economic family structure
• Economic family type
• Household living arrangements
• Household type

Question 4

• Census family
• Census family composition
• Census family household composition
• Census family status
• Census family structure
• Census family type
• Economic family
• Economic family status
• Economic family structure
• Economic family type
• Household living arrangements
• Household type
• Legal marital status
• Marital status

Question 5

• Census family
• Census family composition
• Census family household composition
• Census family status
• Census family structure
• Census family type
• Common-law status
• Economic family
• Economic family status
• Economic family structure
• Economic family type
• Household living arrangements
• Household type
• Marital status

Question 6

• Census family
• Census family composition
• Census family household composition
• Census family status
• Census family structure
• Census family type
• Economic family
• Economic family status
• Economic family structure
• Economic family type
• Household living arrangements
• Household type
• Institutional resident
• Relationship to household reference person (Person 1)

Question 7

• Disability

Question 8

• Disability

Question 9

• Generation status
• Place of birth of respondent

Question 10

• Citizenship
• Non-immigrant population
• Non-permanent resident

Question 11

• Immigrant population
• Landed immigrant status
• Non-permanent resident

Question 12

• Age at immigration
• Period of immigration
• Year of immigration

Question 13

• First official language spoken
• Knowledge of Official Languages

Question 14

• Knowledge of non-official languages

Question 15

• First official language spoken
• Home language

Question 16

• First official language spoken
• Mother tongue

Question 17

• Aboriginal ancestry
• Aboriginal origin
• Ethnic origin

Question 18

• Aboriginal identity

Question 19

• Population group
• Visible minority population

Question 20

• Aboriginal identity
• Member of an Indian Band or First Nation

Question 21

• Aboriginal identity
• Registered or Treaty Indian

Question 22

Question 23

• Mobility 1: Census division of residence 1 year ago
• Mobility 1: Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 1 year ago
• Mobility 1: Census subdivision of residence 1 year ago
• Mobility 1: Census subdivision type of residence 1 year ago
• Mobility 1: Components of migration (in- and out-)
• Mobility 1: Country of residence 1 year ago
• Mobility 1: Mobility status – Place of residence 1 year ago
• Mobility 1: Population size of census subdivision of residence 1 year ago
• Mobility 1: Population size of current census subdivision of residence
• Mobility 1: Province or territory of residence 1 year ago
• Mobility 1: Rural/urban classification of place of residence 1 year ago
• Mobility 1: Statistical Area Classification of residence 1 year ago

Question 24

• Mobility 5: Census division of residence 5 years ago
• Mobility 5: Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration of residence 5 years ago
• Mobility 5: Census subdivision of residence 5 years ago
• Mobility 5: Census subdivision type of residence 5 years ago
• Mobility 5: Components of migration (in- and out-)
• Mobility 5: Country of residence 5 years ago
• Mobility 5: Mobility status – Place of residence 5 years ago
• Mobility 5: Population size of census subdivision of residence 5 years ago
• Mobility 5: Population size of current census subdivision of residence
• Mobility 5: Province or territory of residence 5 years ago
• Mobility 5: Rural/urban classification of place of residence 5 years ago
• Mobility 5: Statistical Area Classification of residence 5 years ago

Question 25

Question 25a

• Generation status
• Place of birth of father

Question 25b

• Generation status
• Place of birth of mother

Question 26

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent 
• Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Question 27

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent
• Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Question 28

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent
• Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Question 29

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent
• Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Question 30

• Major field of study – Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)
• Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and Major Field of Study (MFS) theoretical concordance
• Major Field of Study - International Standard Classification of Education and Classification of Instructional Programs (ISCED_CIP)
• Major field of study
• Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Question 31

• Location of study
• Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Question 32

• Attendance at school

Question 33

Question 33a

• Hours spent doing unpaid housework

Question 33b

• Hours spent looking after children, without pay

Question 33c

• Hours spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors

Question 34

• Employed (in reference week)
• Experienced labour force (in reference week)
• Historical labour force activity (based on the 1971 concepts) – (in reference week)
• Hours worked for pay or in self-employment (in reference week)
• Inexperienced labour force (in reference week)
• Labour force activity (in reference week)
• Labour force (in reference week)
• Not in the labour force (in reference week)
• Unemployed (in reference week)

Question 35

• Employed (in reference week)
• Experienced labour force (in reference week)
• Historical labour force activity (based on the 1971 concepts) – (in reference week)
• Inexperienced labour force (in reference week)
• Labour force activity (in reference week)
• Labour force (in reference week)
• Not in the labour force (in reference week)
• On temporary lay-off or absent from job or business (in reference week)
• Unemployed (in reference week)

Question 36

• Experienced labour force (in reference week)
• Historical labour force activity (based on the 1971 concepts) – (in reference week)
• Inexperienced labour force (in reference week)
• Labour force activity (in reference week)
• Labour force (in reference week)
• New job to start in four weeks or less (from reference week)
• Not in the labour force (in reference week)
• Unemployed (in reference week)

Question 37

• Experienced labour force (in reference week)
• Historical labour force activity (based on the 1971 concepts) – (in reference week)
• Inexperienced labour force (in reference week)
• Labour force activity (in reference week)
• Labour force (in reference week)
• Looked for paid work in past four weeks (full- or part-time work)
• Not in the labour force (in reference week)
• Unemployed (in reference week)

Question 38

• Experienced labour force (in reference week)
• Historical labour force activity (based on the 1971 concepts) – (in reference week)
• Inexperienced labour force (in reference week)
• Labour force activity (in reference week)
• Labour force (in reference week)
• Not in the labour force (in reference week)
• Reasons unable to start a job (in reference week)
• Unemployed (in reference week)

Question 39

• Experienced labour force (in reference week)
• Historical labour force activity (based on the 1971 concepts) – (in reference week)
• Inexperienced labour force (in reference week)
• Labour force activity (in reference week)
• Not in the labour force (in reference week)
• When last worked for pay or in self-employment
• Work activity in 2005

Question 40

• Industry (based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System [NAICS])
• Industry (historical)

Question 41

• Industry (based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System [NAICS])
• Industry (historical)

Question 42

• Occupation (based on the 2006 National Occupational Classification for Statistics [NOC–S 2006])

Question 43

• Occupation (based on the 2006 National Occupational Classification for Statistics [NOC–S 2006])

Question 44

• Class of worker

Question 45

• Class of worker
• Incorporation status

Question 46

• Commuting distance
• Place of work status
• Workplace Location

Question 47

• Mode of transportation

Question 48

• Language of work

Question 49

• Weeks worked in 2005
• Work activity in 2005

Question 50

• Full-time or part-time weeks worked in 2005
• Work activity in 2005

Question 51

Question 52

• After-tax income
• Income tax paid
• Owner's major payments or gross rent as a percentage of household income
• Total income

Question 52a

• Earner or employment income recipient
• Earnings or employment income
• Market income
• Wages and salaries

Question 52b

• Earner or employment income recipient
• Earnings or employment income
• Market income
• Net farm income
• Self-employment net income

Question 52c

• Earner or employment income recipient
• Earnings or employment income
• Market income
• Net non-farm income from unincorporated business and/or professional practice
• Self-employment net income

Question 52d

• Child benefits
• Government transfer payments

Question 52e

• Government transfer payments
• Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement

Question 52f

• Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan
• Government transfer payments

Question 52g

• Benefits from Employment Insurance
• Government transfer payments

Question 52h

• Government transfer payments
• Other income from government sources

Question 52i

• Dividends, interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income
• Market income

Question 52j

• Market income
• Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from RRSPs and RRIFs

Question 52k

• Market income
• Other money income

Question H1

• Household maintainer(s)
• Number of household maintainers
• Primary household maintainer

Question H2

• Tenure

Question H3

Question H3a

• Number of persons per room
• Rooms

Question H3b

• Bedrooms

Question H4

• Period of Construction

Question H5

• Condition of dwelling

Question H6

Question H6a

• Annual payment for electricity
• Owner's major payments
• Owner's major payments or gross rent as a percentage of household income
• Rent, gross

Question H6b

• Annual payment for oil, gas, coal, wood or other fuels
• Owner's major payments
• Owner's major payments or gross rent as a percentage of household income
• Rent, gross

Question H6c

• Annual payment for water and other municipal services
• Owner's major payments
• Owner's major payments or gross rent as a percentage of household income
• Rent, gross

Question H7

• Owner's major payments or gross rent as a percentage of household income
• Rent, gross
• Rent, monthly cash

Question H8

Question H8a

• Monthly mortgage payment
• Owner's major payments
• Owner's major payments or gross rent as a percentage of household income

Question H8b

• Property taxes included in mortgage payments

Question H8c

• Annual property taxes
• Owner's major payments
• Owner's major payments or gross rent as a percentage of household income

Question H8d

• Value of Dwelling

Question H8e

• Tenure – Condominium

Question H8f

• Condominium fees
• Owner's major payments
• Owner's major payments or gross rent as a percentage of household income