LWS - Canada 2012 : household file Codebook generated: 2016-04-01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IDENTIFIERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hid unique unit identifier 12003 1 12003 6002 3465.11 did unique country/year number -------------------------------------------------- N value 12003 332 dname country/year identifier -------------------------------------------------- N value 12003 "ca12" cname country name -------------------------------------------------- N value 12003 "Canada" iso2 2-letter country abbreviation -------------------------------------------------- N value 12003 "ca" year reference year -------------------------------------------------- N value 12003 2012 wave data wave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 12003 9 Wave IX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILE INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hwgt household weight (normalised) 12003 0.01 13.46 0.83 0.95 hpopwgt household weight (inflated) 12003 10 19611.63 1213.85 1384.56 inum implicate number 12003 1 1 1 0 svyunit survey unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 12003 2 economic family ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ region_c Province of residence -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 482 10 Newfoundland 272 11 Prince Edward Island 593 12 Nova Scotia 627 13 New Brunswick 2153 24 Quebec 2929 35 Ontario 740 46 Manitoba 630 47 Saskatchewan 1536 48 Alberta 2041 59 British Columbia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ own owned/rented housing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 4678 110 owned outright 4097 120 owned with mortgage 3228 200 not owned dweltyp type of dwelling -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 8012 110 detached house 1473 120 non-detached house 2077 210 apartment/flat 267 300 other type of dwelling 174 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FARMING CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ hhtype household composition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3319 100 one person household 3631 210 couple without children 2303 220 couple with children 570 230 one parent with children 1625 900 head and other 555 . hpartner head living with partner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 5934 100 head living with partner 5514 200 head not living with partner 555 . nhhmem number of household members -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3319 1 1 hh member 4561 2 2 hh members 1666 3 3 hh members 1551 4 4 hh members 836 5 5 hh members 70 . NOTES: 1. [ca12] Scope limitation: not available for 70 households. These households were coded in person file as households with only 1 member (the major income earner in the family unit). 2. [ca12] Top coded by data provider at 5 persons or more. nearn number of household members with labour income -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2580 0 no hh members with labour income 4018 1 1 hh member with labour income 4081 2 2 hh members with labour income 1324 3 3 hh members with labour income NOTES: 1. [ca12] Top coded by data provider at 3 earners or more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CURRENT INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hi total income, household 12003 -49000 2401450 88613.3 112998 hit transfer income, household 12003 0 70000 9998.81 10470.1 hits social security transfers, household 12003 0 70000 9998.81 10470.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDFALL INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NON-CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hxit income taxes and social contributions, household 12003 0 969400 15864.9 39105.2 hxiti income taxes, household 12003 0 969400 15864.9 39105.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONSUMPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS - LIABILITIES TRANSACTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAJOR AGGREGATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dhi disposable household income 12003 -56750 1545775 72748.4 77197.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ currency currency units -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 12003 124 CAD - Canadian Dollar Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- deflator deflation factor 12003 1 1 1 0 grossnet gross/net income information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 12003 100 gross, taxes and contributions fully captured ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: hanncd: 1. [ca12] Definitional deviation: includes also other non-financial assets. 2. [ca12] may include money owed to household in the form of mortgages held. haso: 1. [ca12] value of all employer pension plans valued on a termination basis. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ha total assets 12003 175 24415000 848493 1300000 han non-financial assets 12003 175 18701000 483769 950636 hanr real estate 12003 0 16250000 350476 619342 hanrp principal residence 12003 0 4200000 260840 329491 hanro other real estate 12003 0 13250000 89635.8 451979 hann non-housing assets 12003 175 12920000 133293 546568 hannb business equity 12003 0 12750000 85109.2 529141 hannc consumer goods 12003 175 1110000 48183.8 70498.7 hanncv vehicles 12003 0 480000 20997.1 28102.4 hanncd other durables and valuables 12003 175 975000 27186.7 58172.1 haf financial assets (excluding pensions) 12003 0 10150000 111582 422672 hafc deposit accounts and cash 12003 0 2200000 38300.4 112201 hafi financial investments 12003 0 9150000 73281.6 368683 hafib bonds and other debt securities 12003 0 8e+05 2508.34 26360.4 hafis stocks and other equity 12003 0 6250000 30675.4 238738 hafii investment funds and alternative investments 12003 0 4900000 29249.8 186812 has pension assets and other long-term savings 12003 0 7e+06 253142 409624 hasi life insurance and voluntary individual pensions 12003 0 7e+06 86794.7 223084 hasip individual voluntary pension accounts 12003 0 7e+06 86794.7 223084 haso occupational pensions 12003 0 2600000 162815 310568 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIABILITIES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: hlno: 1. [ca12] Definitional deviation: includes taxes owing, past due bills, home renovation loans, debt consolidation loans, loans to purchase RRSPs, and other money owed n.e.c. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hl total liabilities 12003 0 3125000 94143.5 177640 hlr real estate liabilities 12003 0 2750000 71341.9 159806 hlrp principal residence loans 12003 0 1600000 54498 111723 hlro other real estate loans 12003 0 1950000 16843.9 102350 hln non-housing liabilities 12003 0 909900 22801.7 52793.2 hlnc consumer goods loans 12003 0 909900 19584.7 50419.8 hlncv vehicle loans 12003 0 165000 5968.11 12924.5 hlncd other loans for goods and consumption 12003 0 909500 13616.6 47595.8 hlne education loans 12003 0 110000 1517.17 7217.3 hlno other non-housing liabilities 12003 0 3e+05 1699.8 11374.8 hlsr institutional loans secured by real estate 12003 0 1600000 65403.4 123651 hlsrp secured by principal residence 12003 0 1600000 65403.4 123651 hlsn loans not secured by real estate 12003 0 260000 440.41 5850.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dnw disposable net worth 12003 -393900 22692500 501207 1100000 anw adjusted disposable net worth 12003 -237275 23742500 588002 1200000 tnw total net worth 12003 -237275 23742500 754350 1300000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTINGENT ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND RELATED VARIABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS ACQUIRED IN THE PAST AND RELATED VARIABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OTHER BEHAVIOURAL VARIABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ bopc possession of credit cards (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 1533 0 does not have credit cards 10470 1 has credit cards bonc_c number of credit cards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 1533 0 does not own credit cards 5610 1 1 or 2 cards 3151 2 3 or 4 cards 1709 3 5 or more cards bocc1_c credit card application granted/rejected -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 1229 11 applied for credit card, credit card granted 304 12 applied for credit card, credit card rejected 10470 20 did not apply for credit card bocc2_c borrowed money through a pay day loan in the past 3 years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 11663 0 did not borrow money through Pay Day Loans in the past 3 years 340 1 borrowed money through Pay Day Loans in the past 3 years ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (WEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ bus1_c owns business -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 9683 0 does not own a business 2320 1 owns an unincorporated or incorporated business