Household Expenditures

This database provides an estimate of the total dollars spent and average household expenditure on hundreds of items ranging from shelter to pet food and appliances to sporting events.

Modeled for small areas by MapInfo Canada's methodologists, these databases are derived from the 2001 Statistics Canada's Survey of Household Spending (SHS) National Recall Survey, Statistics Canada's Food Expenditure Survey, MapInfo Canada's PSYTE segmentation system and current estimates of households and household income. Two databases are available:

CanEx - Expenditure Potential

The Canada Expenditure Potential database is developed using Statistics Canada's Survey of Household Spending (SHS) and MapInfo's PSYTE Canada Advantage cluster system. The survey respondents are geocoded by Statistics Canada to their dissemination area (DA) of residence. Then, while maintaining strict confidentiality and data suppression standard, Statistics Canada aggregates and tabulates all SHS data by PSYTE Canada Advantage cluster. Coefficients are derived by MapInfo such that when applied against an independently derived estimate of aggregate household expenditures at the DA level, an estimate of detailed consumer expenditures is generated. Careful attention is paid to statistical reliability due to sample size, and in some cases imputations and substitutions are made to maintain reliability and consistency within the database.

Methodology

Variable List

Sample Report

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FoodEx - Food Expenditure Potential

The Canada Food Expenditure Potential estimates database is developed in manner similar to the Canada Expenditure Potential database. Respondents to Statistics Canada's Food Expenditure Survey are asked to maintain a daily record of all food expenditures (excluding those while on a trip overnight or longer) using two one-week diaries. For meals and snacks in restaurants, respondents are asked to record the total cost of meals/snacks.

Statistics Canada summarizes food expenditure data of the 5,999 households by PSYTE Canada Advantage cluster for the detailed food expenditure variables, based on reference material provided by MapInfo Canada. MapInfo Canada analyzes these data to discern patterns and correlates to estimate missing values using a range of statistical methods. Canada Food Expenditure Potential estimates are modeled for small areas based on national average household food expenditure data (proportions) by PSYTE Canada Advantage cluster, and MapInfo Canada's current household, income and expenditure estimates.