The following files are available for use within the constraints of the DLI license to UNB Libraries authorized users.

BACKGROUND

This survey provides expenditures by households, as well as their budgets for the year, including all expenditures, income, and changes in assets and debts. Topics include: composition of households, characteristics of dwelling, shelter expenses, furnishings and equipment, running the home, food and alcohol, clothing, medical and health care, travel and transportation, recreation and education, tobacco and miscellaneous expenses.

Survey years available include: 1969 1974, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, and 1996.

SURVEY OF FAMILY EXPENDITURE, 1996

NOTE: On page 73 of the documentation for the 1996 Family Expenditure Survey, for the variable "Total adults 25 to 64 years who were a member sometime in 1996", the coding description should read as follows:

SURVEY OF FAMILY EXPENDITURE, 1992

The files available for this survey include:

Documentation

User Guide 1992
SPSS syntax file, for use with the raw data file (below), provided by Statistics Canada

SURVEY OF FAMILY EXPENDITURE, 1990

The FAMEX for 1990 was produced in parts corresponding to regions of the country. Files available for this survey include:

Documentation

User Guide provided as a PDF file

SURVEY OF FAMILY EXPENDITURE, 1986

The files available for this survey include:

Documentation

User Guide 1986
SPSS syntax file, for use with the raw data file (below), provided by Statistics Canada

The FAMEX for 1984 was produced in parts corresponding to regions of the country.

Documentation

User Guide provided as a zipped text file

SURVEY OF FAMILY EXPENDITURE, 1982

The files available for this survey include:

Data

• FAMEX 1982, provided as a zipped raw data (ascii) file
• FAMEX 1982, provided as a zipped SPSS save file

The files available for this survey include:

Data

• FAMEX 1978, provided as a zipped raw data (ascii) file
• FAMEX 1978, provided as a zipped SPSS save file

The FAMEX for 1974 was produced in parts corresponding to regions of the country. Files available for this survey include:

FAMEX files for the regions provided as zipped SPSS save files:

Atlantic Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia

Documentation

User Guide1974, provided as a zipped ascii text file
SAS syntax file, for use with the raw data file (above), provided by Statistics Canada

SURVEY OF FAMILY EXPENDITURE, 1969

The files available for this survey include:

Data

• FAMEX 1969, provided as a zipped raw data (ascii) file
• FAMEX 1969, provided as a zipped SPSS save file

Documentation

User Guide 1969
SPSS syntax file, for use with the raw data file, provided by Statistics Canada

Steps to Obtain Data Files Electronically:

Links to electronic versions of documentation and SPSS or SAS command files are provided where they exist.

1. Click on the file you require to download the datafile to your hard drive. This will take you to the Statistics Canada DLI license under which the files are provided to UNB Libraries. After entering your email account, an authorization screen will appear.

2. You must enter your PIN number and your email address to obtain the file A dialogue box will appear with the note: "unknown file type" at the top.

3. Click on SAVE FILE, and indicate where on your hard drive you wish the data file saved. For example, you may wish to save your file to c:\temp and you would indicate this in the dialogue box which will appear when you click on SAVE FILE.

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Last update: 03/08/12

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