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1991 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1991
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CAN_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Owner's major payments (monthly) (CA1991A_MORT)

Data file: CAN1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 106
End: 109
Width: 4
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CA91A025 CA91A024 CA91A023 CA91A029">[Questions H6-H8 were asked of non-farm operators.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA91A023 CA91A024 CA91A029">H8. For owners only, answer parts (a) through (f):<br /><div class="i1">(a) What are the total regular monthly mortgage or loan payments for this dwelling?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None -- go to part (c)<br />or<br />[] Dollars ____ Cents per year _ _</div><br /><div class="i1">(b) Are the property taxes (municipal and school) included in the amount shown in part (a)?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes -- go to part (d)<br />[] No</div><br /><div class="i1">(c) What are the estimated yearly property taxes (municipal and school) for this dwelling?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None<br />Or<br />[] Dollars ____ Cents per year _ _</div><br /><div class="i1">(d) If you were to sell this dwelling now, for how much would you expect to sell it?</div><br /><div class="i2">Dollars ____</div><br /><div class="i1">(e) Is this dwelling part of a registered condominium?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Yes -- continue with part (f)<br />[] No -- go to Step 12</div><br /><div class="i1">(f) What are the monthly condominium fees?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] None<br />Or<br />[] Dollars ____ Cents per year _ _</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="CA91A024"><span class="h3">H8. Shelter costs - Owner</span><br /><div class="i1">Part (a)</div><br /><div class="i2">Mortgage payments are sometimes made in other than monthly installments (for example, once a year, twice a year, every three months or weekly). In such cases, to obtain the average monthly amount paid, add all payments made in the last 12 months and divide the total by 12.</div><br /><div class="i1">Part (b)</div><br /><div class="i2">If the regular monthly mortgage payments shown in part (a) include municipal property taxes but exclude school taxes, mark the circle labelled <span class="em">No </span>in part (b) and enter the amount of annual school taxes paid directly to school tax collectors in part (c).</div><br /><div class="i1">Part (c)</div><br /><div class="i2">Include local improvement taxes with property taxes, even if they are billed separately.</div><br /><div class="i1">Part (d)</div><br /><div class="i2">For single dwellings, state the value of the entire property (including the value of the land it is on) and the value of any other structure on the property (for example, a garage).<br />If this dwelling is located in a building which contains several dwellings or includes both residential and business premises, estimate and report the portion of the market value that applies only to the dwelling in which you live.</div><br /><div class="i1">Part (e)</div><br /><div class="i2">Include as condominiums those dwellings which are in the process of becoming registered condominiums.</div><br /><div class="i1">Part (f)</div><br /><div class="i2">Condominium fee payments are sometimes made in other than monthly installments. In such cases, to obtain the average monthly amount paid, add all payments made in the last 12 months and divide the total by 12.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the total average monthly payments made by owner households to secure shelter.
Universe
Canada 1991: Owned non-farm private households [discrepancies: not verifiable]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
CA91A024 is a 4-digit numeric variable.


Codes9999 = NIU (not in universe)


Top codes:1100 = 1100+


Bottom codes:99 = 99 or less
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