Canadian Income Survey - 2022

Table of contents

Labour market activity and school attendance (ACT1)
Labour market activity and school attendance (ACT1)
ACT1_R01 The next questions are about your activities between January and December 2022, as well as the activities of other members of your household.
ACT1_Q01
Q2		 Did you work at a job or business in 2022?
1. Yes
2. No
ACT1_Q05
Q3		 During 2022, how many weeks did you work at a job or business?
Count every week worked, no matter the number of hours.
Include: vacation, maternity or parental leave, illness, strikes, lock-outs.
Please include weeks not worked in 2022 due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic if these weeks were paid by the employer.
ACT1_Q10
Q4		 During those weeks, how many hours did you usually work per week at all jobs?
If the number of work hours varied from week to week, please provide an average.
ACT1_Q15
Q5		 Considering all the jobs you held in 2022, did you work:
Select all that apply.
1. As an employee
2. As self-employed
3. In a family business without pay
ACT1_Q20
Q6		 During 2022, how many weeks were you without work and looking for work?
Include temporary lay-offs.
Exclude weeks as a full-time student.
ACT1_Q25
Q7		 What was your main activity during the weeks when you were neither working nor looking for work?
1. Ill, or disabled and unable to work
2. Took care of home or family
3. Went to school
4. Retired
5. Other – Specify
ACT1_Q30
Q8		 Did you attend a school, college, CEGEP or university at any time between January and December 2022?
Include attendance only for courses that can be used as credit towards a certificate, diploma or degree.
1. Yes
2. No
ACT1_Q35
Q9		 Were you enrolled as a full-time student, a part-time student or both full-time and part-time?
1. A full-time student
2. A part-time student
3. Both full-time and part-time student
ACT1_Q40
Q10		 Did you receive any money from a scholarship, bursary or fellowship in 2022?
1. Yes
2. No
ACT1_Q45
Q11		 What was the total amount you received in 2022?
Support payments received (SCC1)
Support payments received (SCC1)
SCC1_R05 The next questions are about support payments and child care expenses.
SCC1_Q05
Q12		 Between January and December 2022, did you receive support payments from a former spouse or partner?
By support payments we mean a formal agreement for spousal support, alimony, separation allowance, or child support.
Include only support payments actually received.
Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money.
1. Yes
2. No
SCC1_Q10
Q13		 What is your best estimate of the amount of support payments you received in 2022?
Include only support payments actually received.
Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money.
Support payments paid (SCC2)
Support payments paid (SCC2)
SCC2_Q05
Q14		 Between January and December 2022, did you make support payments to a former spouse or partner?
By support payments we mean a formal agreement for spousal support, alimony, separation allowance, or child support.
Include only support payments actually paid.
Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money.
1. Yes
2. No
SCC2_Q10
Q15		 What is your best estimate of the total amount you paid in support payments in 2022?
Include only support payments actually paid.
Exclude gifts or additional transfers of money.
Childcare expenses (SCC3)
Childcare expenses (SCC3)
SCC3_Q05
Q16		 Between January and December 2022, did you pay for child care, so that you could work at your paid job(s)?
Include child care paid during school holidays.
1. Yes
2. No
SCC3_Q10
Q17		 What is your best estimate of the total amount you paid for child care in 2022?
Exclude any amount previously reported. Enter "0" if the entire amount was previously entered.
Total personal income (INC1)
Total personal income (INC1)
INC1_R05 Now a question about total personal income.
INC1_Q05
Q24		 What is your best estimate of your total personal income, before taxes and deductions, from all sources during the year ending December 31, 2022?
Income can come from various sources such as from work, investments, pensions or government. Examples include Employment Insurance, social assistance, child benefits and other income such as child support, spousal support (alimony) and rental income. Capital gains should not be included in the personal income.
INC1_Q10
Q25		 For the year ending December 31, 2022, can you estimate in which of the following groups your total personal income fell? Was it:
1. Less than $30,000, including income loss
2. $30,000 and more
INC1_Q15
Q25		 Please indicate the income range
1. Less than $5,000
2. $5,000 to less than $10,000
3. $10,000 to less than $15,000
4. $15,000 to less than $20,000
5. $20,000 to less than $25,000
6. $25,000 to less than $30,000
INC1_Q20
Q25		 Please indicate the income range
1. $30,000 to less than $40,000
2. $40,000 to less than $50,000
3. $50,000 to less than $60,000
4. $60,000 to less than $70,000
5. $70,000 to less than $80,000
6. $80,000 to less than $90,000
7. $90,000 to less than $100,000
8. $100,000 and over
INC1_Q25
Q26		 Does this amount include any social assistance payments?
Exclude employment insurance (including for maternity leave), workers' compensation, Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Quebec Pension Plan (QPP), child benefits and COVID-19 benefits.
1. Yes
2. No
Introduction to the disability screening questions (PDSQ)
Introduction to the disability screening questions (PDSQ)
PDSQ_R05 In order to reduce the length of the questionnaire and to obtain additional information about the relationship between income and persons with and without a disability, one person has been randomly selected in your household for the next set of questions. In your household, you have been selected.
Disability screening questions (DSQ)
Disability screening questions (DSQ)
DSQ_R01 The following questions are about difficulties you may have doing certain activities. Only difficulties or long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more should be considered.
DSQ_Q01
Q27		 Do you have any difficulty seeing? Would you say:
1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q02
Q28		 Do you wear glasses or contact lenses to improve your vision?
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q03
Q29		 [Which/With your glasses or contact lenses, which] of the following best describes your ability to see?
Would you say:
1. No difficulty seeing
2. Some difficulty seeing
3. A lot of difficulty seeing
4. You are legally blind
5. You are blind
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q04
Q30		 How often does this [difficulty seeing/seeing condition] limit your daily activities?
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q05
Q31		 Do you have any difficulty hearing?
Would you say:
1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q06
Q32		 Do you use a hearing aid or cochlear implant?
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q07
Q33		 [Which/With your hearing aid or cochlear implant, which] of the following best describes your ability to hear?
Would you say:
1. No difficulty hearing
2. Some difficulty hearing
3. A lot of difficulty hearing
4. You cannot hear at all
5. You are deaf
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q08
Q34		 How often does this [difficulty hearing/hearing condition] limit your daily activities?
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q09
Q35		 Do you have any difficulty walking, using stairs, using your hands or fingers or doing other physical activities?
Would you say:
1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_R10 The following questions are about your ability to move around, even when using an aid such as a cane.
DSQ_Q10
Q36		 How much difficulty do you have walking on a flat surface for 15 minutes without resting?
This refers to your regular walking pace.
If you use an aid for minimal support such as a cane, walking stick or crutches, please answer this question based on your ability to walk when using these aids.
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do at all
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q11
Q37		 How much difficulty do you have walking up or down a flight of stairs, about 12 steps without resting?
This refers to your regular walking pace.
If you use an aid for minimal support such as a cane, walking stick or crutches, please answer this question based on your ability to walk when using these aids.
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do at all
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q12
Q38		 How often [does this difficulty walking/does this difficulty using stairs/do these difficulties] limit your daily activities?
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q13
Q39		 How much difficulty do you have bending down and picking up an object from the floor?
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do at all
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q14
Q40		 How much difficulty do you have reaching in any direction, for example, above your head?
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do at all
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q15
Q41		 How often [does this difficulty bending down and picking up an object/'does this difficulty reaching/do these difficulties] limit your daily activities?
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q16
Q42		 How much difficulty do you have using your fingers to grasp small objects like a pencil or scissors?
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do at all
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q17
Q43		 How often does this difficulty using your fingers limit your daily activities?
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_R18 The following questions are about pain due to a long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more.
DSQ_Q18
Q44		 Do you have pain that is always present?
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q19
Q45		 Do you [also] have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q20
Q46		 How often does this pain limit your daily activities?
If you have both pain that is always present and pain that reoccurs from time to time, consider the pain that bothers you the most. If your pain is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q21
Q47		 When you are experiencing this pain, how much difficulty do you have with your daily activities?
If you have both pain that is always present and pain that reoccurs from time to time, consider the pain that bothers you the most. If your pain is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do most activities
9. Don't know
DSQ_R22 Please answer only for difficulties or long-term conditions that have lasted or are expected to last for six months or more.
DSQ_Q22
Q48		 Do you have any difficulty learning, remembering or concentrating?
Would you say:
1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q23
Q49		 Do you think you have a condition that makes it difficult in general for you to learn? This may include learning disabilities such as dyslexia, hyperactivity, attention problems, etc.
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q24
Q50		 Has a teacher, doctor or other health care professional ever said that you had a learning disability?
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q25
Q51		 How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q26
Q52		 How much difficulty do you have with your daily activities because of this condition?
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do most activities
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q27
Q53		 Has a doctor, psychologist or other health care professional ever said that you had a developmental disability or disorder? This may include Down syndrome, autism, Asperger syndrome, mental impairment due to lack of oxygen at birth, etc.
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q28
Q54		 How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q29
Q55		 How much difficulty do you have with your daily activities because of this condition?
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do most activities
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q30
Q56		 Do you have any ongoing memory problems or periods of confusion?
Exclude occasional forgetfulness such as not remembering where you put your keys.
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q31
Q57		 How often are your daily activities limited by this problem?
If the problem is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using your medication or therapy.
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q32
Q58		 How much difficulty do you have with your daily activities because of this problem?
If the problem is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do most activities
9. Don't know
DSQ_R33 Please remember that your answers will be kept strictly confidential.
DSQ_Q33
Q59		 Do you have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions?
e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, anorexia, etc.
Would you say:
1. No
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q34
Q60		 How often are your daily activities limited by this condition?
If the condition is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q35
Q61		 When you are experiencing this condition, how much difficulty do you have with your daily activities?
If the condition is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do most activities
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q36
Q62		 Do you have any other health problem or long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more?
Exclude any health problems previously reported.
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q37
Q63		 How often does this health problem or long-term condition limit your daily activities?
If you have more than one other health problem or condition, please answer based on the health problem or condition that limits your daily activities the most.
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_R38 The following questions are about pain due to a long-term condition that has lasted or is expected to last for six months or more.
DSQ_Q38
Q64		 Do you have pain that is always present?
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q39
Q65		 Do you [also] have periods of pain that reoccur from time to time?
Would you say:
1. Yes
2. No
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q40
Q66		 How often does this pain limit your daily activities?
If you have both pain that is always present and pain that reoccurs from time to time, consider the pain that bothers you the most. If your pain is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
Would you say:
1. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. Always
9. Don't know
DSQ_Q41
Q67		 When you are experiencing this pain, how much difficulty do you have with your daily activities?
If you have both pain that is always present and pain that reoccurs from time to time, consider the pain that bothers you the most. If your pain is controlled by medication or therapy, please answer this question based on when you are using medication or therapy.
Would you say:
1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. You cannot do most activities
9. Don't know
Unmet health care needs (UCN)
Unmet health care needs (UCN)
UCN_Q005
Q68		 During the past 12 months, was there ever a time when you felt that you needed health care, other than homecare services, but you did not receive it?
1. Yes
2. No
UCN_Q010
Q69		 Thinking of the most recent time you felt this way, why didn't you get care?
Select all that apply.
1. Care not available in the area
2. Care not available at time required (e.g., doctor busy, away from office or no longer at that practice, inconvenient hours)
3. Do not have a regular health care provider
4. Waiting time too long
5. Appointment was cancelled
6. Felt would receive inadequate care
7. Cost
8. Decided not to seek care
9. Doctor didn't think it was necessary
10. Transportation issue
11. Other
UCN_Q015
Q70		 Again, thinking of the most recent time, what was the type of care that was needed?
Select all that apply.
1. Treatment of a chronic physical health condition diagnosed by a health professional
2. Treatment of a chronic mental health condition diagnosed by a health professional
3. Treatment of an acute infectious disease (e.g., cold, flu and stomach flu)
4. Treatment of an acute physical condition (non-infectious)
5. Treatment of an acute mental health condition (e.g., acute stress reaction)
6. A regular check-up (including pre-natal care)
7. Care of an injury
8. Dental care
9. Medication / Prescription refill
10. Other
UCN_Q020
Q71		 Did you actively try to obtain the health care that was needed?
1. Yes
2. No
UCN_Q025
Q72		 Where did you try to get the service you were seeking?
Select all that apply.
1. A doctor's office
2. A hospital outpatient clinic
3. A community health centre [or CLSC]
4. A walk-in clinic
5. An emergency department or emergency room
6. Other
Financial difficulty due to disability (FDD)
Financial difficulty due to disability (FDD)
FDD_Q05
Q73		 In 2022, have you and your household experienced significant financial difficulty because of a long term disability or health problem of a member of you household? Would you say:
1. Yes, sometimes
2. Yes, often
3. No
Owners and renters (DWL)
Owners and renters (DWL)
DWL_R05 The next series of questions will be about your dwelling.
DWL_Q05
Q74		 Is this dwelling part of a condominium development?
1. Yes
2. No
DWL_Q10
Q75		 Is this dwelling in need of any repairs?
Do not include desirable remodelling or additions.
Would you say:
1. No, only regular maintenance is needed, for example, painting, furnace cleaning
2. Yes, minor repairs are needed, for example, missing or loose floor tiles, bricks or shingles, defective steps, railing or siding
3. Yes, major repairs are needed, for example, defective plumbing or electrical wiring, structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings
Owners (OWN)
Owners (OWN)
OWN_Q05
Q76		 Does anyone in your household operate a farm on this property?
1. Yes
2. No
OWN_Q10
Q77		 Does anyone in your household operate a business from this dwelling or property?
Property is interpreted as the land and buildings associated with the dwelling.
1. Yes
2. No
OWN_Q15
Q78		 How many bedrooms are there in this dwelling?
Please include all rooms designed as bedrooms even if they are now used for something else, for example, as guest rooms or television rooms.
Do not count rooms used solely for business purposes.
Include all rooms used as bedrooms now, even if they were not originally built as bedrooms, such as bedrooms in a finished basement.
For a one-room dwelling or bachelor apartment, please enter zero.
OWN_Q20
Q79		 Is there a mortgage on this dwelling?
1. Yes
2. No
OWN_Q25
Q80		 Are property taxes included in your mortgage payments?
1. Yes
2. No
OWN_Q30
Q81		 Do you have more than one mortgage on your dwelling?
1. Yes
2. No
OWN_Q35
Q82		 How often do you make regular mortgage payments?
1. Weekly
2. Every two weeks
3. Twice a month
4. Monthly
5. Quarterly
6. Twice a year
7. Annually
8. Other – Specify
OWN_Q45
Q83		 How much do you pay for each of these regular mortgage payments, including your property taxes?
Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.
OWN_Q50
Q84		 How much do you pay for each of these regular mortgage payments?
Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.
OWN_Q55
Q85		 How much do you pay monthly for all these mortgages, including your property taxes?
Exclude irregular and lump sum payments.
OWN_Q65
Q87		 What is the total annual property tax bill for this dwelling?
Include school taxes, special service charges and local improvements.
OWN_Q70
Q88		 Is water included in the payments just mentioned?
Payments just mentioned could include mortgage payments and property taxes.
1. Yes
2. No
OWN_Q75
Q89		 What is the regular monthly condominium fee for this dwelling?
OWN_Q80
Q90		 Are any of the following items included in the payments just mentioned?
Payments just mentioned could include mortgage payments, property taxes and condo fees.
Select all that apply.
1. Electricity
2. Heating fuel
3. Water
4. None of the above
Food security (FSC)
Food security (FSC)
FSC_R010 The following statements may describe the food situation for your household in the past 12 months. Please indicate if the statement was often true, sometimes true or never true for you and other household members in the past 12 months.
FSC_Q010A
Q91a		 You and other household members worried that food would run out before you got money to buy more
1. Often true
2. Sometimes true
3. Never true
FSC_Q010B
Q91b		 The food that you and other household members bought just didn't last and there wasn't any money to get more
1. Often true
2. Sometimes true
3. Never true
FSC_Q010C
Q91c		 You and other household members couldn't afford to eat balanced meals
1. Often true
2. Sometimes true
3. Never true
FSC_Q010D
Q91d		 You or other adults in your household relied on only a few kinds of low-cost food to feed the children because you were running out of money to buy food
1. Often true
2. Sometimes true
3. Never true
FSC_Q010E
Q91e		 You or other adults in your household couldn't feed the children a balanced meal because you couldn't afford it
1. Often true
2. Sometimes true
3. Never true
FSC_Q015
Q92		 The children were not eating enough because you or other adults in your household just couldn't afford enough food. Would you say:
1. Often true
2. Sometimes true
3. Never true
FSC_R020 The following few questions are about the food situation in the past 12 months for you or any other adults in your household.
FSC_Q020A
Q93		 In the past 12 months, since last [current month], did you or other adults in your household ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?
1. Yes
2. No
FSC_Q020B
Q93		 How often did this happen? Was it:
1. Almost every month
2. Some months but not every month
3. Only 1 or 2 months
FSC_Q025A
Q94		 In the past 12 months, did you (personally) ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money to buy food?
1. Yes
2. No
FSC_Q025B
Q95		 In the past 12 months, were you (personally) ever hungry but didn't eat because you couldn't afford enough food?
1. Yes
2. No
FSC_Q025C
Q96		 In the past 12 months, did you (personally) lose weight because you didn't have enough money for food?
1. Yes
2. No
FSC_Q030
Q97		 In the past 12 months, did you or other adults in your household ever not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food?
1. Yes
2. No
FSC_Q035
Q97		 How often did this happen? Was it:
1. Almost every month
2. Some months but not every month
3. Only 1 or 2 months
FSC_R040A Now, a few questions on the food experiences for children in your household.
FSC_Q040A
Q98		 In the past 12 months, did you or other adults in your household ever cut the size of any of the children's meals because there wasn't enough money for food?
1. Yes
2. No
FSC_Q040B
Q99		 In the past 12 months, did any of the children ever skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?
1. Yes
2. No
SC_Q040C
Q99		 How often did this happen? Was it:
1. Almost every month
2. Some months but not every month
3. Only 1 or 2 months
FSC_Q040D
Q100		 In the past 12 months, were any of the children ever hungry but you just couldn't afford more food?
1. Yes
2. No
FSC_Q040E
Q101		 In the past 12 months, did any of the children ever not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food?
1. Yes
2. No
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