Trend 1997 - 2008. Statistics Canada. CANSIM: Income, Pensions, Spending and Wealth - Household Spending and Savings | Country: Canada | Province: Newfoundland and Labrador | Table: Household spending on prescription drugs as a percentage of after-tax income | Variable: Spending on prescription drugs greater than 0% of after tax income | Units: %, 1997-2008. Data-Planet™ Statistical Ready Reference by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 075-001-120.

• Main Author: Statistics Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Data-Planet™ Statistical Ready Reference by Conquest Systems, Inc. 2015
• Subjects: Household Income; Savings; Consumer Spending; Households; Consumer Behavior; Newfoundland; Canada
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6068/dp14baa3cc8f247; http://statisticaldatasets.data-planet.com/dataplanet/Datasheet_DOI_Servlet?ID=14baa3cc8f247&type=datasheet&version=1

Statistics Canada (2015). CANSIM: Income, Pensions, Spending and Wealth - Household Spending and Savings | Country: Canada | Province: Newfoundland and Labrador | Table: Household spending on prescription drugs as a percentage of after-tax income | Variable: Spending on prescription drugs greater than 0% of after tax income | Units: %, 1997-2008. Data-Planet™ Statistical Ready Reference by Conquest Systems, Inc. [Data-file]. Dataset-ID: 075-001-120. Dataset: Presents statistics on how Canadian households spend their money and the extent to which they save. Included is information about spending on goods and services such as food, shelter, clothing, transportation, health care, recreation, culture, education, child care, tobacco, alcohol, and games of chance. CANSIM is Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database. The datasets included here provide statistics on the Canadian population, and the nation’s resources, economy, society, and culture. In addition to conducting a Census every five years, approximately 350 active surveys are conducted on virtually all aspects of Canadian life. Statistics are provided for the nation as a whole, provinces, and other subnational geographies where available. Category: Population and Income Source: Statistics Canada Established as Canada's central statistical office by the Statistics Act of 1985, Statistics Canada is required to "collect, compile, analyse, abstract and publish statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic and general activities and conditions of the people of Canada." Its main objectives are to provide statistical information and analysis about Canada’s economic and social structure and to promote sound statistical standards and practices. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/ Subject: Household Income, Savings, Consumer Spending, Households, Consumer Behavior